Cameron, Violet (1862–1919)
Cameron, Violet (1862–1919)
English stage actress. Name variations: Mrs. De Bensaude. Born Violet Lydia Thompson, Dec 7, 1862; died Oct 25, 1919; cousin of Violet and Florence Lloyd; married D. de Bensaude.
Made stage debut in Faust and Marguerite (1871), followed by The Children in the Wood, Piff-Paff, The Commodore, Morocco Bound, Miami and The School Girl, among others; came to prominence as Germaine in Les Cloches de Corneville (1878) and originated the role of Bettina in The Mascotte (1880).
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