Jane Stephens (actress)
| Jane Tryphoena Stephens | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1812? |
| Died |
15 January 1896 Clapham Common |
| Nationality | British |
Jane Tryphoena Stephens (1812? – 15 January 1896) was a British actress who became famous as she became older.
Life
Her first surname is unknown as she sometimes appeared as "Miss Stephens" she had a husband called Joseph Stephens who was a solicitors clerk. Before she took to the stage in 1840 she ran a tobacconists. She took a variety of roles but it was not until 1854 that she found her niche. She took on "grandmotherly" type roles in a number of productions. She finished her career on 9 July 1889 at the Shaftesbury Theatre.[1]
Stephens died in Clapham Common in 1896 of bronchitis and she was buried in Woking.
Legacy
There is a portrait of "Mrs Stephens" in the National Portrait Gallery by William Bond dating from the early 19th century.[2]
References
- ↑ Joseph Knight, ‘Stephens, Jane Tryphoena (1812?–1896)’, rev. J. Gilliland, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 26 May 2015
- ↑ Mrs Stephens, National Portrait Gallery, London
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