Ethel Barrymore
Also Credited As: E. M. Blyth
Date of Death: June 18, 1959 (79)
Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Latest News on Ethel Barrymore:
Video: CBS SUNDAY MORNING Explores Shakespeare's Lasting Appeal with Patrick Page & More (Jun 9, 2025)
2 Broadway Shows Close Today (Jun 8, 2025)
EXIT THE KING to be Presented by Basement Theatrics for One Night Only (May 29, 2025)
Video: CBS SUNDAY MORNING Explores Shakespeare's Lasting Appeal with Patrick Page & More (Jun 9, 2025)
2 Broadway Shows Close Today (Jun 8, 2025)
EXIT THE KING to be Presented by Basement Theatrics for One Night Only (May 29, 2025)
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STAGE CREDITS
[Broadway]
1928
Sister Gracia, age 19
Sister Gracia, age 29
Sister Gracia, age 70
Sister Gracia, age 19
Sister Gracia, age 29
Sister Gracia, age 70
Movies
The Nightingale
[ 1914 ] Isola Franti -The Nightingale
[ 1914 ] Isola Franti -The Nightingale
The Final Judgment
[ 1915 ] Jane Carleson - Mrs. Murray Campbell
[ 1915 ] Jane Carleson - Mrs. Murray Campbell
The Awakening of Helena Ritchie
[ 1916 ] Helena Richie
[ 1916 ] Helena Richie
The Kiss of Hate
[ 1916 ] Nadia Turgeneff
[ 1916 ] Nadia Turgeneff
The Lifted Veil
[ 1917 ] Clorinda Gildersleeve
[ 1917 ] Clorinda Gildersleeve
The Call of Her People
[ 1917 ] Egypt
[ 1917 ] Egypt
An American Widow
[ 1917 ] Elizabeth Carter
[ 1917 ] Elizabeth Carter
Life's Whirlpool
[ 1917 ] Esther Carey
[ 1917 ] Esther Carey
National Red Cross Pageant
[ 1917 ] Flanders, Belgium - Flemish & Final episodes
[ 1917 ] Flanders, Belgium - Flemish & Final episodes
The Eternal Mother
[ 1917 ] Maris
[ 1917 ] Maris
The Greatest Power
[ 1917 ] Miriam Monroe
[ 1917 ] Miriam Monroe
The White Raven
[ 1917 ] Nan Baldwin
[ 1917 ] Nan Baldwin
Our Mrs. McChesney
[ 1918 ] Emma McChesney
[ 1918 ] Emma McChesney
The Divorcee
[ 1919 ] Lady Frederick Berolles
[ 1919 ] Lady Frederick Berolles
Rasputin and the Empress
[ 1932 ] The Czarina - Alexandra Feodorovna
[ 1932 ] The Czarina - Alexandra Feodorovna
The Spiral Staircase
[ 1946 ] Mrs. Warren
[ 1946 ] Mrs. Warren
Moss Rose
[ 1947 ] Lady Margaret Drego
[ 1947 ] Lady Margaret Drego
The Paradine Case
[ 1947 ] Lady Sophie Horfield
[ 1947 ] Lady Sophie Horfield
Night Song
[ 1947 ] Miss Willey
[ 1947 ] Miss Willey
The Farmer's Daughter
[ 1947 ] Mrs. Morley
[ 1947 ] Mrs. Morley
Moonrise
[ 1948 ] Grandma
[ 1948 ] Grandma
Portrait of Jennie
[ 1948 ] Miss Spinney
[ 1948 ] Miss Spinney
That Midnight Kiss
[ 1949 ] Abigail Trent Budell
[ 1949 ] Abigail Trent Budell
The Great Sinner
[ 1949 ] Grandmother Ostrovsky
[ 1949 ] Grandmother Ostrovsky
Pinky
[ 1949 ] Miss Em
[ 1949 ] Miss Em
The Red Danube
[ 1949 ] The Mother SuperiorMother Auxilia
[ 1949 ] The Mother SuperiorMother Auxilia
The Secret of Convict Lake
[ 1951 ] Granny
[ 1951 ] Granny
Kind Lady
[ 1951 ] Mary Herries
[ 1951 ] Mary Herries
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
[ 1951 ] Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
[ 1951 ] Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Just for You
[ 1952 ] Alida De Bronkhart
[ 1952 ] Alida De Bronkhart
Deadline - U.S.A.
[ 1952 ] Margaret Garrison
[ 1952 ] Margaret Garrison
Main Street to Broadway
[ 1953 ] Ethel Barrymore
[ 1953 ] Ethel Barrymore
Young at Heart
[ 1954 ] Aunt Jessie Tuttle
[ 1954 ] Aunt Jessie Tuttle
Johnny Trouble
[ 1957 ] Katherine Chandler AKA Nana
[ 1957 ] Katherine Chandler AKA Nana
Videos
Video: CBS SUNDAY MORNING Explores Shakespeare's Lasting Appeal with Patrick Page & More
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-06-09 13:55:46
Video: Audra McDonald & Jake Gyllenhaal Bond Over Stephen Sondheim, Vocal Warmups, & More
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-04-23 11:48:29
Video: Inside OTHELLO's Opening Night with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
by Joey Mervis - 2025-03-24 15:31:54
Videos You Missed This Week: SUNSET BOULEVARD, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING and More
by Sidney Paterra - 2024-09-20 16:07:38
Video: How Beowulf Boritt Found Grover's Corners to Bring Back OUR TOWN
by Joey Mervis - 2024-10-01 11:24:53
Video: Sierra Boggess, Julie Benko, and the HARMONY Cast Perform 'Stars in the Night' and 'Where You Go'
by Stephi Wild - 2023-12-27 09:53:33
Video: Watch Sara Bareilles Perform 'She Used to Be Mine' on TODAY Ahead of the WAITRESS Movie Theater Release
by Michael Major - 2023-11-30 11:23:36
Video: Stars Walk the Red Carpet on Opening Night of EL MAGO POP
by Red Carpet - 2023-08-22 15:23:22
Video: EL MAGO POP's Antonio Díaz is Getting Ready for a Magical Broadway Debut
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-08-10 12:21:16
Video: Antonio Diaz Previews EL MAGO POP Broadway Show With Teleportation Trick on TODAY
by Michael Major - 2023-07-31 14:51:48
Video: Watch Ellie Kemper Take Her First Broadway Bows in PETER PAN GOES WRONG
by Opening Night - 2023-06-21 11:09:06
News
Video: CBS SUNDAY MORNING Explores Shakespeare's Lasting Appeal with Patrick Page & More
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 9, 2025
On a recent edition of CBS Sunday Morning, the show devoted a segment to the most famous playwright of all time: William Shakespeare. The segment explored why his four-hundred-year-old plays continue to remain so popular, interviewing Broadway performer Patrick Page. Watch it now.
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 9, 2025
On a recent edition of CBS Sunday Morning, the show devoted a segment to the most famous playwright of all time: William Shakespeare. The segment explored why his four-hundred-year-old plays continue to remain so popular, interviewing Broadway performer Patrick Page. Watch it now.
2 Broadway Shows Close Today
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 8, 2025
Broadway says goodbye to two limited run productions. Good Night, and Good Luck takes its final bow at the Winter Garden Theatre following 22 previews and 77 regular performances; and Othello will conclude its limited run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre following 30 previews and 89 regular performances.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 8, 2025
Broadway says goodbye to two limited run productions. Good Night, and Good Luck takes its final bow at the Winter Garden Theatre following 22 previews and 77 regular performances; and Othello will conclude its limited run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre following 30 previews and 89 regular performances.
EXIT THE KING to be Presented by Basement Theatrics for One Night Only
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025
Basement Theatrics will present its staged reading of Eugène Ionesco's classic Exit The King at the Helen Gallagher Studio Theatre at HB Studio. Learn more here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025
Basement Theatrics will present its staged reading of Eugène Ionesco's classic Exit The King at the Helen Gallagher Studio Theatre at HB Studio. Learn more here!
Review: WAITRESS at the John W. Engeman Theatre
by Andrew J. Koehler - Apr 28, 2025
It’s no secret that the right ingredients, and a touch of heart, make the best pies. WAITRESS at the John W. Engeman Theatre in Northport is a very strong representation of this notion.
by Andrew J. Koehler - Apr 28, 2025
It’s no secret that the right ingredients, and a touch of heart, make the best pies. WAITRESS at the John W. Engeman Theatre in Northport is a very strong representation of this notion.
Video: Watch the Trailer for Palace Theatre Documentary PLAYING THE PALACE
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2025
The trailer has been released for Playing the Palace, a new feature documentary chronicling the history and recent transformation of Broadway’s Palace Theatre. The documentary features interviews with Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Heather Headley, Ben Platt, and more.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2025
The trailer has been released for Playing the Palace, a new feature documentary chronicling the history and recent transformation of Broadway’s Palace Theatre. The documentary features interviews with Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Heather Headley, Ben Platt, and more.
Video: Audra McDonald & Jake Gyllenhaal Bond Over Stephen Sondheim, Vocal Warmups, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2025
In the second of Variety's Broadway edition of Actors on Actors, Audra McDonald and Jake Gyllenhaal sat down to discuss their respective turns this season as Mama Rose in Gypsy and Iago in Shakespeare's Othello. Watch the conversation!
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2025
In the second of Variety's Broadway edition of Actors on Actors, Audra McDonald and Jake Gyllenhaal sat down to discuss their respective turns this season as Mama Rose in Gypsy and Iago in Shakespeare's Othello. Watch the conversation!
Denzel Washington Addresses OTHELLO Ticket Prices Amid Broadway Success
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2025
At an appearance last night at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala, Othello star Denzel Washington shared his thoughts on the high prices of tickets for the Shakespeare revival.
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 22, 2025
At an appearance last night at the Entertainment Community Fund Gala, Othello star Denzel Washington shared his thoughts on the high prices of tickets for the Shakespeare revival.
2025 Drama League Awards Nominations- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 22, 2025
The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 22, 2025
The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!
Videos You Missed This Week: GYPSY, THE GREAT GATSBY and More
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 28, 2025
2025 has officially arrived and the second half of the 2024-25 Broadway season is very much underway. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending March 28, 2025 with videos from Gypsy, The Great Gatsby, and more!
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 28, 2025
2025 has officially arrived and the second half of the 2024-25 Broadway season is very much underway. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending March 28, 2025 with videos from Gypsy, The Great Gatsby, and more!
Photos: OTHELLO on Broadway Welcomes Joe and Jill Biden for A Backstage Visit
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 26, 2025
The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and the high profile guest list included President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden. Check out photos from their visit.
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 26, 2025
The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and the high profile guest list included President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden. Check out photos from their visit.
Denzel Washington and Kenny Leon Are Discussing OTHELLO Film Adaptation
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2025
In a recent interview, Othello director Kenny Leon confirmed that there has 'absolutely' been conversations with the actor about a film version and is hopeful about Jake Gyllenhaal joining as well.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2025
In a recent interview, Othello director Kenny Leon confirmed that there has 'absolutely' been conversations with the actor about a film version and is hopeful about Jake Gyllenhaal joining as well.
Video: Jake Gyllenhaal Opens Up About Portraying Iago Opposite Denzel Washington
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2025
Jake Gyllenhaal is officially back on Broadway as Iago, opposite Denzel Washington in the new production of Shakespeare's Othello. On a visit to The Late Show, Gyllenhaal discussed the character, sharing his intimidation to take on such an iconic role. Watch the interview!
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 25, 2025
Jake Gyllenhaal is officially back on Broadway as Iago, opposite Denzel Washington in the new production of Shakespeare's Othello. On a visit to The Late Show, Gyllenhaal discussed the character, sharing his intimidation to take on such an iconic role. Watch the interview!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 25, 2025
by - Mar 25, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 25, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by - Mar 25, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 25, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Photos: OTHELLO Brings Out Joe Biden, Jennifer Lopez and More on Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 24, 2025
The stars came out to celebrate at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where Shakespeare's Othello took its first official Broadway bow in the 21st century. Go inside opening night as President Joe Biden, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, and more turned up on the red carpet! Check out photos here.
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 24, 2025
The stars came out to celebrate at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where Shakespeare's Othello took its first official Broadway bow in the 21st century. Go inside opening night as President Joe Biden, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, and more turned up on the red carpet! Check out photos here.
Video: Inside OTHELLO's Opening Night with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
by Joey Mervis - Mar 24, 2025
The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where Shakespeare's Othello took its first Broadway bow in the 21st century. The revival is helmed by Kenny Leon and features Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as the iconic nemeses. Watch as we take you inside the big night with the cast and creative team in this video.
by Joey Mervis - Mar 24, 2025
The stars came out to celebrate last night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where Shakespeare's Othello took its first Broadway bow in the 21st century. The revival is helmed by Kenny Leon and features Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal as the iconic nemeses. Watch as we take you inside the big night with the cast and creative team in this video.
Photos: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal at OTHELLO Opening Night Curtain Call
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 24, 2025
Othello, starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal is now officially open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. See photos of the opening night bows here!
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 24, 2025
Othello, starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal is now officially open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. See photos of the opening night bows here!
Video: Stars Walk the Red Carpet at OTHELLO Opening Night
by Joey Mervis - Mar 24, 2025
Watch video highlights from the star-studded red carpet, which included special guests Jamie Lee Curtis, Danielle Brooks, Blair Underwood, Coleman Domingo, Al Roker, Liev Schreiber, Rosie Perez and many more!
by Joey Mervis - Mar 24, 2025
Watch video highlights from the star-studded red carpet, which included special guests Jamie Lee Curtis, Danielle Brooks, Blair Underwood, Coleman Domingo, Al Roker, Liev Schreiber, Rosie Perez and many more!
Review Roundup: OTHELLO, Starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 24, 2025
Tony Award winner and two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal go toe-to-toe in Broadway's latest production of Othello, directed by Kenny Leon. Check out what the critics are saying here...
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 24, 2025
Tony Award winner and two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Tony Award nominee and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal go toe-to-toe in Broadway's latest production of Othello, directed by Kenny Leon. Check out what the critics are saying here...
Video: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Discuss OTHELLO
by Emmy Rice - Mar 23, 2025
In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal talk about their upcoming Broadway show, Othello. Check here for the video.
by Emmy Rice - Mar 23, 2025
In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal talk about their upcoming Broadway show, Othello. Check here for the video.
The Stage History of Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2025
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are back on Broadway in the revival of Othello. As these two mega-stars make their Broadway returns, we're taking a walk down memory lane and reliving some of their stage highlights from their careers!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2025
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are back on Broadway in the revival of Othello. As these two mega-stars make their Broadway returns, we're taking a walk down memory lane and reliving some of their stage highlights from their careers!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Ethel Barrymore been in?
Ethel Barrymore has appeared on Broadway in 50 shows.
How many West End shows has Ethel Barrymore been in?
Ethel Barrymore has not appeared in the West End
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