Michelle Dockery
Michelle Dockery as Eliza Doolittle in the 2007 stage play production of Pygmalion @ the Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo, London
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Poll: Celebrate 110 Years of Eliza Doolittle Portrayals
In honor of International Eliza Doolittle Day on May 20th, an Eliza Doolittle poll to celebrate this iconic character and some of the great actresses who have portrayed her. Eliza Doolittle is a fictional character and the protagonist in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion and its 1956 musical adaptation, My Fair Lady. The character first debuted on stage 110 years ago, when Pygmalion premiered in German at the Hofburg Theatre in Vienna on 16 October 1913. Its English-language premiere took place six months later at His Majesty's Theatre in the West End in London on April 11, 1914. So, in celebration of the assorted incarnations Eliza Doolittle has seen over 110 years:
Which of these cinematic, television or theatrical actresses who have portrayed Eliza Doolittle* over the past 110 years is the one you would most like to see again or for the first time as Eliza? *excludes derivative adaptations or adaptations when the character's name is not retained
After voting, discuss the topic here.
Make Your Choice
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Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in the 1956 stage musical production of My Fair Lady on Broadway (New York), in the West End (London) -
Claire Danes
Claire Danes as Eliza Doolittle in the 2007 stage play production of Pygmalion @ at American Airlines Theatre, Broadway, New York -
Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady (1964)
Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 movie, My Fair Lady -
Charlie Murphy
Charlie Murphy as Eliza Doolittle in the 2011 stage play production of Pygmalion @ the Abbey Theatre, Dublin -
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg as Eliza Doolittle in the 1974 stage play production of Pygmalion @ the Noël Coward Theatre, West End, London -
Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer as Eliza Doolittle in the 1987 stage play production of Pygmalion @ the Plymouth Theater, Broadway, New York -
Lynn Fontanne
Lynn Fontanne as Eliza Doolittle in the 1926 stage play production of Pygmalion @ at August Wilson Theatre, Broadway, New York -
Jenny Jugo in Pygmalion (1935)
Jenny Jugo as Elisa Doolittle in the 1935 German film, Pygmalion -
Wendy Hiller in Pygmalion (1938)
Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle in the 1936 stage play production of Pygmalion @ the Festival Theatre, Malvern and in the 1938 movie, Pygmalion -
Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard as Eliza Doolittle in the 1937 stage play production of Pygmalion @ at the Old Vic Theatre, Waterloo, London -
Gertrude Lawrence
Getrude Lawrence as Eliza Doolittle in the 1945 stage play production of Pygmalion @ at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway, New York -
Margaret Lockwood in Pygmalion (1948)
Margaret Lockwood as Eliza Doolittle in the 1948 TV presentation, Pygmalion -
Kay Hammond in Pygmalion (1954)
Kay Hammond as Eliza Doolittle in the 1953 stage play production of Pygmalion @ at St. James Theatre, London and 1954 TV movie, Pygmalion -
Lynn Redgrave in Pygmalion (1973)
Lynn Redgrave as Eliza Doolittle in the 1973 TV presentation, Pygmalion -
Twiggy in Pygmalion (1981)
Twiggy as Eliza Doolittle in the 1981 TV presentation, Pygmalion -
Margot Kidder in Pygmalion (1983)
Margot Kidder as Eliza Doolittle in the 1983 TV movie, Pygmalion -
Melissa Errico
Melissa Errico as Eliza Doolittle in the 1993 stage musical production of My Fair Lady on Broadway (New York) and in 2003 @ the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles -
Joanna Riding
Joanna Riding as Eliza Doolittle in the 2002 stage musical production of My Fair Lady @ the Drury Lane Theater, West End, London -
Lisa O'Hare
Lisa O'Hare as Eliza Doolittle in the 2005 and 2007 stage musical productions of My Fair Lady on a U.K. tour and U.S. tour. -
Kara Tointon
Kara Tointon as Eliza Doolittle in the 2011 stage play production of Pygmalion @ the Garrick Theatre, West End, London -
Lauren Ambrose
Lauren Ambrose as Eliza Doolittle in the 2018 stage musical production of My Fair Lady on Broadway (New York) -
Laura Benanti
laura Benanti as Eliza Doolittle in the 2018 stage musical production of My Fair Lady on Broadway (New York)
