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Beatrice Lillie

Performer

Beatrice Lillie - Headshot

Beatrice Lillie

Performer

Also Known As: Constance Sylvia Munsfird, Lady Peel
Born: May 29, 1894 in Ontario, Canada
Death: Jan 20, 1989 in Oxfordshire, England

Roles (71)

	High Spirits Opened April 07, 1964	as Madame Arcati (Original)
	Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 Opened March 01, 1957	Additional numbers as Hostess (Original) as Kabuki Lil (Original) as Lucille (Original) as Singer (Original) as The Lady (Original) as The Original Cast (Original) as The Rajah's Favorite (Original)
	Auntie Mame Opened October 31, 1956	as Auntie Mame (Replacement)		Arrived On Jun 02, 1958
	An Evening with Beatrice Lillie Opened October 02, 1952	as Solo Performer (Original) as Sybil (Original) as The Son (Original) as The Star's Friend (Original)
	Inside U.S.A. Opened April 30, 1948	as 3rd Couple (Original) as Gladys (Original) as Massachusetts Mermaid (Original) as Miss Twitchell (Original) as Mme. Lapis de Lazuli (Original) as Pittsburgh Choral Society Choral Director (Original)
	Seven Lively Arts Opened December 07, 1944	as "Dancin' to a Jungle Drum" Singer (Original) as "Fragonard in Pink" (Original) as "When I Was a Little Cuckoo" Singer (Original) as Lady Agatha Pendleton (Original) as Mrs. Manningham (Original) as The Customer (Original)
	Set to Music Opened January 18, 1939	as "(I've Been to a) Marvelous Party" Performer (Original) as A School Girl (Original) as Giselle (Original) as Marion Day (Original) as Mrs. John Illsworth-Poindexter (Original) as Mrs. Rowntree (Original) as She (Original) as The Countess (Original)
	The Show Is On Opened December 25, 1936	as "Buy Yourself a Balloon" Performer (Original) as "Epilogue" Performer (Original) as "Josephine Waters" Performer (Original) as A Strip Teaser (Original) as Go Go Benuti (Original) as Mlle. Leonore (Original) as Mrs. Slemp (Original) as Treasurer (Original)
	At Home Abroad Opened September 19, 1935	as "O Leo" Performer (Original) as "Paree" Performer (Original) as "The Toast of Vienna" Performer (Original) as Millicent Peabody (Original) as She (Original) as Sonia (Original)
	Walk a Little Faster Opened December 07, 1932	as "End of a Perfect Night" performer (Original) as "Quel Bijou" performer (Original) as Frisco Fanny (Original) as Mrs. George Buckingham (Original) as Nancy Fixit (Original) as Penelope Goldfarb (Original)
	Too True to Be Good Opened April 04, 1932	as The Nurse (Original)
	The Third Little Show Opened June 01, 1931	as Miss Hammond (Original) as Miss Tassell (Original) as The Late Comer (Original) as "Cinema Lorelei" (Original) as "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" (Original) as "Sevilla" (Original)
	This Year of Grace Opened November 07, 1928	Performer
	She's My Baby Opened January 03, 1928	as Tilly (Original)
	Oh, Please Opened December 17, 1926	as Lily Valli (Original)
	Charlot Revue Opened November 10, 1925	as "How D'You Do?" Performer (Original) as "Mouse" Performer (Original) as "Susannah's Squeaking Shoes" Performer (Original) as Baby Boy (Original) as Madame Wanda Allova (Original) as The Maid (Original)
	Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924 Opened January 09, 1924	Performer

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Awards

Outer Critics Circle
1964	Special Award		Winner

Tony Award
1964	Best Actress in a Musical	High Spirits	Nominee
1958	Best Actress in a Musical	Ziegfeld Follies of 1957	Nominee
1953	Special Award	An Evening with Beatrice Lillie	Winner

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