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Miriam-Teak Lee
Born (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 30)
Alma mater
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. Alongside Dex, she attended The Latymer School, Morgan Aslanoff School of Dance and Arts Educational School. 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.

Filmography

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

Accolades

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

See also

  • List of British actors
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