Sarah Siddons (née Kemble; 5 July 1755 â€" 8 June 1831) was a
Welsh-born English actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th
century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as
"tragedy personified".She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble,
Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock,
and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of
the Shakespearean character, Lady Macbeth, a character she made her
own, as well as for fainting at the sight of the Elgin Marbles in
London.The Sarah Siddons Society, founded in 1952, continues to
present the Sarah Siddons Award annually in Chicago to a distinguished
actress.
Welsh-born English actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th
century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as
"tragedy personified".She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble,
Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock,
and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of
the Shakespearean character, Lady Macbeth, a character she made her
own, as well as for fainting at the sight of the Elgin Marbles in
London.The Sarah Siddons Society, founded in 1952, continues to
present the Sarah Siddons Award annually in Chicago to a distinguished
actress.
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