Doris Keane

Doris Keane (December 12, 1881 – November 25, 1945)[1] was an American actress, primarily in live theatre.

She was educated privately in Chicago, New York, Paris, and Rome and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

[citation needed] In 1918 at the Lyric Theatre, London she was the star of Roxana, a comedy by Avery Hopwood.

Doris Keane was an avid reader, leaving behind an extensive library, including The Upanishads.

She was a favorite subject for artists of the day, among them the sculptor Jacob Epstein and the portraitist De Laszlo.

Keane in the film Romance (1920)
Basil Sydney and Doris Keane as Romeo and Juliet