Gender
Female
Born
May 29, 1894
Cobourg, Ontario, CANADA
Died
Jan 20, 1989
Henley-on-Thames, ENGLAND
Performer Composer
Also Known As
Constance Sylvia Munsfird [Birthname]
Lady Peel
Relations
Wife of
Robert Peel (1920 - 1934) his death
Partner of
John Philip Huck (1948 - 1989) her death
Godmother of
Victoria Medlin
  • CREDITS
    High Spirits (Apr 07, 1964 - Feb 27, 1965)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • Madame Arcati - Original
    Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 (Mar 01, 1957 - Jun 15, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • Singer - Original
      • The Lady - Original
      • Hostess - Original
      • The Rajah's Favorite - Original
      • Lucille - Original
      • Kabuki Lil - Original
      • The Original Cast - Original
    • Additional numbers by Beatrice Lillie
    Auntie Mame (Oct 31, 1956 - Jun 28, 1958)
    Play, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • Auntie Mame - Replacement (Jun 02, 1958 - Jun 28, 1958)
    An Evening With Beatrice Lillie (Oct 02, 1952 - May 30, 1953)
    Special, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • The Star's Friend - Original
      • The Son - Original
      • Sybil - Original
      • Solo Performer - Original
    Inside U.S.A. (Apr 30, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • 'At the Mardi Gras' Singer - Original
      • 'We Won't Take it Back' Singer - Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • Miss Twitchell - Original
      • Mme. Lapis de Lazuli - Original
      • 3rd Couple - Original
      • Gladys - Original
      • Pittsburgh Choral Society Choral Director - Original
      • Massachusetts Mermaid - Original
    Seven Lively Arts (Dec 07, 1944 - May 12, 1945)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • Lady Agatha Pendleton - Original
      • "Fragonard in Pink" - Original
      • The Customer - Original
      • "When I Was a Little Cuckoo" Singer - Original
      • "Dancin' to a Jungle Drum" Singer - Original
      • Mrs. Manningham - Original
    Set to Music (Jan 18, 1939 - May 06, 1939)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
      • Giselle - Original
      • A School Girl - Original
      • Marion Day - Original
      • Mrs. John Illsworth-Poindexter - Original
      • Mrs. Rowntree - Original
      • She - Original
      • "(I've Been to a) Marvelous Party" Performer - Original
      • The Countess - Original
    The Show is On (Dec 25, 1936 - Jul 17, 1937)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
      • Go Go Benuti - Original
      • Mrs. Slemp - Original
      • Treasurer - Original
      • "Buy Yourself a Balloon" Performer - Original
      • Mlle. Leonore - Original
      • "Josephine Waters" Performer - Original
      • A Strip Teaser - Original
      • "Epilogue" Performer - Original
    At Home Abroad (Sep 19, 1935 - Mar 07, 1936)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • "Paree" Performer - Original
      • Sonia - Original
      • "O Leo" Performer - Original
      • "The Toast of Vienna" Performer - Original
      • She - Original
      • Millicent Peabody - Original
    Walk a Little Faster (Dec 07, 1932 - Mar 18, 1933)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • Penelope Goldfarb - Original
      • "Quel Bijou" performer - Original
      • Frisco Fanny - Original
      • Nancy Fixit - Original
      • Mrs. George Buckingham - Original
      • "End of a Perfect Night" performer - Original
    Too True to Be Good (Apr 04, 1932 - May 21, 1932)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
      • The Nurse - Original
    The Third Little Show (Jun 01, 1931 - Sep 1931)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
      • Original
    • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
      • Miss Tassell - Original
      • "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" - Original
      • Miss Hammond - Original
      • The Late Comer - Original
      • "Sevilla" - Original
      • "Cinema Lorelei" - Original
    This Year of Grace (Nov 07, 1928 - Mar 23, 1929)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
      • Original
    She's My Baby (Jan 03, 1928 - Mar 03, 1928)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • Tilly - Original
    Oh, Please (Dec 17, 1926 - Feb 26, 1927)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • Lily Valli - Original
    Charlot Revue (Nov 10, 1925 - Mar 06, 1926)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
      • "How D'You Do?" Performer - Original
      • Baby Boy - Original
      • "Susannah's Squeaking Shoes" Performer - Original
      • The Maid - Original
      • "Mouse" Performer - Original
      • Madame Wanda Allova - Original
    Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924 (Jan 09, 1924 - Sep 20, 1924)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
      • Original
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Actress in a Musical

    1964 | Nominee  | High Spirits
    Starring: Beatrice Lillie
     

    Best Actress in a Musical

    1958 | Nominee  | Ziegfeld Follies of 1957
    Starring: Beatrice Lillie

    Special Award

    1953 | Recipient  | An Evening With Beatrice Lillie
    Starring: Beatrice Lillie
High Spirits (Apr 07, 1964 - Feb 27, 1965)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • Madame Arcati - Original
Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 (Mar 01, 1957 - Jun 15, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • Singer - Original
    • The Lady - Original
    • Hostess - Original
    • The Rajah's Favorite - Original
    • Lucille - Original
    • Kabuki Lil - Original
    • The Original Cast - Original
  • Additional numbers by Beatrice Lillie
Auntie Mame (Oct 31, 1956 - Jun 28, 1958)
Play, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • Auntie Mame - Replacement (Jun 02, 1958 - Jun 28, 1958)
An Evening With Beatrice Lillie (Oct 02, 1952 - May 30, 1953)
Special, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • The Star's Friend - Original
    • The Son - Original
    • Sybil - Original
    • Solo Performer - Original
Inside U.S.A. (Apr 30, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • 'At the Mardi Gras' Singer - Original
    • 'We Won't Take it Back' Singer - Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • Miss Twitchell - Original
    • Mme. Lapis de Lazuli - Original
    • 3rd Couple - Original
    • Gladys - Original
    • Pittsburgh Choral Society Choral Director - Original
    • Massachusetts Mermaid - Original
Seven Lively Arts (Dec 07, 1944 - May 12, 1945)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • Lady Agatha Pendleton - Original
    • "Fragonard in Pink" - Original
    • The Customer - Original
    • "When I Was a Little Cuckoo" Singer - Original
    • "Dancin' to a Jungle Drum" Singer - Original
    • Mrs. Manningham - Original
Set to Music (Jan 18, 1939 - May 06, 1939)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
    • Giselle - Original
    • A School Girl - Original
    • Marion Day - Original
    • Mrs. John Illsworth-Poindexter - Original
    • Mrs. Rowntree - Original
    • She - Original
    • "(I've Been to a) Marvelous Party" Performer - Original
    • The Countess - Original
The Show is On (Dec 25, 1936 - Jul 17, 1937)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
    • Go Go Benuti - Original
    • Mrs. Slemp - Original
    • Treasurer - Original
    • "Buy Yourself a Balloon" Performer - Original
    • Mlle. Leonore - Original
    • "Josephine Waters" Performer - Original
    • A Strip Teaser - Original
    • "Epilogue" Performer - Original
At Home Abroad (Sep 19, 1935 - Mar 07, 1936)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • "Paree" Performer - Original
    • Sonia - Original
    • "O Leo" Performer - Original
    • "The Toast of Vienna" Performer - Original
    • She - Original
    • Millicent Peabody - Original
Walk a Little Faster (Dec 07, 1932 - Mar 18, 1933)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • Penelope Goldfarb - Original
    • "Quel Bijou" performer - Original
    • Frisco Fanny - Original
    • Nancy Fixit - Original
    • Mrs. George Buckingham - Original
    • "End of a Perfect Night" performer - Original
Too True to Be Good (Apr 04, 1932 - May 21, 1932)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
    • The Nurse - Original
The Third Little Show (Jun 01, 1931 - Sep 1931)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
    • Original
  • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
    • Miss Tassell - Original
    • "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" - Original
    • Miss Hammond - Original
    • The Late Comer - Original
    • "Sevilla" - Original
    • "Cinema Lorelei" - Original
This Year of Grace (Nov 07, 1928 - Mar 23, 1929)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
    • Original
She's My Baby (Jan 03, 1928 - Mar 03, 1928)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • Tilly - Original
Oh, Please (Dec 17, 1926 - Feb 26, 1927)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • Lily Valli - Original
Charlot Revue (Nov 10, 1925 - Mar 06, 1926)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Beatrice Lillie
    • "How D'You Do?" Performer - Original
    • Baby Boy - Original
    • "Susannah's Squeaking Shoes" Performer - Original
    • The Maid - Original
    • "Mouse" Performer - Original
    • Madame Wanda Allova - Original
Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924 (Jan 09, 1924 - Sep 20, 1924)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Beatrice Lillie
    • Original

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Musical

1964 | Nominee  | High Spirits
Starring: Beatrice Lillie
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1958 | Nominee  | Ziegfeld Follies of 1957
Starring: Beatrice Lillie

Special Award

1953 | Recipient  | An Evening With Beatrice Lillie
Starring: Beatrice Lillie

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