Background
She was the daughter of actor Charles Murray and his second wife Ann Murray born at Norwich, Norfolk on 16 April 1783.
She was the daughter of actor Charles Murray and his second wife Ann Murray born at Norwich, Norfolk on 16 April 1783.
As a young child she appeared at Bath as Prince Arthur on 1 July 1793. Her first London appearance was at Covent Garden Theatre as Perdita in The Winter"s Tale, 12 May 1798. She left it with him in 1809.
At Drury Lane on 24 September 1805 she was Juliet to Robert William Elliston"s Romeo.
In 1814 the Drury Lane management made her a tempting offer to play leading female parts to Edmund Kean, but she declined. The turning point in the fortunes of the house had been the production on 15 February 1819 of Rob Roy, in which Charles Mackay made a hit as the Bailie.
When the same piece was played by royal command before George IV, on the occasion of his visit to Scotland, Siddons played, for that night only, the part of Diana Vernon. Siddons"s farewell benefit took place on 29 March 1830, and Sir Walter Scott wrote for the occasion an address which she delivered.
She died on 2 November 1844.