Who Played Ophelia in Hamlet

Ophelia is a role in Hamlet, a play that opened Off-Broadway.

The King of Denmark is dead. His widow Queen Gertrude has quickly married his brother Claudius, usurping her sonâ€™s right to the throne. Hamlet. The immortal tale of a vengeful prince, possibly driven to madness by the world around him. Starring Matthew Newton, this off Broadway show is a bold new interpretation of William Shakespeare's most famous play and literature's most infamous character.

6 actors have played Ophelia in Hamlet.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Allyson Boate	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Sian Brooke	West End Hamlet	2015
Gayle Rankin	Off-Broadway Hamlet	2017
Jessica Brown Findlay	West End Hamlet	2017
Sheila Vand	New York Hamlet	2017
Oyin Oladejo	Washington, DC (Regional) Hamlet	2018

Other Roles in Hamlet

Role	Production	Opened
Claudius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
First Player	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Gertrude	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Guildenstern	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Hamlet	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Horatio	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Laertes	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Ophelia	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Polonius	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0
Rosencrantz	Off-Broadway Hamlet	0

“Ophelia” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	Broadway	1967
Hamlet	Off-Broadway	1967
Hamlet	Broadway	1947

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