Who Played Gertrude in Hamlet

Gertrude is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 1986.

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet tells the story of the young prince of Denmark, who discovers that his father has been murdered by his uncle. His uncle has married Hamlet’s mother, and claimed the throne...

15 actors have played Gertrude in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Virginia Mattis	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1956
Nan Martin	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1964
Anita Dangler	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1967
Philip Campanella	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Betty Miller	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Colleen Dewhurst	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1972
Ruby Dee	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Kathleen Widdoes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1982
Mary Eileen O'Donnell	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1983
Priscilla Smith	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Dana Ivey	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1990
Diane Venora	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1999
Caroline Lagerfelt	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2005
Robin Leslie Brown	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2007
Alyssa Bresnahan	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2009

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
1st Sailor/Danish Officer	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
3rd Player (Prologue)/1st Gravedigger/Gentleman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
5th Player/2nd Gravedigger/Old Gentleman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Bernardo/2nd Sailor	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Cornelius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Francisco/Fortibras	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Ghost/Player King/Osric	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Lady-in-Waiting	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Marcellus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Musician (Cello)/Gentleman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Musician (Flute)/Lady-in-Waiting	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Norwegian Captain/Danish General	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Player Queen/Lady-in-Waiting	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Priest/Minister of Finance	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Reynaldo/2nd Valet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Valet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986
Voltemand/4th Player (Lucianus)	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1986

“Gertrude” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Hamlet	West End	2015
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	Broadway	1967
Hamlet	Broadway	1945

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