Miriam-Teak Lee Explained

Miriam-Teak Lee
Birth Date:1994 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Edmonton, London, England
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2017–present
Known For:& Juliet (2019–2023)
Hamilton (2017–2019)
On the Town (2017)
Relatives:Dex Lee (brother)
Awards:Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (2020)
WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Musical (2020)

Miriam-Teak Lee (born 1 November 1994) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Juliet Capulet in & Juliet, for which she won a 2020 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical.

Early life and education

Lee has an older brother, Dex Lee, as well as three other brothers.[1] Alongside Dex, she attended The Latymer School, Morgan Aslanoff School of Dance and Arts Educational School.[2] [3] The pair were duet partners and competed in dance competitions together.

Acting career

After leaving school, Lee made her London stage debut in Leonard Bernstein's musical On the Town at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2017. Two months later she made her West End debut in the original London production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre. In Hamilton, Lee was a member of the ensemble and the understudy for the leading roles of Eliza Hamilton, Angelica Schuyler Church and Peggy Schuyler. In 2019, she was chosen to play the eponymous protagonist in the juke-box musical & Juliet at the Manchester Opera House and then at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End. For her performance Lee won critics' praises and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020MoominvalleySeahorsesVoice role; 2 episodes
2022 Olivier Awards Guest Presenter 1 episode

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2017The Stage Debut AwardBest Actress in a MusicalOn the Town[5]
2020Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical& Juliet[6]
WhatsOnStage AwardBest Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical& Juliet[7]
Black British Theatre AwardsBest Female Actor in a Musical& Juliet[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Miriam-Teak Lee interview: 'Juliet was going to be timid – then I walked in'. Evening Standard. 18 November 2019. 18 April 2020.
  2. Web site: We catch up with Miriam-Teak Lee and Siena Kelly . . 17 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Dex Lee Takes The Lead . Norfolk house school. 17 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Theatre's Biggest Night. 2021-07-05. Olivier Awards. en-GB.
  5. Web site: The Stage Debut Awards . 2022-11-16 . The Stage . En.
  6. Web site: Olivier Awards 2020 winners: Dear Evan Hansen, Sharon D Clarke, Andrew Scott, Emilia and more WhatsOnStage. 2021-03-29. www.whatsonstage.com. 25 October 2020 . en-GB.
  7. News: 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six. WhatsOnStage. 23 April 2020.
  8. Web site: admin . 2023-05-22 . The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 Winners . 2023-06-15 . Black British Theatre Awards . en-US.