Elizabeth Seal

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Elizabeth Anne Seal (born 28 August 1933 in Genoa, Italy) is a British actress.

She received the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical in 1961 for her role in Irma La Douce's title role.

Personal life

Seal has been married three times. Peter Townsend, an advertising copywriter, was her first husband, and second was actor, singer, and producer Zack Matalon, with whom she had three children. Adam Matalon, the family's oldest son, lives and works in Los Angeles; writer, poet, and composer Sarah Matalon-Levy's youngest son, Noah Matalon, lives and works in New York as a capital project consultant and developer.

She married photographer/former actor Michael Ward in 1976 and is the stepmother to Sam Ward and Tasha Clavel, two daughters. Since Ward's death in 2011, Seal has been promoting his art for shows and publishing.

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Career

Elizabeth Seal made her professional debut as a dancer in Ivor Novello's musical Gay's the Word (1951) at the Saville Theatre at the age of 17. Anna Neagle appeared in The Glorious Days (1953) with Anna Neagle (1953) and the revue Cockles and Champagne (1954).

In the West End transfer of The Pajama Game by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross at the London Coliseum in 1955, Seal came to prominence as 'Gladys'. Seal was named Most Promising Newcomer by the Variety Club of Great Britain for her appearance. Although appearing in the film for the first time, she made her film debut opposite John Mills, Alec McCowen, and Charles Coburn in Town on Trial (1957), portraying 'Fiona'.

Peter Hall selected her to appear in Tennessee Williams' play 'Esmeralda' alongside Denholm Elliott, Diana Wynyard, and Harry Andrews, making her debut in straight theatre. Lola in the Belita Lola in the London Coliseum was then taken over by Seal. This earned her another award from the Variety Club of Great Britain as Best Actress. Cone of Silence (1960) was produced by Margaret Sanders, Bernard Lee, and Michael Craig during the shoot.

Impresario Hugh 'Binkie' Beaumont of Damn Yankees wanted to find a starring vehicle for Seal, and he found it in Marguerite Monnot's French musical Irma La Douce. Peter Brook directed the performance in London, and Seal played Keith Michell in the title role opposite Keith Michell at the Lyric Theatre. Seal remained with the show for two years, during which time she was seen by David Merrick, who waited for her to become available when he directed the Broadway production of the musical in 1960. She received the 1961 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical during her Broadway run.

Seal left the stage for a few years to raise a family after seeing several other American shows, including A Shot In The Dark, Exiles by James Joyce and several cabaret appearances.

She returned to London in 1969 to star in the Comédie-Française's Cat Among The Pigeons directed by Jacques Charron. A revival of Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds' musical Salad Days at the Duke of York's Theatre followed, and Seal later took over 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago, alongside Jenny Logan (who appeared Velma Kelly) in 1979. Vivian Matalon, ex brother-in-law, and she returned to the Broadway stage in 1983 opposite Cicely Tyson.

Seal switched to teaching to devote more time to her private life. She created and choreographed shows for the Guildford School of Acting and Central School of Speech and Drama, as well as choreographed La Traviata for Welsh National Opera. During this period, she also completed her master's degree.

In its first professional revival at the Finborough Theatre in 2013, Michael Ward returned to the stage in Ivor Novello's Gay's the Word, and the production continued with the show until its relocation to Jermyn Street Theatre in 2013.

She maintains her active schedule as the Archivist to Michael Ward's photographic estate and library.

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