Lizbeth Webb

Real name: Elizabeth Sandra Holton
Born: January 30, 1926
Died: January 17, 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Comments: English soprano and stage actress known as "The Champagne Soprano". After performing as a dance band vocalist and entertaining British troops during World War II she pursued a career in West End musicals becoming known for her vivaciousness in playing such roles as Linda in Ivor Novello's Gay's the Word and Sarah Brown in the first London production of the Frank Loesser musical "Guys & Dolls" at the London Coliseum in 1953. Webb effectively retired from the stage by the late 1950s to bring up her children.