| Gladys Boot | |
| Birth Date: | 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Darlington, County Durham, England |
| Death Place: | Chelsea, London, England |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1940-1963 |
Gladys Boot (1890 – 16 October 1964), was a British actress.[1] [2]
She studied acting privately with Elsie Fogerty, and made her stage debut in Newcastle in 1940 in Quiet Wedding; and in London at Wyndham's Theatre the following year in Quiet Weekend. In this, she appeared in over 1,000 performances, including overseas tours and for the forces, 1943-44. After the war, theatre work included as leading lady with the Liverpool Playhouse, and on tour and on Broadway in Yes M'Lord (1949); and again on tour as Mrs Higgins in Shaw's Pygmalion in 1951.[3] [4] [5]
She died on 16 October 1964, in Chelsea, London.[2]