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English dancer, comedian, actor and theatrical producer

For the English rugby union player, see Lydia Thompson (rugby union).

Lydia Thompson
Lydia Thompson in Bluebeard ()
Born	Eliza Thompson ()19 February Covent Garden, London, England
Died	17 November () (aged&#;70) London, England
Occupation(s)	Dancer, comedian, actress, theatrical producer
Children	Zeffie Tilbury
Relatives	Clara Bracy (sister)

Lydia Thompson (born Eliza Thompson; 19 February – 17 November ), was an English dancer, comedian, actor and theatrical producer.

From , as a teenager, she danced and performed in pantomimes, in the UK and then in Europe and soon became a leading dancer and actress in burlesques on the London stage. In , she introduced Victorian burlesque to America with her troupe, the "British Blondes", to great acclaim and notoriety.

Her career began to decline in the s, but she continued to perform into the early years of the 20th cen