Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
(1894-1989), ActressSitter in 18 portraits
Born Beatrice Gladys Lillie in Toronto she made her début on the London musical stage in 1914. During the First World War she performed in various revues produced by André Charlot, displaying enormous comic talent. In 1924 Lillie made her first Broadway appearance in one of Charlot's shows, establishing her as an international star. She performed regularly in revues between 1914 and 1939. In 1952 she toured in a one woman show entitled An Evening With Beatrice Lillie. Her last stage appearance was in New York in High Spirits (1964). She made several film cameos, one such as Mrs Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Her autobiography, Every Other Inch a Lady was published in 1973
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Edward Steichen
gelatin silver print, 1926
NPG P882
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Edward Steichen
gelatin silver print, 1931
NPG P883
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1948
NPG P248
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1948
NPG P490(46)
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1954
NPG P903
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG P1303
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Malcolm Arbuthnot
matte bromide postcard print, 1910s
NPG Ax160369
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1920s
NPG x14132
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 22 April 1921
NPG x31150
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 22 April 1921
NPG x31151
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Culver Pictures Ltd
bromide print, circa 1928
NPG x194355
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel) in 'The Third Little Show'
by Vandamm Studio
bromide print, 1931
NPG x135858
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel) in 'The Show is On'
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1936
NPG x194036
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Vivienne
vintage print, 1940s
NPG x194127
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print, 1951
NPG x30027
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Planet News
bromide press print, 11 March 1955
NPG x182400
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, December 1956
NPG x182401
Beatrice Gladys Lillie (Lady Peel)
by Unknown photographer
chlorobromide print, 1925
NPG x45958
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