Greta Lambert is officially retired. But she hasn’t yet given up on acting or giving back to the profession she has been a part of for decades.
The famed actress has been on the stage at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival for years performing multiple roles. Last week she returned to Wetumpka High School to help up and coming actors with a British accent — something she did last year for the Wetumpka High School Theatre Guild production of “Matilda.”
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