Lotta Crabtree (born Charlotte Mignon Crabtree, November 7, 1847 – September 25, 1924) was an American actress, entertainer and comedian.
She was also a philanthropist.
Crabtree was born in New York City to English parents who had emigrated to the US in 1842 and raised in the gold mining hills outside San Francisco.
It was there that she first rose to fame as a child performer.
Lotta Crabtree became one of the wealthiest and most beloved American entertainers of the late 19th century.
From her beginnings as a 6-year-old until her retirement at the age of 45, she entertained and was named "The Nation's Darling".
Her life story was filmed as Golden Girl (1951), starring Mitzi Gaynor.