Grayce Hampton (28 March 1876 – 20 December 1963) was a British film and stage actress. Her name was often seen as Grace Hampton.
Hampton studied at a convent in Brussels, and a teacher there introduced her to
Augustus Harris
Sir Augustus Henry Glossop Harris (18 March 1852 – 22 June 1896) was a British actor, impresario, and dramatist, a dominant figure in the West End theatre, West End theatre of the 1880s and 1890s.
Born into a theatrical family, Harris briefl ...
, who arranged for her to perform in one of his productions. After that, she acted in other Harris productions at the
Drury Lane Theater in London.
Hampton emigrated to the United States with
Henry Irving's production of ''Robespierre''.
She found work on
Broadway
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Theatre
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and then in
Hollywood as a film actress in generally
character role
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s such as the 1932 comedy ''
The Unexpected Father
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The film's sets were designed by the art director Thomas F. O'Neill.
Plot
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''.
Broadway plays in which Hampton appeared included ''Suspect'' (1940), ''Point Valaine'' (1935), ''Her Majesty the Widow'' (1934), ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1926), ''
Easy Virtue'' (1925), ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (1924), ''Pelleas and Melisande'' (1923), ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1923), ''Malvaloca'' (1922), and ''Fall and Rise of Susan Lenox'' (1920).
Hampton performed in vaudeville with
Otis Skinner.
Hampton was married to English comedian Charles Dodsworth.
Filmography
References
External links
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1876 births
1963 deaths
20th-century British actresses
20th-century English people
20th-century English women
Actresses from Devon
British emigrants to the United States
British film actresses
British stage actresses
Vaudeville performers