Fanny Rice
Fanny Rice circa 1892
Born	February 7, 1859 Lowell, Massachusetts, (Middlesex County) USA
Died	July 10, 1936 (aged 77) Bronx, New York
Other names	Fannie Rice
Occupation(s)	actress, singer
Years active	1880s-1920
Spouses	Warren H. Purdy G. W. Purdy

Fanny Rice (1859-1936),^[1] or Fannie Rice, was an American singer, comedienne and actress of stage and screen. She was born to Edward C. Rice and Ianthe Rice (nee Blanchard). She had two siblings an older brother Henry, who died as a child, and two older sisters Clara and Laura.^{[citation needed]}

Beginning her career in the 1880s she appeared on stage with many stage luminaries of the day like Francis Wilson, Jefferson De Angelis, Joseph Jefferson and Mrs. John Drew all costarring in a popular revival of Sheridans The Rivals.^[2]

Her tenure in films was brief making three silent films between 1919 and 1920.^[3]

She died in July 1936 and is interred under her married name of Purdy.^{[citation needed]}

• The Moonshine Trail (1919)
• Dawn (1919)
• My Husband's Other Wife (1920)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fanny Rice.

• Fanny Rice at IMDb
• Fanny Rice portraits(NYPublic Library, Billy Rose collection)
• Sarony portrait of Fanny Rice, with description and text attributed to the later Fanny Brice(archived)
• Fanny Rice in portrait by Newsboy photographer's studio(archived)