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Who Played Portia in The Merchant of Venice

Portia is a role in The Merchant of Venice, a play that opened Off-Broadway in 2010.

The 2010 Shakespeare in the Park summer season includes THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, directed by Daniel Sullivan, in rotating rep with THE WINTER'S TALE, directed by Michael Greif. The repertory company will feature Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Solanio/Young Shepherd); Jesse L. Martin (Gratiano/Polixenes); Al Pacino (Shylock); Lily Rabe (Portia/First Gentlewoman); Ruben Santiago-Hudson as (Prince of Morocco/Leontes); and Max Wright (Old Gobbo/Old Shepherd).

20 actors have played Portia in The Merchant of Venice.

View full cast of The Merchant of Venice

Performer Production Opened
Maxine Elliott Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1901
Julia Marlowe Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1905
Julia Marlowe Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1907
Marie Booth Russell Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1907
Keith Wakeman Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1908
Marie Booth Russell Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1909
Keith Wakeman Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1910
Amelia Gardner Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1913
Julia Marlowe Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1913
Genevieve Hamper Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1915
Elsie Ferguson Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1916
Genevieve Hamper Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1917
Mary Servoss Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1922
Ethel Barrymore Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1925
Peggy Wood Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1928
Selena Royle Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1930
Helen Menken Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1931
Rosalind Iden Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1947
Margaret Phillips Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1953
Ellen Newman Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1973
Rosemary Harris Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1973
Geraldine James Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1989
Taylor Young Broadway The Merchant of Venice 1989
Lily Rabe Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 2010
Alexandra Silber Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 2024

Other Roles in The Merchant of Venice

Role Production Opened
Lorenzo Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 2010
Performer Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 2010
Portia Off-Broadway The Merchant of Venice 2010

“Portia” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Julius Caesar Off-Broadway 2017
Something Rotten! Broadway 2015
Julius Caesar Off-Broadway 1988
The Merchant of Venice Off-Broadway 1980

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