Ophelia

Ophelia
Ophelia
Hamlet character
	John William Waterhouse's painting Ophelia (1894)
Created by	William Shakespeare
Based on	Amleth's foster-sister (Amleth legend)
Portrayed by	Boy players (Elizabethan era); Mary Catherine Bolton; Sarah Siddons; Elizabeth Satchell; Helen Faucit; Dora Jordan; Frances Abington; Dorothy Foster; Jean Simmons; Peg Woffington; Mignon Nevada; Anastasiya Vertinskaya; Marianne Faithfull; Helena Bonham Carter; Kate Winslet; Julia Stiles; Mariah Gale; Daisy Ridley; Jessica Brown Findlay; Morfydd Clark; Namsrayn Suvd; Shraddha Kapoor; Olga Gzovskaya; Linda Marsh;
In-universe information
Position	Noblewoman
Family	Polonius (father); Laertes (brother)
Significant other	Prince Hamlet
Religion	Catholic
Nationality	Danish

Ophelia (/oʊˈfiːliə/ oh-FEE-lee-ə) is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Due to Hamlet's actions, Ophelia ultimately becomes mad and drowns.