Sybil Thorndike

Biography

Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike, Lady Casson, was an English actress whose stage career spanned from 1904 to 1969. A concert pianist turned performer due to a medical issue with her hands, she began her professional acting career with Ben Greet and later joined the Old Vic company during World War I. She became known as Britain's leading tragedienne, starring in Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan with great success.