Lehmann, Beatrix (1903–1979)

English actor. Following her debut in 1924 at the Lyric, Hammersmith, she appeared in many successful plays, including Family Reunion, Peter Ustinov's No Sign of the Dove, and Waltz of the Toreadors. In 1946 she became director-producer of the Arts Council Midland Theatre Company. She also appeared in films and wrote two novels and several short stories.

Lehmann was born in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, the daughter of journalist Rudolph Chambers Lehmann (1856–1929). Her brother was the poet and essayist John Lehmann and her sister, the novelist Rosamond Lehmann.