Malvina Pray Florence

Malvina Pray Florence (April 19, 1830–February 18, 1906) was an American dancer and comic actress.

[1][2] She was the first American comic actress to play on the English stage.

[2] At the age of sixteen, she was married to actor Joseph Littell, which ended in divorce in 1846.

[2][4] In 1853 she married William Jermyn Florence, American actor, with whom she entered upon a long period of starring.

[8] She also performed in different plays such as The Yankee Gal (1853), Ireland As It Is and Woman's Wrong, Dombey and Son (1862), The Ticket-of-Leave Man (1863), and Our Governor (1885).