Ellen ('Nellie') Farren (1848-1904), Actress
Sitter associated with 16 portraits
Nellie Farren was born in Lancashire to a theatrical family. Her grandfather, William Farren, was a well-known actor, and her father, Henry Farren, and uncle, William, were both actors. She was married to actor Robert Soutar, and their son, J. Robert Soutar, also had a career as an actor, singer and stage manager. Farren first appeared on the London stage at the age of seven, at the Victoria Theatre, playing the Genie of the Ring in Dick Whittington. She married Soutar in 1867, and the following year began her long association with the Gaiety Theatre, which lasted until her retirement. Her husband was an actor, stage manager and writer for the theatre.
by Walford Graham Robertson
oil on canvas, 1902
NPG 3133
Possibly Ellen ('Nellie') Farren
by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x17104
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, 1870s
NPG Ax7728
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, published 1875
NPG x135885
Nellie Farren; Edward Terry; Kate Vaughan; Edward Royce in 'The Forty Thieves'
by Samuel Alexander Walker, published by Charles Dickens & Evans
woodburytype, published May 1881
NPG Ax35615
Nellie Farren, Edward Terry, Kate Vaughan and Edward Royce in 'The Forty Thieves'
by Samuel Alexander Walker, published by Charles Dickens & Evans
woodburytype, published May 1881
NPG x9397
by W. & D. Downey, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 January 1890
NPG Ax9360
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, before 1890
NPG x47281
'Some Leading Actresses: A Group'
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG x134387
Ellen ('Nellie') Farren ('I'm one of the boys')
by Unknown artist
pencil and watercolour, circa 1880s
NPG D2152
Ellen ('Nellie') Farren as Ganem in 'The forty thieves'
after 'Jack'
lithograph, circa 1880
NPG D2329
Ellen ('Nellie') Farren as Ruy Blas
after Unknown artist
lithograph, 1889
NPG D2330
'Some Leading Actresses: A Group'
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG Ax14728
Theatre and Live Entertainment
Groups
Actors and actresses
Place
Lancashire
