Grayce Hampton (28 March 1876 – 20 December 1963) was a British film and stage actress. Her name was often seen as Grace Hampton. Hampton studied at a convent in Brussels, and a teacher there introduced her to

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, who arranged for her to perform in one of his productions. After that, she acted in other Harris productions at the Drury Lane Theater in London. Hampton emigrated to the United States with Henry Irving's production of ''Robespierre''. She found work on Broadway and then in

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as a film actress in generally character roles such as the 1932 comedy '' The Unexpected Father''. Broadway plays in which Hampton appeared included ''Suspect'' (1940), ''Point Valaine'' (1935), ''Her Majesty the Widow'' (1934), ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1926), '' Easy Virtue'' (1925), ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (1924), ''Pelleas and Melisande'' (1923), ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1923), ''Malvaloca'' (1922), and ''Fall and Rise of Susan Lenox'' (1920). Hampton performed in vaudeville with

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. Hampton was married to English comedian Charles Dodsworth.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hampton, Grayce 1876 births 1963 deaths 20th-century English actresses Actresses from Devon British emigrants to the United States British film actresses British stage actresses British vaudeville performers