- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary Augusta Davey
- Nickname
- Mrs. Fiske
- Minnie Maddern Fiske was born on December 19, 1865 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913) and Vanity Fair (1915). She was married to Harrison Grey Fiske and LeGrand White. She died on February 15, 1932 in Queens, New York, USA.
- SpousesHarrison Grey Fiske(March 19, 1890 - February 15, 1932) (her death)LeGrand White(1882 - June 25, 1888) (divorced)
- Along with her husband Harrison Grey Fiske, she was instrumental in breaking up the "Theater Trust" (or theatrical syndicate) that controlled almost every theater in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Adopted a 13-month-old baby while in her late 50s.
- Was a supporter of child welfare and animal rights causes.
- Aunt of Emily Stevens.
- She starred as Becky Sharp in the original 1899 production of Langdon Mitchell's "Becky Sharp", which would become the first three-color Technicolor film in 1935 (Becky Sharp (1935)), starring Miriam Hopkins. However, Mrs. Fiske repeated her own stage performance as Becky in the film Vanity Fair (1915), the play on which the play and film of "Becky Sharp" had been based.
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