Harlowe, Sarah (1765–1852)

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Harlowe, Sarah (1765–1852)

English actress. Born in 1765; died in 1852; married Francis Godolphin Waldron (1744–1818, an actor-writer).

Following a triumph at Sadler's Wells, 25-year-old Sarah Harlowe appeared at Covent Garden in 1790. She also performed at the Hay-market, Drury Lane, and the English Opera House before her retirement in 1826. Career highlights included Lucy in The Rivals, Widow Warren in Road to Ruin, Miss MacTab in Poor Gentleman, and old Lady Lambert in Hypocrite.