Ernest MooreEnglish
Cherry Cottrell
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- 7 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Cherry Cottrell (1909-1996) has a brief but notable career in the 1930s and 1940s, when she was amongst the most promising actresses of her day. She appeared frequently at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Westminster Theatre, and acted opposite Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic, where she played Ophelia to his Hamlet.
The portrait may show Cherry Cottrell in character as Kate Hardcastle in Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer, a role she played at the Lyric Hammersmith in 1930.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- S.38-1998
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
