# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vesta-tilley
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:51:53.677Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vesta-tilley"
name: "Vesta Tilley"
slug: "vesta-tilley"
description: "Matilda Alice Powles, Lady de Frece was an English music hall performer. She adopted the stage name Vesta Tilley and became one of the best-known male impersonators of her era. Her career lasted from 1869 until 1920. Starting in provincial theatres with her father as manager, she performed her first season in London in 1874. She typically performed as a dandy or fop, also playing other roles. She found additional success as a principal boy in pantomime."
tagline: "English music hall performer and male impersonator (1864–1952)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vesta_Tilley_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1864-05-13"
deathDate: "1952-09-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.56
  momentum:             1.194965632546907
  historical:           11.656052
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1204425/"
    handle:    "nm1204425"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2680254"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8"
    title: "Веста Тилли"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_Tilley"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%B9%D8%A7_%D9%B9%D9%84%DB%8C"
    title: "ویسٹا ٹلی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b6d96d9-26db-42bb-b90a-56fa39baf838"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2063684"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3660518"
    title: "Vesta Tilley"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump