Grace Ellliston (1878 or 1881 – December 14, 1950) was an American theatre actress. Elliston was born Grace Rutter in

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. In 1899, she appeared in the Broadway play ''Wheels Within Wheels''. Her Broadway appearances included ''The Country Cousin'', ''The Shadow'', ''

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'', ''The Rector's Garden'', ''The Helmet of Navarre'', ''Her Husband's Wife'', ''Ourselves'', ''The Lion and the Mouse'' and ''A Blot in the 'Scutcheon'', among others. Her final Broadway credit was ''The Lucky One'' in 1922. Elliston died in December 1950 at the Crestwood Nursing Home in

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. She was cremated.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliston, Grace 1870s births 1880s births 1950 deaths Actresses from Memphis, Tennessee American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses