Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP character in Macbeth This article is about the character in Shakespeare's Macbeth. For other uses, see Lady Macbeth (disambiguation). Lady Macbeth Macbeth character Lady Macbeth observes King Duncan ( Lady Macbeth by George Cattermole, 1850) Created by William Shakespeare Portrayed by Sarah Siddons Charlotte Melmoth Charlotte Cushman Helen Faucit Ellen Terry Jeanette Nolan Vivien Leigh Judith Anderson Simone Signoret Vivien Merchant Francesca Annis Judi Dench Glenda Jackson Angela Bassett Alex Kingston Kate Fleetwood Marion Cotillard Hannah Taylor-Gordon Date(s) c.1603–1607 Source Holinshed's Chronicles (1587-1589) Information Family Macbeth (husband) Role Goads her husband into committing regicide Lady Macbeth is a leading character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth (c.1603–1607). The wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth (a Scottish nobleman), Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide, after which she become...