Comediennes: Kitty Clive
Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a well known English actress and singer at the famed Drury Lane Theater in London. Her career spanned many decades and took many forms over the years. She transformed from ...
19 Dec 20234min
Comediennes: LaWanda Page
LaWanda Page (1920-2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned over 60 years. She was best known for her role as Aunt Esther in Sanford and Son – a pious, buttoned-up foil...
18 Dec 20234min
Comediennes: Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand (1882-1930) was an iconic actress and director of Hollywood’s silent film era. She popularized the pie in the face. She mentored Charlie Chaplin. . And she became one of the first women ...
16 Dec 20235min
Comediennes: Lulu Adams
Lulu Adams (1900- c.1989) was an early female clown who appeared in some of the most renowned British circuses of her time. She formed a famous clown duo act with her husband, Albert, and toured the ...
15 Dec 20235min
Comediennes: Lydia Shum
Lydia Shum (c. 1945-2008) was a Hong Kong comedian whose recognizable image became a staple on TV screens across Asia. Known as “Fei Fei,” her skills in improv and comedy made her an indispensable fig...
14 Dec 20233min
Comediennes: Maria Elena Velasco
Maria Elena Velasco (1940-2015) was a Mexican film and television actress who developed the popular character La India Marí, a slapstick comedy character based on a stereotypical Mexican indigenous wo...
13 Dec 20234min
Comediennes: Marietta Holley
Marietta Holley (1836-1926) was a popular American humorist. Over her 40-year literary career, she used comedic language to advocate for feminist causes like suffrage and temperance. For Further Rea...
12 Dec 20235min
Comediennes: Minne Pearl
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (1912-1996) was better known by her alter ego, Minnie Pearl — a radio, television, and stage personality known as the queen of country comedy. She performed for fifty years...
11 Dec 20236min
