Jul 07, 1852Paris, Île de France, FranceDied on 30 Nov 1914 (aged 62)
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About Fanny Brough
Not to be confused with actress Julia Marlowe who early in her career was billed as Fanny Brough.Frances "Fanny" Whiteside Brough (7 July 1852 – 30 November 1914) was a Paris-born British stage actress who came from a literary and dramatic family.
She is remembered especially for her many comedy roles performed over a four decade-long career. Brough was acting professionally in London by 1870.
She played in a variety of comic and dramatic roles in Britain with several companies and toured America early in the 20th century with Charles Hawtrey.
Her career reached a high point in 1902 with her creation of the title role of Kitty Warren in George Bernard Shaw's Mrs.
Warren's Profession.
She continued to act until shortly before her death.