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specialising in portraying

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s, gossips, and mistresses.The Plays of David Garrick: Volume II, 1767-1775 p.365

Selected roles

* Lady Loverule in '' The Devil to Pay'' (1741) * Nerissa in '' The Merchant of Venice'' (1745) * Plautia in '' Virginia'' (1754)

References

Bibliography

* Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800: Volume VIII''. SIU Press, 1973. * ''The Plays of David Garrick: Volume II, 1767-1775''. SIU Press, 1980. 18th-century English people English stage actresses British stage actresses 18th-century English actresses 18th-century British actresses 1714 births 1791 deaths {{UK-stage-actor-stub