Elizabeth Watts-Legg
| Elizabeth Watts-Legg | |
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| Born | London, England, UK |
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| 📆 Years active | 1983–present |
Elizabeth Watts-Legg is an English actress of stage and screen, Vocalist and television presenter. She is best known for presenting the BBC children's series Play School in the early 1980s and 'Lizzie Dreams' in the long-running series Playdays. She is currently touring in the new musical 'Carnival Dreams' as the character 'Maria'.
Early life
Watts-Legg was born in London. In 1978, she graduated from Middlesex University with a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Dance. She followed this with a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced studies in speech and Voice with Singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1979. Watts-Legg landed her first presenting role in 1983 as one of the main presenter singers for the BBC's children's series Play School before joining Playdays in 1988.
Career
In 1983, she presented the long-running children's series Play School for the BBC, becoming one of the main presenter singers. In 1988, she joined Playdays to voice 'Lizzie Dreams', a marionette puppet who often sang in the episodes. She voiced this role for the earlier series and many video releases. Watts-Legg presented three video titles in the early 1990s: 'I'm a little tea pot', 'Nursery Play Rhymes', and 'My Best Nursery Play Rhymes'. All three were presented in a 'school classroom' setting with young children participating in the songs and actions.
Both before and after Play School, Watts-Legg has enjoyed a varied and busy stage and TV career, particularly in children's programming, where she has presented many educational programmes. She has also worked as a singer in many West End musicals, including Les Miserables, Cats, Hair, Grease, and Time. She has appeared on Friday night's music night for Radio 2 as a Star Singer and as a member of the Stephen Hill Singers.
Throughout the 2000s, she worked extensively as a voice-over artist for television advertisements,[1] and many West End and musical theatre productions. She is currently starring in a new musical called 'Carnival Dreams', where she plays the character 'Maria', a friend of 'Teresa' who is grieving the loss of her daughter. Watts-Legg also created this role.
Personal life
Watts-Legg currently runs her own music business, offering part-time music classes for baby and sensory groups up to age five, including music notation instruction.
References
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