Elizabeth Seal
| Elizabeth Seal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 August 1933 Genoa, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress, Photographic Archivist |
| Years active | 1950–present |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Ward, Photographer (1976-2011, his death) |
Elizabeth Seal (born 28 August 1933, Genoa, Italy) is a British actress. In 1961, she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in the title role of Irma La Douce.
Elizabeth Seal made her professional debut, as a dancer, at the age of 17 in Ivor Novello's musical Gay's The Word (1951) at the Saville Theatre. She then appeared in The Glorious Days (1953) with Anna Neagle, and the revue Cockles and Champagne (1954).
Seal then shot to fame as 'Gladys' in the West End transfer of The Pajama Game by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross at the London Coliseum in 1955. For her performance Seal won the award for Most Promising Newcomer by the Variety Club of Great Britain. Whilst appearing in the show she made her film debut opposite John Mills, Alec McCowen and Charles Coburn in Town on Trial (1957), playing the role of 'Fiona'.
She made her debut in straight theatre when Peter Hall chose her to play the role of 'Esmeralda' in Tennessee Williams' play Camino Real, alongside Denholm Elliott, Diana Wynyard, and Harry Andrews. Seal then took over the role of Lola in Damn Yankees from Belita at the London Coliseum. This brought her another award from the Variety Club of Great Britain as Best Actress. During the run she made the film Cone of Silence (1960) with George Sanders, Bernard Lee, and Michael Craig.
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