Jeffreys, Ellis (1872–1943)
Jeffreys, Ellis (1872–1943)
English actress. Born Minnie Gertrude Ellis Jeffreys, May 17, 1872, in Colombo, Ceylon; died Jan 21, 1943, in Surrey, England; m. Frederick Graham Curzon (div.); m. Herbert Sleath (Skelton).
Made stage debut at Savoy, London, in chorus of Yeoman of the Guard (1889), then sang nearly all female roles in La Cigale during its long run (1890); subsequently appeared in The Prancing Girl, The Bauble Shop, The Two Orphans, The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith, My Soldier Boy, Sweet Lavender, The Vagabond King, The Elixor of Youth, A Woman of No Importance, The Prince Consort and On the Love Path, among others; films include Limelight, Lilies of the Field, Eliza Comes to Stay and Sweet Devil.
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