caption death_date death_place birth_place name parents birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name restingplace occupation
mrs. sarah siddons by thomas gainsborough 8 june 1831 london , england brecon , wales sarah siddons roger kemble and sarah ward 5 july 1755 william siddons thomas gainsborough 015.jpg sarah siddons
 sarah kemble saint mary 's cemetery , paddington green , england actress
sarah siddons

sarah siddons -lrb- 5 july 1755 -- 8 june 1831 -rrb- was a welsh-born actress , the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century .
she was the elder sister of john philip kemble , charles kemble , stephen kemble , ann hatton and elizabeth whitlock , and the aunt of fanny kemble .
she was most famous for her portrayal of the shakespearean character , lady macbeth , a character she made her own , and for famously fainting at the sight of the elgin marbles in london .
the sarah siddons society continues to present the sarah siddons award in chicago every year to a prominent actress .
