Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a well known English actress and singer at the famed Drury Lane Theater in London. Her career...

LaWanda Page (1920-2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned over 60 years. She was best known...

Mabel Normand (1882-1930) was an iconic actress and director of Hollywood’s silent film era. She popularized the pie in the...

Lulu Adams (1900- c.1989)  was an early female clown who appeared in some of the most renowned British circuses of her time. She...

Emma Unson Rotor took leave from her job as a math teacher in the Philippines to study physics at Johns Hopkins University in...

Lydia Shum (c. 1945-2008) was a Hong Kong comedian whose recognizable image became a staple on TV screens across Asia. Known as...

Maria Elena Velasco (1940-2015) was a Mexican film and television actress who developed the popular character La India Marí, a...

Marietta Holley (1836-1926) was a popular American humorist. Over her 40-year literary career, she used comedic language to...

Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (1912-1996) was better known by her alter ego, Minnie Pearl — a radio, television, and stage...