Marguerite Broadfoote (died 1915) was an actress and singer. In 1905 Marguerite Broadfoote played "Ophelia to Mr. Walter Passmore's "Hamlet the Harmless," at the London Coliseum.

Naomi "Micky" Jacob had several careers, beginning as a teacher, before becoming the secretary (and lover) of the older married Marguerite Broadfoote, with whom she travelled on tour for seven years, until Mr Broadfoote intervened in 1913. It seems likely that Broadfoot was Jacob's first serious love affair. It was an open secret that Jacob was gay and her affair with music hall star Marguerite Broadfoote was well-known in theatre circles. Broadfoot died in 1915.

• NPG x138187; Marguerite Broadfoote - Portrait - National Portrait Gallery
• Miss Marguerite Broadfoote, who is playing "Ophelia to Mr. Walter Passmore's "Hamlet the Harmless," at the London Coliseum. 1905. (printsandephemera.com)
• A treasure, a trouper and a tartar | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
• Writing a new chapter in author’s forgotten life story | Yorkshire Post

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