For 10 points, name this profession of a person who might play Lady Macbeth.
A person of this profession is shown falling, dismayed, onto a bed with orange drapery in a painting by William Hogarth. While trying to paint a portrait of one of these people, an artist supposedly exclaimed "Confound the nose, there's no end to it!" A person of this profession is "torn" by a smiling girl in pink on his left while a girl in blue on the right appears offended in a painting by Joshua Reynolds. John Singer Sargent showed knee-length red braids and a flowing green dress on a woman in this profession named (*) Ellen Terry. A person of this profession is enthroned with a rich golden gown, with Pity and Terror standing behind her, in a portrait of her by Reynolds "as the Tragic Muse." Famous members of this profession often depicted in art include David Garrick and Sarah Siddons. For 10 points, name this profession of a person who might play Lady Macbeth.
A person of this profession is shown falling, dismayed, onto a bed with orange drapery in a painting by William Hogarth.
acting or actor or actress [accept answers that mean the same thing like thespians]