Patti Ann LuPone is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. LuPone began her professional career with The Acting Company in 1972 and made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She received the first of seven Tony Award nominations for the 1975 musical The Robber Bridegroom. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Eva Perón in the 1979 original Broadway production of Evita. She played Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock, winning the 1985 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in both.
Born: | April 21, 1949, Northport, New York, U.S. |
Education: | Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation: | Actress, singer |
Years active: | 1972–present |
Children: | 1 |
Website: | Patti LuPone's Official site |
IMDb: | Patti LuPone's IMDb |
About Patti LuPone
Acclaimed Broadway actress who won Tony Awards for her performances in the musicals Evita and Gypsy. Her numerous other Broadway credits include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sunset Boulevard, The Cradle Will Rock, and Anything Goes.
Patti LuPone Before Fame
She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard in 1972. She made her Broadway debut in a 1973 production of Three Sisters.
Achievement of Patti LuPone
She played the role of Sherry Bailey in State of Main, an acclaimed film released in 2000.
Patti LuPone Family Life
She married filmmaker Matthew Johnston in 1988. The couple's son, Joshua, was born two years later.
Associations of Patti LuPone
She co-starred with Mandy Patinkin in the 1980 production of Evita.
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