Maude Odell

Who was Maude Odell?

Maude Odell was an American actress. She was one of the United States' best-known stage actresses of the early 20th century.

Odell's first major success was The Prisoner of Zenda, in which she appeared for 400 nights in New York. She later performed in The Student Prince, Show Boat, and Tobacco Road. Her career spanned almost 40 years.

Odell was found dead of a heart attack in her dressing room just before a performance of Tobacco Road. She was buried at the cemetery of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Beaufort, South Carolina.