About Annie Robe
Lived 1866 – 1922 (aged 55–56). Annie Robe was an actor.
Annie Robe (1866–1922) was an English-born American stage actress prominent in the final decades of the Victorian era, the 1880s and 1890s.
Robe's father was a scenic artist, and her mother was English actress Eliza Rugg. Robe began acting when she was 11 years old. Lester Wallack discovered her on a visit to England and brought her to the United States to act with his company.
She was distantly related, through marriage, to Ethel Barrymore, whose husband Russell Griswold Colt was a relative of Robe's husband Daniel Paine Griswold.
Robe died a widow at Pittsfield, Massachusetts on July 26, 1922.
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Who was Annie Robe?
British-American stage actress of the Victorian era
When was Annie Robe born?
Annie Robe was born in 1866 in London.
When did Annie Robe die?
Annie Robe died on 26 July 1922 in Pittsfield.
What was Annie Robe's occupation?
Annie Robe was an actor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Annie Robe. https://biography.guide/annie-robe/
MLA: "Annie Robe." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/annie-robe/.
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