Actor Archives - Page 9 of 31

1700s British singer and actor

20th century Irish actor

Ali Stroker made history as the first person in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway and win a Tony Award.

1700s and 1800s actress and countess of Derby

Irish actress

1700s Irish actress

Though trained as an actress, Major Pauline Cushman’s legacy is her service as a spy for the Union during the Civil War.

Famous vaudeville star and suffragist, inspiration for “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

1920s American aviator and actor

Using playwriting, acting, and directing, she has created her own brand of social work designed to empower incarcerated women and women with HIV.