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name: "Violet Vanbrugh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/violet-vanbrugh"
roles: []
born: "11 June 1867"
died: "10 November 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T21:10:47.952575+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Violet Vanbrugh

Actor. Born 11 June 1867 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK. Died 10 November 1942.

## Details

- **Born:** 11 June 1867, Exeter, Devon, England, UK
- **Died:** 10 November 1942
- **Also known as:** Violet Augusta Mary Barnes
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Vanbrugh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7933294, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888482/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/977958

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Pygmalion*](https://film.one/film/pygmalion.md) (84)

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## Biography

Violet Vanbrugh, born Violet Augusta Mary Barnes, was an English actress. She made her professional debut in a burlesque in 1886 and went on to a stage career spanning more than fifty years, appearing in Shakespearean roles and modern plays, often with her husband Arthur Bourchier until their divorce in 1917. She was the elder sister of actress Irene Vanbrugh.

Her film roles include Queen Katharine in *Henry VIII* (1911), Lady Macbeth in *Macbeth* (1913) and the Ambassadress in *Pygmalion* (1938). She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Pygmalion* (1938), Fi1m 84, as Ambassadress — [page](https://film.one/film/pygmalion.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Young Man's Fancy* (1939), as (uncredited)
- *Pygmalion* (1938), as Ambassadress — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/pygmalion.md)
- *Joy Ride* (1935), as Jennie the Duchess
- *Captivation* (1931), as Lady Froster
- *Macbeth* (1913), as Lady Macbeth
- *Henry VIII* (1911), as Queen Katherine

## Gallery

- ![Violet Vanbrugh](https://film.one/media/person/1231012/gallery-94e29f2ca63a.jpg) Violet Vanbrugh — J. Beagles and Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Violet_Vanbrugh%2C_stage_actress_%28SAYRE_10202%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Title: Violet Vanbrugh Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. (1900)](https://film.one/media/person/1231012/gallery-3694b6f5a367.jpg) Title: Violet Vanbrugh Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. (1900) — Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Violet_Vanbrugh_LCCN2014716703.jpg/1280px-Violet_Vanbrugh_LCCN2014716703.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Portrait of Violet Vanbrugh (1867–1942) in Teresa from The Sketch, Vol. XXIII, No. 294, September 14, 1898, page 341](https://film.one/media/person/1231012/gallery-7060756bdd65.png) Portrait of Violet Vanbrugh (1867–1942) in Teresa from The Sketch, Vol. XXIII, No. 294, September 14, 1898, page 341 — Walery, Regent Street (no individual credited), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Violet_Vanbrugh_%281867%E2%80%931942%29_in_Teresa.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Portrait of stage performer Violet Vanbrugh. Window & Grove](https://film.one/media/person/1231012/gallery-7a9af4b2e40e.jpg) Portrait of stage performer Violet Vanbrugh. Window & Grove — Window & Grove, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Violet_Vanbrugh._Window_%26_Grove.jpg/1280px-Violet_Vanbrugh._Window_%26_Grove.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Portrait of Violet Vanbrugh (1867–1942) as Georgiana Tidman in Dandy Dick Whittington from The Sketch, Vol. XXIX, No. 373, March 21, 1900, page 382](https://film.one/media/person/1231012/gallery-d2c1cf60b9fd.png) Portrait of Violet Vanbrugh (1867–1942) as Georgiana Tidman in Dandy Dick Whittington from The Sketch, Vol. XXIX, No. 373, March 21, 1900, page 382 — Ellis & Walery (no individual credited), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Violet_Vanbrugh_%281867%E2%80%931942%29_as_Georgiana_Tidman_in_Dandy_Dick_Whittington.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Portrait of Violet Vanbrugh (1867–1942) as Lady Crofton in The Queen's Proctor from The Sketch, Vol. XV, No. 184, August 5, 1896, Supplement, page 5](https://film.one/media/person/1231012/gallery-e563db1eda24.png) Portrait of Violet Vanbrugh (1867–1942) as Lady Crofton in The Queen's Proctor from The Sketch, Vol. XV, No. 184, August 5, 1896, Supplement, page 5 — Alfred Ellis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Violet_Vanbrugh_%281867%E2%80%931942%29_as_Lady_Crofton_in_The_Queen%27s_Proctor.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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