Who Played Gertrude in Hamlet

Gertrude is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 1975.

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
Apprentice Actor	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Captain to Fortinbras/ Dumb Show Queen	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Company Manager	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Fortinbras/ Player Queen	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Francisco	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Guildenstern/ Priest	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Hamlet/ Ghost	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Laertes/ Player King	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Marcellus/ Dumb Show King	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Military Aide to the King	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Murderer/ Dumb Show Murderer	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Polonius/ 1st Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Prologue	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Reynaldo	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Rosencrantz/ 2nd Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Stagehand	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975
Voltemand	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1975

“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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