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Achurch, Janet (1864–1916)| English actor. Her pioneering association with the works of Henrik Ibsen included leading roles in The Doll's House in 1889 and her production of Little Eyolf in 1896. George Bernard Shaw, who wrote Candida (1897) for her, described Achurch as ‘a tragic actress of genius’. |
| Achurch was born in Lancashire. She made her London debut in 1883 and subsequently toured with the actor-manager Frank Benson, playing various Shakespearean roles. She retired in 1913. |
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