Mabel Beardsley

Mabel Beardsley (24 August 1871 – 8 May 1916) was an English Victorian actress and elder sister of the famous illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, who according to her brother's biographer, "achieved mild notoriety for her exotic and flamboyant appearance".

The Pitts were a well-established and respected family in Brighton, and Beardsley's mother married a man of lesser social status than might have been expected.

[6] In 1883, her family settled in London, and in the following year, she appeared in public playing at several concerts with her brother Aubrey.

Speculation about Aubrey’s sexuality includes rumors of an incestuous relationship with Mabel, who may have become pregnant by her brother and miscarried.

[13] In 1982 Playhouse drama Aubrey, written by John Selwyn Gilbert, Mabel was portrayed by actress Rula Lenska.