Born as
Elizabeth Bincks she was likely the daughter of Mrs Bincks, later the
Dresser at
Covent Garden Theatre. Elizabeth's first known performance was at the
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in 1729. She became an established part of
John Rich's company at Covent Garden company from 1732 onwards. During these years she was credited as
Miss Bincks on
playbills, before her marriage to Richard Vincent in 1737 after which she was known as
Mrs Vincent. In the period 1739–42 Elizabeth was associated with a para-masonic group of male and female theatre folk calling itself the Modern Masons that met at
Silvester's Gardens in
Clerkenwell. This was one of several groups unsympathetic to the
Ministry of Prime Minister
Robert Walpole that made works in support of the anti-Walpole Patriot Opposition, a.k.a.
the Patriot Party. She continued to act at Covent Garden, generally playing young ladies in comedies, until 1748. During the summers she also appeared at
Bartholomew Fair and
Richmond Theatre. Fellow actress
Kitty Clive felt this was unfair after her long service. The poet and
satirist Charles Churchill complimented her in his work,
Rosciad. The exact year of her death is unknown, but her husband died in 1783. Three of their children had performing career with one of their sons becoming a musician and another an actor. These included the musician, Richard Vincent the younger, who was married to Isabella, another actress at Drury Lane. Her daughter joined the Covent Garden company in 1762 and acted for several years as 'Miss Vincent'. ==Selected roles==