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English: Eleanor Ada Varley aka Nard Almayne (1856-1928) was a British-American stage actress. She was the daughter of Cromwell Fleetwood Varley and stepdaughter of Ion Hanford Perdicaris. She was born in London England and migrated to the United States with Ion Hanford Perdicaris and mother Ellen Varley (née Rouse). She pursued an acting career on Broadway and is known for The Picture where she played Irma and Bartley Campbell's Fate where she played Helen Faraday. She also married an actor named Nelson Decker (1841-1891). The couple were together for about ten years until Decker killed himself after their separation. She continued to perform as an actress throughout her life. She eventually returned to England where she died in 1928.