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. She had three brothers, Dion William (1855–1876), Dion Boucicault Jr. and Aubrey Boucicault, 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''. She was the first to play the

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in J. M. Barrie's ''

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'', beginning in 1904 at the

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. 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'' (1933) * '' Oh, What a Night'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Strange Boarders'' (1938) * '' Follow Your Star'' (1938)

References

External links

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