Edith Heraud

Edith Heraud (died 1899) was an English actress. Stage appearances included the Shakespearian roles Juliet, Ophelia and Lady Macbeth; she was also well known for giving readings of plays.

Life Heraud was born in London, daughter of the dramatist John Abraham Heraud. Her debut was in 1851 at Richmond, as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. In the audience were dramatists including Douglas Jerrold and Stirling Coyne, and The Era called it an "extraordinary performance". She was subsequently sought after by theatre managers, and appeared in many cities in England.

She appeared at Sadler's Wells Theatre as Marina in Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre; it ran for 70 nights and was revived after an interval. She later appeared at the same theatre as Ophelia in Hamlet. In 1852 she appeared at the Olympic Theatre as Julia in The Hunchback by James Sheridan Knowles. At the Haymarket Theatre she appeared in the original production of her father's drama Wife or No Wife, as the heroine Olympia.

Heraud died in 1899.