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About Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis was an American actress and singer who spent most of her career in Britain. Trained as a lyric soprano, she began performing at the Metropolitan Opera where she created the role of Genovieffa in the world premiere of Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica in 1918. In 1924, she originated the title role in Rudolf Friml's operetta Rose-Marie at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. Other Broadway parts included Shakespeare roles such as Kate in The Taming of the Shrew.
Everything about Mary Ellis →- Occupation
- opera singer, actor, stage actor, singer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 15, 1897
- Died
- January 30, 2003