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Violet Caroline Josephine Jeanne Rosa Armbruster (Mrs Willis)

1871-1937
Actress; wife of Robert Willis; daughter of Carl Herbert Joseph Armbruster
Sitter in 1 portrait

Robert Armin

circa 1568-1615
Actor and dramatist
Sitter in 2 portraits

Alexander Armstrong

1970-
Comedian and actor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Alun Armstrong

1946-
Actor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Archibald Armstrong

died 1672
Court Fool
Sitter in 2 portraits

Grace Armytage

died 1907
Actress; wife of Campbell Bradley
Sitter in 1 portrait

Yvonne Arnaud

1890-1958
Actress
Sitter in 80 portraits

Helen Breen Arnold (née Moore)

Theatrical manager; wife of Tom Arnold
Sitter in 12 portraits

Tom Arnold

circa 1897-1969
Theatre manager
Sitter in 14 portraits

Sir Thomas Richard ('Tom') Arnold

1947-
Theatre producer, publisher and consultant in Middle East affairs; son of Thomas Charles ('Tom') Arnold
Sitter in 9 portraits

Jeanne Sylvanie Arnould-Plessy

1819-1897
French actress
Sitter in 4 portraits

Bronis Arnowska

Actress and operetta singer
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sonia Arova

1927-2001
Ballet dancer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Gemma Arterton

1986-
Actress
Sitter in 1 portrait

Julia Arthur (née Ida Lewis, later Cheney)

1868 or 1869-1950
Stage and film actress
Sitter in 1 portrait

Winifred Arthur-Jones

active 1902-1927
Actress; wife of Leslie Faber
Sitter in 1 portrait

Grace Arundale (née Kelly)

1874-1967
Actress and singer; sister of Sybil Arundale
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sybil Arundale (née Rosa Maria Kelly)

1882-1965
Actress and singer; sister of Grace Arundale
Sitter in 6 portraits

(Thomas Stange Heiss) Oscar Asche

1871-1936
Actor and theatre producer
Sitter in 16 portraits

Manola Asensio

1946-
Ballet dancer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Maie Ash

1888-1923
Actress
Sitter in 6 portraits

Sir Noel Ashbridge

1889-1975
Engineer and broadcasting pioneer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Dame Peggy Ashcroft

1907-1991
Actress
Sitter in 43 portraits

Jane Asher

1946-
Actress and writer
Sitter in 6 portraits

Renée Asherson

1915-2014
Actress; wife of Robert Donat
Sitter in 1 portrait

April Ashley

1935-2021
Model, dancer, socialite and campaigner for transgender rights
Sitter in 1 portrait

Minnie Ashley

1875-1945
Actress, singer and dancer; wife of William Astor Chanler
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sylvia (née Hawkes), Lady Ashley

1904-1977
Actress and society beauty; former wife of Lord Ashley and of Douglas Fairbanks Sr and of 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley and of Clark Gable, and later wife of Prince Dimitri Djordjadze
Sitter in 10 portraits

Antoinette Ashton

active early 1900s
Actress
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Frederick Ashton

1904-1988
Ballet dancer; founder-choreographer and Director of the Royal Ballet
Sitter in 31 portraits

Miss Ashton

active 1918
Dancer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Lena Ashwell (née Lena Margaret Pocock, later Lady Simson)

1872-1957
Actress, theatre manager, producer and writer; wife of Sir Henry John Forbes Simson; daughter of Charles Ashwell Boteler Pocock
Sitter in 19 portraits

Anthea Shirley Askey

1933-1999
Actress
Sitter in 1 portrait

Arthur Askey

1900-1982
Actor and entertainer
Sitter in 4 portraits

Grégoire Aslan

1908-1982
Actor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Serafima Astafieva

1876-1934
Ballet dancer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Adèle Astaire (Lady Charles Cavendish)

1898-1981
Actress and dancer; sister of Fred Astaire
Sitter in 14 portraits

Fred Astaire

1899-1987
Dancer, actor and choreographer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Nils Asther

1897-1981
Actor
Sitter in 1 portrait

John Astley

1768-1821
Equestrian performer; son of Philip Astley
Sitter in 1 portrait