Terry, Minnie (b. 1882)
Terry, Minnie (b. 1882)
English stage actress. Born 1882; dau. of Charles and Margaret Terry; sister of Beatrice Terry (actress); niece of Kate, Marion, Florence, and Ellen Terry (all actresses); m. Edmund Gwenn (actor), 1901 (div. within hours).
Made stage debut in Frou-Frou (1885), followed by 7 more years of children's roles; took time off for school and stagework in Australia (1892–1904); reappeared on the London stage in The Courage of Silence (1905), followed by What the Butler Saw, Sweet Kitty Bellairs, Lady Frederick, Dame Nature, The 12 Pound Look, and The Will, among others; served as leading lady at the English Theater, Paris (1921–22).
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