The Resume

(July 23, 1816-February 18, 1876)
Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Stage actress
Notable roles include Lady Macbeth, Meg Merrilees from 'Guy Mannering,' Hamlet and Romeo

Why she might be annoying:

She said, 'I was born a tomboy.'
She started as an opera singer and claimed she changed careers when she strained her voice. However, the real reason for the switch may have been hostile reviews, such as the New Orleans critic that declared, 'Miss Cushman can sing nothing.'
She was sued by her ex-lover, actress Matilda Hays, who claimed she had put her own career on hold to support Cushman. (They settled out of court.)
Her lover Emma Crow married her nephew/adopted son, Ned.
She gave her first farewell performance in 1852, and her last one 23 years later.

Why she might not be annoying:

When she was thirteen, her father died and left the family destitute, forcing her into show biz.
Her triumphant tour of England (1844) helped make acting a respectable career for a woman in America.
She used her celebrity to promote several female artists and sculptors.
During the Civil War, she headlined several benefits for sick and wounded Union soldiers.
Walt Whitman called her performance as Nancy Sykes in 'Oliver Twist' 'The most intense acting ever felt on the Park boards.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 41]
• Hall of Fame for Great Americans (Ranked: 1915)
• I Adopted a Child
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Have Breast Cancer
• I Portrayed Hamlet
• I Portrayed Romeo
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• I'm Buried at Mount Auburn Cemetary [Massachusetts]
• Lesbians
• Look at me, I'm Busted
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Palimony Cases
• Profiles 32501-32750 (Ranked: 32615)
• Tomboys

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 24 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 54 Votes: 64.81% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 420 Votes: 72.62% Annoying