Mary Powell (died 1723) was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century and early eighteenth century.
She was the wife of George Powell, and was generally billed as Mrs Powell. She was a long-standing member of the Drury Lane company. Her first recorded appearance there is in 1695, although she may have joined as early as 1686.[1] She remained at Drury Lane until 1709.[2]
Highfill, Philip H, Burnim, Kalman A. & Langhans, Edward A. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800: Pennell to Provost. SIU Press, 1987.
Hughes, Derek. Eighteenth-century Women Playwrights: Mary Pix and Catherine Trotter. Pickering & Chatto, 2001.
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