Ada Cavendish (1839 – 5 October 1895) was an English actress known for her Shakesperean roles and for popularising the plays of Wilkie Collins in America.
After her stage debut in 1863, beginning in musical burlesques by F. C. Burnand and others. Cavendish became known for playing such Shakespearean heroines as Juliet, Beatrice and Rosalind. She also famously played the title role of Miss Gwilt in the stage adaptation of Armadale and Mercy Merrick in The New Magdalen, both by Wilkie Collins. She married Frank Marshall (1840-1889), who published a scholarly edition of Shakespeare.
She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.[1]