Shakespeare in Performance: Character

Desdemona

Production Appearances

Actor	Credited As	Production
Erin Wall	Desdemona	Otello (2017, The O'Brian Centre for Vancouver Opera, Canada)
Kayla Deorksen	Desdemona	Othello (2016, Bard on the Beach, Canada)
Stephanie Holladay Earl	Desdemona	Othello (2014, American Shakespeare Center, USA)
Tracie Thomason	Antiphila	The Maid's Tragedy (2014, American Shakespeare Center, USA)
Lindsey Kyler	Desdemona	Othello (2013, Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF, USA)
Bethany Jillard	Desdemona	Othello (2013, Stratford Festival of Canada, Canada)
Janie Brookshire	Desdemona	Othello (2011, Folger Shakespeare Library, USA)
Emelia Hellman	Desdemona	Othello (2010, Big Ideas Club, Canada)
Christine Horne	Desdemona	Othello (2008, Zaib Shaikh, Canada)
Leeanna Walsman	Desdemona	Othello (2007, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia)
Susan Oosthuzen	Desdemona	Othello (2007, Eubulus Timothy, South Africa)
CLAIRE JULLIEN	Desdemona	Othello (2007, Stratford Festival of Canada, Canada)
Shian Denovan	desdemona	chamber othello (2007, CHAMBERshakespearecompany, Scotland)
Vanessa Ballam	Desdemona	Othello (2006, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Julie Jesneck	Desdemona	Othello (2006, The Old Globe, USA)
Tuyet Thi Pham	Desdemona	Othello (2005, Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Colleen Delany	Desdemona	Othello (2005, Shakespeare Theatre Company, USA)
Elgin Kelley	Desdemona	Othello (2005, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Jennifer Le Blanc	Desdemona	Othello (2004, Marin Shakespeare Company, USA)
Irena Huljak	Desdemona	Shakespeare's World Cup (2002, Upstart Crow Theatre Group, Canada)
Mirjana Jokovic	Desdemona	Othello (2001, American Repertory Theatre, USA)
Patrice Johnson	Desdemona	Othello (1997, Shakespeare Theatre Company, USA)
Anne Gibson	Desdemona	Othello (1996, Upstart Crow Theatre Group, Canada)
Elizabeth Zins	Desdemona	Othello (1996, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Irene Jacob	Desdemona	Othello (1995, Oliver Parker, USA)
Sian Thomas	Desdemona (voice)	Othello (1994, Nikolai Serebryakov, International)
Lucy Peacock	Desdemona	Othello (1994, Stratford Festival of Canada, Canada)
Angela Vitale	Desdemona	Othello (1991, Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Imogen Stubbs	Desdemona	Othello (1990, Trevor Nunn, UK)
Mary Walden	Desdemona	Othello (1989, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Wenna Shaw	Desdemona	Othello (1987, Stratford Festival of Canada, Canada)
Katia Ricciarelli	Desdemona	Otello (1986, Franco Zeffirelli, International)
Jenny Agutter	Desdemona	Othello: The Moor of Venice (1985, Franklin Melton, USA)
Julia Lemmertz	Denise [Desdemona]	Otelo de Oliveira: Recriaca de Otelo, O Mouro de Venezia de William Shakespeare (1984, Paulo Afonso Grisolli, Brazil)
Katherine Udall	Desdemona	Othello (1984, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Joanna Pettet	Desdemona	Othello: Black Commando (1982)
Penelope Wilton	Desdemona	Othello (1981, Jonathan Miller, GB)
Joyce Harris	Desdemona	Othello (1981, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Audrey Dixon	Desdemona	Othello (1980, Liz White)
Domini Blythe	Desdemona	Othello (1979, Stratford Festival of Canada, Canada)
Carol Hansche	Desdemona	Othello (1978, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Season Hubley	Desdemona	Catch My Soul: Santa Fe Satan (1973, Patrick McGoohan, USA)
Denene von Glan Grant	Desdemona	Othello (1973, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Martha Henry	Desdemona	Othello (1973, Stratford Festival of Canada, Canada)
Mary Ed Porter	Desdemona	Othello (1970, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Maggie Smith	Desdemona	Othello: The Moor of Venice (1965, Stuart Burge, GB)
Francine Bergé	Desdemona	Othello (1962, Claude Barma, France)
Vera Tsignadze	Desdemona	Ballet of Othello (1960, Vakhtang Chabukiani, USSR)
Frances Hyland	Desdemona	Othello (1959, Stratford Festival of Canada, Canada)
Rosalyn Newport	Desdemona	Othello (1957, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA)
Katherine Byron	Desdemona, Voice	Othello (1955, William de Lane Lea)
Rosemary Harris	Desdemona	Othello (1955, Tony Richardson, GB)
Irina Skobtseva	Desdemona	Othello (1955, William de Lane Lea)
Olive Deering	Desdemona	Othello (1953, USA)
Peggi Loder	Desdemona	Othello (1953, David Greene, Canada)
Suzanne Cloutier	Desdemona	The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice: A Motion Picture Adaptation of the Play by William Shakespeare (1952, Orson Welles, International)
Renée Faure	Desdemona	Othello (1950, GB)
Joan Hopkins	Desdemona	Tragedy of Othello (1950, GB)
Licia Albanese	Desdemona	Otello (1948, Burke Crotty, USA)
Celia Johnson	Desdemona	Othello (1937, GB)
Ica von Lenkeffy	Desdemona	Othello (1922, Dimitri Buchowetzki, Germany)
Ellen Korth	Desdemona	Othello (1918, Max Mack, Germany)
Léna Lenard	Desdemona	Othello (1914, Arturo Ambrosio, Italy)
Thyra Reimann	Maria Lowe--Desdemona	Desdemona (1911, August Blom, Denmark)
Vittoria Lepanto	Desdemona	Othello (1909, Gerolamo Lo Savio, Italy)
Henny Porten	Desdemona	Othello (1907, Oskar Messter, Germany)

Related Artifacts

Othello and Desdemona (Othello, American Repertory Theatre, 2001)

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Cassio, Othello, and Desdemona (Othello, American Repertory Theatre, 2001)

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Othello and Desdemona (Othello, American Repertory Theatre, 2001)

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Desdemona and Emilia (Othello, American Repertory Theatre, 2001)

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Desdemona (Othello, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, 2006)

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Desdemona and Othello (Othello, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, 2006)

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Costume Design for Desdemona

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Desdemona and Emilia (Othello, Upstart Crow Theatre Group, 1996)

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Desdemona and Othello (Othello, Upstart Crow Theatre Group, 1996)

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Desdemona, Othello and Barbantio (Act 1, scene 3)

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Othello and Desdemona (Act 2, scene 1)

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Cassio and Desdemona (Act 3, scene 3)

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