Miriam-Teak Lee
{{short description|British actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Miriam-Teak Lee
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|1}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, London, England
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
- The Latymer School
- Morgan Aslanoff School of Dance
- Arts Educational School
}}
| 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/miriam-teak-lee-interview-and-juliet-west-end-a4288441.html%3famp|title=Miriam-Teak Lee interview: 'Juliet was going to be timid – then I walked in'|work=Evening Standard|date=18 November 2019|access-date=18 April 2020}} Alongside Dex, she attended The Latymer School, Morgan Aslanoff School of Dance and Arts Educational School.{{Cite web |title=We catch up with Miriam-Teak Lee and Siena Kelly |url=https://openairtheatre.com/blog/we-catch-up-with-miriam-teak-lee-and-siena-kelly/ |website=Open Air Theatre |accessdate=17 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=Dex Lee Takes The Lead |url=https://www.latymer.co.uk/news/13012017-dex-lee-takes-the-lead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304083747/http://www.latymer.co.uk/news/13012017-dex-lee-takes-the-lead |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2018 |website=Norfolk house school|accessdate=17 April 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Theatre's Biggest Night|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/year/olivier-awards-2020/|access-date=2021-07-05|website=Olivier Awards|language=en-GB}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col"| Notes | |||
| | 2020
| Seahorses | Voice role; 2 episodes | |||
| 2022 | Olivier Awards | Guest Presenter | 1 episode |
| 2025 | Doctor Who | Cora Saint Bavier | Episode: "The Interstellar Song Contest" |
Accolades
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 2017
|Best Actress in a Musical |On the Town | {{won}} |
| rowspan="3" |2020
| Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | & Juliet | {{won}} |
| WhatsOnStage Award
| Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | & Juliet | {{won}} | align="center" | {{Cite news|title=20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six|work=WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/20th-annual-awards-winners-andrew-scott-claire-foy_50888.html|access-date=23 April 2020}} |
| Black British Theatre Awards
|Best Female Actor in a Musical |& Juliet | {{won}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|10941588}}
{{OlivierAward MusicalActress}}
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from London
Category:Black British actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English voice actresses
Category:English musical theatre actresses
Category:Actors educated at the Arts Educational Schools
Category:Actors educated at The Latymer School