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Sarah Siddons
Sarah Siddons
(5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh-born actress, the best-known
tragedienne
of the 18th century. She was the elder sister of
John Philip Kemble
,
Charles Kemble
,
Stephen Kemble
,
Ann Hatton
and
Elizabeth Whitlock
, and the aunt of
Fanny Kemble
. She was most famous for her portrayal of the
Shakespearean
character,
Lady Macbeth
, a character she made her own, and for famously fainting at the sight of the
Elgin Marbles
in London. The Sarah Siddons Society continues to present the
Sarah Siddons Award
in Chicago every year to a prominent actress.
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