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NAME: Nell Gwyn
OCCUPATION: Theater Actress
BIRTH DATE: February 02, 1650
DEATH DATE: November 14, 1687
PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England
PLACE OF DEATH: London, England
Full Name: Eleanor Gwyn

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Popular British actress Nell Gwyn (1650–1687) was the mistress of King Charles II.

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Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (born February 2, 1650) was selling oranges at the Drury Lane Theater in London when she became the mistress of actor Charles Hart, who trained her for the stage. Soon, "pretty, witty Nell" was the leading comedienne of the King's Company and the mistress of Charles II. The public found Gwyn's high spirits a welcome antidote to the Puritanism of the time.

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