Fanny Rice (1859-1936), or Fannie Rice, was an American singer, comedienne and actress of stage and screen. She was born to Edward C. Rice and Ianthe Rice (''nee'' Blanchard). She had two siblings an older brother Henry, who died as a child, and two older sisters Clara and Laura. Beginning her career in the 1880s she appeared on stage with many stage luminaries of the day like Francis Wilson, Jefferson De Angelis, Joseph Jefferson and Mrs. John Drew all costarring in a popular revival of Sheridan''s ''

The Rivals ''The Rivals'' is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The story has been updated frequently, including a 1935 musical and a 1958 episode of the T ...

''. Her tenure in films was brief making three silent films between 1919 and 1920.Fanny Rice at AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993
/ref> She died in July 1936 and is interred under her married name of Purdy.

Filmography

*''The Moonshine Trail'' (1919) *''Dawn'' (1919) *''

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'' (1920)

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Fanny Rice portraits
NYPublic Library, Billy Rose collection)
Sarony portrait of Fanny Rice
with description and text attributed to the later Fanny Brice(archived)
Fanny Rice
in portrait by ''Newsboy'' photographer's studio(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Fanny 1859 births 1936 deaths 19th-century American actresses American stage actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses 19th-century American singers 19th-century American women singers Actresses from Massachusetts Actors from Lowell, Massachusetts