Irish-born actress who excelled in parts such as Ellen in the adaptation of Scott's The Lady of the Lake; she retired in 1819 following her marriage to William Wrixon-Becher (1780-1850), Irish MP.

REFERENCES TO Elizabeth O'Neill:

John Whishaw to Thomas Smith, 3 May 1815 in The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906)

Charles Lamb to William Wordsworth, 9 April 1816 in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. Letters (London: Methuen and Co., 1905)

Walter Scott to Daniel Terry, 12 November 1816 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837)

John Whishaw to Thomas Smith, 6 May 1817 in The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906)

John Whishaw to Thomas Smith, 7 May 1817 in The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906)

John Murray to Lord Byron, 13 May 1817 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)

Lord Byron to John Murray, 21 August 1817 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Sydney Smith to Lady Grey, 5 February 1819 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Countess of Charleville to Lady Morgan, 18 February 1820 in Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863)