Beatrice Lillie

Stage Actress

Birthday May 29, 1894

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Canada

DEATH DATE Jan 20, 1989 (94)

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About

Actress who is best remembered for her starring roles in the Broadway productions of Ziegfeld Follies and High Spirits, both of which earned her Tony Award nominations.

Before Fame

She performed in a family trio act with her mother and sister.

Trivia

She won a 1953 Tony Award for her performance of An Evening with Beatrice Lillie. A year later, she won a Sarah Siddons Award for her contribution to Chicago theater.

Family Life

She married Sir Robert Peel in 1920.

Associated With

She appeared with Mary Pickford's brother, Jack, in the 1926 comedy film Exit Smiling.