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Sarah Siddons

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Actress

The Resume

    (July 5, 1755-June 8, 1831)
    Born in Brecon, Wales, United Kingdom
    Member of the Kemble theatrical dynasty
    Aunt of Fanny Kemble
    Best known for her portrayals of Lady Macbeth
    Namesake for the Sarah Siddons Award presented for outstanding performance in a Chicago theater production

Why she might be annoying:

    She was born at an inn called the Shoulder of Mutton.
    Her first appearance at London's Drury Lane Theatre went so badly that she was 'banished as a worthless candidate for fame and fortune.'
    Her intensity during performances often unnerved her fellow actors, with one running off stage and refusing to return.
    The Sarah Siddons Award was originally a fiction created for the movie 'All About Eve' (1950), but a group of Chicago theater patrons created one two years later.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was described as a 'statuesque' beauty.
    She outlived five of her seven children.
    Samuel Johnson admired her modesty, writing 'Neither praise nor money, the two powerful corrupters of mankind, seem to have depraved her.'
    At her farewell performance as Lady Macbeth, the audience response was so overwhelming that the play was unable to continue after her sleepwalking scene (June 29, 1812).

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 77.27% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 60 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 68 Votes: 57.35% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 213 Votes: 50.70% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 76 Votes: 51.32% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 51 Votes: 78.43% Annoying