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About Mary Woffington
Mary Woffington Cholmondeley was an Irish socialite of the Georgian era. Her sister was the famous actor Peg Woffington. After a failed attempt at an acting career, Mary married the second son of the Earl of Cholmondeley and chose to live as a socialite. With connections in both English and French high society, she came to have a "modest salon", and was close friends with Frances Burney and Samuel Johnson.
Everything about Mary Woffington →- Born
- 1729
- Died
- April 4, 1811