Kemble, Fanny Syllabification: (Kem·ble, Fanny)Pronunciation: /ˈkembəl/Definition of Kemble, Fanny (1809–93), English actress; full name Frances Anne Kemble. The niece of Sarah Siddons, she was a success in both Shakespearean comedy and tragedy, playing such parts as Portia, Beatrice, Juliet, and Lady Macbeth. Kemble, Fanny in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kemble, Fanny in the British & World English dictionary