Fanny Fitzwilliam
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| Born: | 26 July 1801 |
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| Died: | 11 September 1854 |
| Occupation: | actress and theatre manager |
| Spouse: | Edward Fitzwilliam |
Fanny Elizabeth Fitzwilliam (nee Copeland) (1801 - 1854) was the actress daughter of Robert Copeland, manager of the Dover theatrical circuit.
As "Miss Copeland" she made her name at the Surrey Theatre with Thomas John Dibdin. After marrying the actor Edward Fitzwilliam she performed as "Mrs. Fitzwilliam", becoming a leading London actress and theatre manager. For many years she was closely associated with John Baldwin Buckstone who, after the death of her husband, she was due to marry in 1854.
She died of cholera a month before the wedding, aged 53.
Fanny Fitzwilliam had two children from her marriage to Edward Fitzwilliam - a son, musical composer Edward Francis Fitzwilliam and a daughter, noted actress and singer Kathleen Fitzwilliam.
