Tina Packer

Tina Packer
Born
Christina Roberta Packer

(1938-09-28)28 September 1938
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Died9 January 2026(2026-01-09) (aged 87)
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
Years active1964–2026
Known for
Spouses
Laurie Asprey
(m. 1962; div. 1980)
Dennis Krausnick
(m. 1998; died 2018)
Children1
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1994)

Christina Roberta Packer (28 September 1938 – 9 January 2026) was a British stage director and actress based in the United States. Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she originally worked as an actress. She starred in the BBC television serial David Copperfield. After she quit acting and became a stage director in the United States, she founded the Shakespearean theatre company Shakespeare & Company, serving as its artistic director from its second foundation in 1978 until 2009.