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.

Miriam-Teak Lee
Born (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 29)
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Known for& Juliet (2019–2023)
Hamilton (2017–2019)
On the Town (2017)
RelativesDex Lee (brother)
AwardsLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (2020)
WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Musical (2020)

Early life and education

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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][dead link] The pair were duet partners and competed in dance competitions together.[2]

Acting career

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Moominvalley Seahorses Voice role; 2 episodes
2022 Olivier Awards Guest Presenter 1 episode

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 The Stage Debut Award Best Actress in a Musical On the Town Won [5]
2020 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical & Juliet Won [6]
WhatsOnStage Award Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical & Juliet Won [7]
Black British Theatre Awards Best Female Actor in a Musical & Juliet Won [8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Miriam-Teak Lee interview: 'Juliet was going to be timid – then I walked in'". Evening Standard. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "We catch up with Miriam-Teak Lee and Siena Kelly". Open Air Theatre. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Dex Lee Takes The Lead". Norfolk house school. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Theatre's Biggest Night". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "The Stage Debut Awards". The Stage. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Olivier Awards 2020 winners: Dear Evan Hansen, Sharon D Clarke, Andrew Scott, Emilia and more | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. ^ "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ admin (22 May 2023). "The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 Winners". Black British Theatre Awards. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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