Who Played Goneril in King Lear

Goneril is a role in King Lear, a play that opened Broadway in 2004.

Shakespeare's classic drama about a King who loses everything-including his mind-when he disowns his favorite daughter, and finds himself betrayed in return.

23 actors have played Goneril in King Lear.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Marie Booth Russell	Broadway King Lear	1909
Florence Auer	Broadway King Lear	1915
Genevieve Reynolds	Broadway King Lear	1917
Winifred Johnston	Broadway King Lear	1923
Virginia Bronson	Broadway King Lear	1930
Violet Farebrother	Broadway King Lear	1947
Edith Atwater	Broadway King Lear	1950
Joan Jeffri	Broadway King Lear	1968
Marilyn Lightstone	Broadway King Lear	1968
Rosalind Cash	Off-Broadway King Lear	1973
Mary Lou Rosato	Off-Broadway King Lear	1978
Suzy Hunt	Off-Broadway King Lear	1990
Domini Blythe	Broadway King Lear	2004
Susan Wilder	Broadway King Lear	2004
Robyne Landiss Walker	Off-Broadway King Lear	2006
Angela Pierce	Off-Broadway King Lear	2007
Enid Graham	Off-Broadway King Lear	2011
Annette Bening	Off-Broadway King Lear	2014
Celia Imrie	West End King Lear	2016
Claire Price	West End King Lear	2018
Johanne Murdock	West End King Lear	2018
Elizabeth Marvel	Broadway King Lear	2019
Deborah Alli	West End King Lear	2023
Deborah Alli	Off-Broadway King Lear	2024

Other Roles in King Lear

Role	Production	Opened
Captain	Broadway King Lear	2004
Cordelia	Broadway King Lear	2004
Cornwall's Servant	Broadway King Lear	2004
Curan	Broadway King Lear	2004
Doctor	Broadway King Lear	2004
Duke of Albany	Broadway King Lear	2004
Duke of Burgundy	Broadway King Lear	2004
Duke of Cornwall	Broadway King Lear	2004
Earl of Gloucester	Broadway King Lear	2004
Earl of Kent	Broadway King Lear	2004
Edgar	Broadway King Lear	2004
Edmund	Broadway King Lear	2004
Ensemble	Broadway King Lear	2004
Fool	Broadway King Lear	2004
Goneril	Broadway King Lear	2004
Herald	Broadway King Lear	2004
King Lear of Britain	Broadway King Lear	2004
King of France	Broadway King Lear	2004
Old Man	Broadway King Lear	2004
Oswald	Broadway King Lear	2004
Regan	Broadway King Lear	2004

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