Lillie, Beatrice (1894-1989), a Canadian-born actress, won fame as one of the brightest and most natural comediennes of her time. She appeared in more than 50 shows. Lillie was a brilliant cabaret and revue performer, alternating slapstick comedy, vulgarity, and grandeur.
Lillie was born on May 29, 1894, in Toronto, Ontario. She settled in England in 1914 and made her English stage debut that same year. She received the name Lady Peel after she married Sir Robert Peel in 1920. Lillie became a star in the United States with her performance in Charlot’s Revue in New York City in 1924. Lillie wrote an autobiography, Every Other Inch a Lady (1972). She died on Jan. 20, 1989.
