Nina Boucicault (27 February 1867 – 2 August 1950) was an English actress born to playwright

Dion Boucicault Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault (né Boursiquot; 26 December 1820 – 18 September 1890) was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the ...

and his wife, actress

Agnes Kelly Robertson Agnes Kelly Robertson (25 December 1833 – 6 November 1916) was born in Edinburgh and became a popular actress on the American stage. Early years Robertson was the ward of Charles Kean, and the juvenile lead in his theatre company. There she ...

. She had three brothers, Dion William (1855–1876),

Dion Boucicault Jr. Dion Boucicault Jr. (born Darley George Boucicault; 23 May 1859 – 25 June 1929) was an actor and stage director. A son of the well-known playwright Dion Boucicault and actress Agnes Robertson, he followed his father into the theatrical prof ...

and

Aubrey Boucicault Aubrey Boucicault (23 June 1868 or '6910 July 1913) was a British born stage actor, playwright and matinee idol. He came from a famous family of actors and playwrights, his father being Dion Boucicault. Aubrey Boucicault was born in London to ...

, and two sisters, Eva and Patrice. Her debut was at the Louisville Opera House and as a child she performed with her father. Beginning in 1892, she played Kitty Verdun in the original production of the hit comedy ''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

''. She was the first to play the

title role The title character in a narrative work is one who is named or referred to in the title of the work. In a performed work such as a play or film, the performer who plays the title character is said to have the title role of the piece. The title of ...

J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succ ...

's ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...

'', beginning in 1904 at the

Duke of York's Theatre The Duke of York's Theatre is a West End theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster, London. It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre until her death in 1935. Designed by th ...

. She retired from the stage in 1927, returning in 1935 and 1936 in ''Frolic Wind'' and ''Waste'', respectively, while continuing her film career. She died at Hamilton Road, Ealing. She was married three times: first to G. D. Pitman; then to E. H. Kelly; and finally to Donald Innes-Smith.Parker, John. ''Who's Who in the Theatre: A Biographical Record of the Contemporary Stage'', Pitman (1933), p. 282

Selected filmography

* '' Paddy the Next Best Thing'' (1923) * '' Miriam Rozella'' (1924) * ''

This Week of Grace ''This Week of Grace'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gracie Fields, Henry Kendall and John Stuart. The screenplay concerns a poor, unemployed woman who is made housekeeper at the estate of a wealthy du ...

'' (1933) * '' Oh, What a Night'' (1935) * '' Juggernaut'' (1936) * ''

Strange Boarders ''Strange Boarders'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film, directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures, and starring Tom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr, Googie Withers and Ronald Adam. The film is an adaptation o ...

'' (1938) * ''

Follow Your Star ''Follow Your Star'' is a 1938 British musical film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Arthur Tracy, Belle Chrystall and Mark Daly. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.94 Cast * Arthur Tracy as Arthur Tee * Belle Chrystall as Mary ...

'' (1938)

References

External links

Boucicault Family Tree Nina Boucicault at IMDB.com
at Stagebeauty.net
Nina Boucicault
portrait as Peter Pan from Flickr
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