Viola Herms Drath
VIOLA HERMS DRATH was a German-American playwright, author, diplomat, and socialite. She learned English while attending boarding school in Scotland. Her first play, Farewell Isabella, was...
Violet Targuse
VIOLET TARGUSE, née HEALEY, has been described as “probably New Zealand’s most successful and least acclaimed one-act playwright.” She only began writing plays in the final years of her life....
Virginia Fox Brooks
VIRGINIA FOX BROOKS was an American actress, translator, journalist, and playwright. She was born in 1893 to theatre manager Joseph Brooks, immersing her in the arts from a young age. She moved to...
Virginia Moreno
VIRGINIA MORENO was a Filipina writer, poet, and playwright. Known as “The High Priestess” or the “The Empress Dowager of Philippine Poetry,” her work encompassed a range of literary genres,...
Virginie Ancelot
VIRGINIE ANCELOT was a French playwright, novelist, memorialist, and painter. From 1824-1875 she hosted one of Paris’ most influential literary salons which welcomed writers like Victor Hugo and...
Viva Tattersall
VIVA TATTERSALL was the stage name of Vera Tattersall, a British stage and film actress, sculptor, and playwright. She was born in London and moved to the United States to begin her career as a...
Wakako Yamauchi
WAKAKO YAMAUCHI (山内 若子) was a Japanese-American writer and playwright. She was born to first-generation Japanese immigrants (Issei) and farmers in Southern California’s Imperial Valley. The...
Wang Yun
WANG YUN was a scholar, playwright, and poet during the Qing Dynasty. She was born in the ancient capital of Chang’an, now known as Xi’an. Her plays were written in the traditional style of...