Miriam-Teak Lee
British actress
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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.
- The Latymer School
- Morgan Aslanoff School of Dance
- Arts Educational School
Miriam-Teak Lee | |
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| Born | 1 November 1994 Edmonton, London, England |
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| 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) |
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.[2]
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 | Moominvalley | Seahorses | Voice role; 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Olivier Awards | Guest Presenter | 1 episode |
| 2025 | Doctor Who | Cora Saint Bavier | Episode: "The Interstellar Song Contest" |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 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] |