Biography
Viola Tree (17 July 1884 – 15 November 1938) was an English actress, singer, playwright and author. Daughter of the actor Herbert Beerbohm Tree, she made many of her early appearances with his company at His Majesty's Theatre. Later she appeared in opera, variety, straight theatre and film. Tree was born in London, the eldest of three daughters of Herbert Beerbohm Tree and his wife, the actress Helen Maud Tree, née Holt. Her aunt was author Constance Beerbohm and an uncle was Max Beerbohm. She was educated privately in London and in Europe. Her sisters were Felicity Tree and Iris Tree. She also had seven illegitimate half-siblings, the products of her father's many infidelities, among them the director Carol Reed and Peter Reed, whose son became the actor Oliver Reed.
Filmography
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Movies 5
Writer 1
Pygmalion (1939)
Heart's Desire (1935)
For the Love of Mike (1932)
The Dancers (1925)
Masks and Faces (1917)
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Birthday1884-07-17
Deathday1938-11-15 (54 years old)
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ChildrenVirginia Thynne, Marchioness of Bath, David Tree, Denys Parsons
FatherHerbert Beerbohm Tree
MotherHelen Maud Holt
SiblingsIris Tree, Felicity Tree
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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