Who Played Gertrude in Hamlet

Gertrude is a role in Hamlet that opened Off-Broadway in 1970.

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
Bernardo/ Priest Gonzago	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Claudius/ Ghost	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Guildenstern/ Marcellus	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Horatio/ Player King	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Laertes/ Player Queen	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Osric/ Gentleman	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Polonius/ Gravedigger	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970
Rosencrantz/ Francisco	Off-Broadway Hamlet	1970

“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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