What is Ethel Barrymore?
{{One source}} [[Image:Studio publicity Ethel Barrymore.jpg|thumb|Barrymore in 1940]] '''Ethel Barrymore''' (or '''Ethel Mae Blythe'''; 15 August 1879 – 18 June 1959) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actress]]. She was a member of the [[Barrymore family]] of actors. She became quite popular in stage and on [[Broadway]]. Barrymore's first appearance was in 1895, in ''[[The Imprudent Young Couple]]''. She played Nora in the play ''[[A Doll's House]]'' in 1905. She was also in the critically acclaimed [[movie]] ''[[None but the Lonely Heart]]''. She was in [[Alfred Hitchcock]] movies. She was the sister of actors [[John Barrymore|John]] and [[Lionel Barrymore]] and grand-aunt of the actress [[Drew Barrymore]]. Barrymore was born in [[Philadelphia]]. She died from [[Cardiovascular disease]] in [[Hollywood]], [[California]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ethel Barrymore Is Dead at 79; One of Stage's 'Royal Family'|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0815.html|access-date=17 February 2024|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{us-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrymore, Ethel}} [[Category:1879 births]] [[Category:1959 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Philadelphia]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:Barrymore family]] [[Category:Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winners]]