Annie Griffiths Yeamans (November 19, 1835 – March 3, 1912) was a 19th-century character actress, appearing in many Harrigan and Hart productions.

[1] Yeamans was born on the Isle of Man on November 19 1835, moving as a young child to Australia to start her theatrical career in 1845.

She worked first as bareback rider in the circus in Australia and married her husband Edward "Ned" Yeamans, (an American clown), touring in Asia together.

[4] She visited the United States in 1865, and briefly in Yokohama in Japan, where she was joined by Willie Edouin in 1866.

]'[7][8] During her time acting, she worked with Albert Marshman Palmer, Augustin Daly, Sydney Rosenfeld and Sadie Martinot in American productions.