Ethel Irving (born Frances Emily Irving; 1869–1963) was a British stage actress.

Frances Emily Irving was born in England on 5 September 1869, the daughter of stage actor Joseph Irving (died 1870)[2] and the wife of actor Gilbert Porteous (died 1928).

[3] She was initially billed as Birdie Irving, appearing in London productions such as the 1885 pantomime A Frog He Would a Wooing Go and the burlesque The Vicar of Wideawakefield.

[2][4] She died in Bexhill-on-Sea on 3 May 1963.

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