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Well, some people think that Margaret Hughes was the first professional actress on the stage in English, but if you want the first stage actress ever, you probably have to go back a lot further and we don't have accurate information.

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Yes, and the namesake of the Helen Hayes theatre. noted for complec character roles as diverse as Queen Victoria and Rachel Carson ( the pioneer ecologist) in a TV movie. she did both stage and screen work.l

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