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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1959) is an American stage, film, television actress and singer. Murphy has won two Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in Passion as Fosca and in The King and I as Anna Leonowens. She received three more Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances in Wonderful Town as Ruth…
Known for
- Brilliant Minds — Dr. Muriel Landon2024
- The Gilded Age — Lina Astor2022
- Gossip Girl — Vivian Burton2021
- Anastasia: Once Upon a Time — Yara the Enchantress2020
- Stars in the House — Self - Special Guest2020
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure — Mother Gothel (voice)2017
- No Pay, Nudity — Pearl2016
- Mercy Street — Jane Green2016
- Quantico — Rebecca Sherman2015
- Resurrection — The Elegant Woman2014
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1959-03-07 ) March 7, 1959 (age 67) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Notable work
- Fosca in Passion (1994), Anij in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town (2003), Voice of Mother Gothel in Disney's Tangled (2010)
- Spouse
- Shawn Elliott , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 ; died 2016 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Donna
- Family name
- Murphy
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Spouse
- Shawn Elliott
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Educated at
- Stella Adler Studio of Acting
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Drama League Award
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.donnamurphy.com
- Image
- Donna Murphy.jpg
- Residence
- Topsfield
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- Donna Murphy
- date of birth
- 1959-03-07
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Encyclopedic overview
Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1959) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in musical theater. A five-time Tony Award nominee for Best Actress in a Musical, she has won twice: for her role as Fosca in Passion (1994–1995) and as Anna Leonowens in The King and I (1996–1997). She was also nominated for her roles as Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town (2003), Lotte Lenya in LoveMusik (2007), and Bubbie/Raisel in The People in the Picture (2011).
Murphy made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the 1979 musical They're Playing Our Song. Her other stage credits include the original Off-Broadway productions of Song of Singapore (1991) and Hello Again (1993), as well as the alternate to Bette Midler as the title character of Dolly Gallagher Levi in a Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! (2017–2018). In 1997, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for her role in "Someone Had to be Benny", an episode of the HBO series Lifestories: Families in Crisis. Her film roles include Anij in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Rosalie Octavius in Spider-Man 2 (2004), Mother Gothel in the animated film Tangled (2010), and government agent Dita Mandy in The Bourne Legacy (2012). As of 2022, she portrays Caroline Schermerhorn Astor in the HBO series The Gilded Age.
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