Mary Jerrold

Biography

Mary Jerrold was a distinguished English actress whose career spanned over six decades. Notable highlights include her iconic role as Old Varvarushka in "The Queen of Spades" (1949), a long-running performance as Martha Brewster in the West End production of Arsenic and Old Lace, and a notable stage debut at age 19 as Prudence Dering in Mary Pennington Spinster.