Elizabeth Teeter
Birth datec. 2002
FamilyLara Teeter (father)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Elizabeth Teeter (born 2001 or 2002) is an American actress. The daughter of Lara Teeter, she began her career as a child, appearing in several productions at The Muny. She made her Broadway debut in 2012 in Mary Poppins and later played young Elizabeth II in The Audience and Betty Parris in the 2016 revival of The Crucible. Additionally, Teeter starred in the Off-Broadway musical The Secret Life of Bees. From 2022 to 2023, Teeter gained wider recognition for portraying Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice on Broadway.

Life and career

Elizabeth Teeter was born in 2001 or 2002.[1] Her father, Lara Teeter, is an actor and theatre teacher, while her mother is a dancer and dance teacher. Elizabeth has a twin brother and two younger sisters. As a child, she moved from Chicago to Winchester, Virginia, and later St. Louis. The family lived in Webster Groves, Missouri, where the children attended Bristol Elementary School.[2]

Teeter studied ballet and was coached by her father in acting, singing, and tap dance.[2] Teeter stated that as a child, she and her sisters created many imagination games, and performing "just felt like an extension of my games, but with real people to respond to".[3] She begged her father to take her to see stage performances and later asked to audition, saying that "[s]omething about hearing the downbeat of the orchestra just made me want to cry—and I knew I wanted to be a part of it somehow".[3] She began acting at The Muny at the age of seven,[2] beginning with a 2009 production of Meet Me in St. Louis.[4] In 2011, she performed alongside her father in The Little Mermaid. Additionally, she acted in plays at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and the New Jewish Theatre. In mid-2012, Teeter was cast in Mary Poppins on Broadway. Her family moved to an apartment in New York from July 2012 to May 2013, during which the children were homeschooled.[2] From August 2012 to March 2013, Teeter alternated with Carly Paige Baron and Maya Jade Frank in the role of Jane Banks.[5][6] In 2015 and 2016, Teeter played young Elizabeth II in The Audience, sharing the role with Sadie Sink,[7][8] and Betty Parris in The Crucible, directed by Ivo van Hove, respectively.[9] In a review of the former, Variety said she portrayed the character "very nicely".[10]

Teeter next starred as Lily Owens in the Off-Broadway musical The Secret Life of Bees (2019), based on the film of the same name.[11] She left her penultimate year of high school as a result and completed her schoolwork at the beginning and end of the day. During the show's previews, Teeter took her final examinations: "I would take my final at 10 a.m. and then go in and have a preview rehearsal of the show, and it would be like, 'Oh, we're doing a new opening number today.[12] Teeter's performance received positive reviews;[13][14][15] the Financial Times described her as the show's "main saving grace", praising her "touchingly nervous yet not without pluck" portrayal of Lily and chemistry with co-star Brett Gray.[16] After graduating high school, Teeter intended to move to New York to attend auditions and classes during a gap semester.[12] In March 2020, Teeter was cast as Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice. She attended rehearsals for three days before Broadway theatres closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] The team contacted her two years later and invited her to reaudition.[1] After booking the role again, Teeter worked with the rest of the cast to do table work, discuss characters, work on the screenplay, and contribute new ideas.[17] The production reopened in April 2022 and closed in January 2023.[18][19] In 2025, Teeter portrayed Heather McNamara in the Off-Broadway revival of Heathers: The Musical at New World Stages.[20] Director Andy Fickman stated that she gave the character "a heartbreaking vulnerability ... that will surprise and move audiences".[21] The production received positive reviews;[22] Mashable praised Teeter's portrayal of McNamara's vulnerability,[23] though Time Out New York said she "doesn't land all her punch lines".[24]

Credits

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2009Meet Me in St. LouisTootie SmithThe MunyRegional
[4]
2010The Sound of MusicMarta
[25]
2011MacbethMacduff's daughterThe St. Louis Repertory Theater
[26]
The Little MermaidFlounderThe Muny
[27]
2012–2013Mary PoppinsJane BanksNew Amsterdam TheatreBroadway
[5]
2013The MunyRegional
[28]
2015The AudienceYoung ElizabethGerald Schoenfeld TheatreBroadway
[5]
2016The CrucibleBetty ParrisWalter Kerr Theatre
[5]
2018Jerome Robbins' BroadwayWendyThe MunyRegional
[29]
2019The Secret Life of BeesLily OwensLinda Gross TheaterOff-Broadway
[12]
2020The Last O.G.SymoneEpisode: "Started from the Bottom"
[30]
2021The Sound of MusicLiesl von TrappThe MunyRegional
[12]
2022–2023BeetlejuiceLydia DeetzMarquis TheatreBroadway
[5]
2023The Sound of MusicLiesl von TrappThe Music HallRegional
[31]
202413KendraLawrence Woodmere AcademyConcert
[32]
2025–presentHeathers: The MusicalHeather McNamaraNew World StagesOff-Broadway{{center|[33]

References

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  2. ^ Russell, Stefene (March 21, 2013). "A Full House: The Teeter Family Signs Up For Adventure". St. Louis Magazine. Archived March 1, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  3. ^ Teeter, Elizabeth (April 5, 2022). "5 Questions with Elizabeth Teeter of Beetlejuice". Broadway Direct. Archived January 31, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Gans, Andrews (July 6, 2009). "Meet Me in St. Louis Plays St. Louis' Muny Beginning July 6". Playbill. Archived October 15, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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  6. ^ Gans, Andrew (March 3, 2013). "Broadway's Mary Poppins Flies Out Of New Amsterdam Theatre March 3". Playbill. Archived December 4, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  7. ^ Teeter, Elizabeth & Sink, Sadie. "The Audience Stars Elizabeth Teeter & Sadie Sink on Being Queens For the Day & Holding Court with Helen Mirren". Broadway.com. Archived October 18, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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  9. ^ Brantley, Ben (April 1, 2016). "Review: In Arthur Miller's 'Crucible,' First They Came for the Witches". The New York Times. Archived February 4, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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  20. ^ "Exclusive: Watch 'Candy Store' From Heathers Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
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  32. ^ Elizabeth Teeter AboutTheArtists Theatre Credits
  33. ^ Higgins, Molly McKenzie Kurtz, Olivia Hardy, and Elizabeth Teeter Are Our Heathers Playbill, May 14, 2025