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Karen Akers is an American actress and singer, who has appeared on Broadway, and in cabaret and film.
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- Vibes — Hillary1988
- Karen Akers: On Stage at Wolf Trap1987
- Heartburn — Thelma Rice1986
- The Purple Rose of Cairo — Kitty Haynes1985
- The Equalizer — Cynthia1985
- Cheers — Sally1982
- Great Performances — Self1971
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She first appeared on Broadway in the original 1992 production of NINE directed by Tommy Tune and playing the part of Luisa Contini. She won a Theatre World Award for her performance and was one of three actresses in the show nominated for the Tony Award for Featured Actress in a Musical, losing to her fellow cast member Liliane Montevecchi. She appeared again on Broadway in another Tommy Tune show, GRAND HOTEL, a musical adaptation of the novel and film, with a score by Robert Wright, George
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masterworksbroadway.com →A native New Yorker, Karen Akers has had leading roles in two hit Broadway shows: Nine, from 1982, and Grand Hotel, in 1989. Nine, based on Federico Fellini’s celebrated film, 8½, earned Akers a Theatre World Award for her role as Luisa Contini, the long-suffering wife of a philandering film director. Akers later played Raffaela in Grand Hotel, the musical adaptation of the novel and film of the same name. Along with her work in theatre Karen Akers has appeared in concert, on television, and in film. Woody Allen fans will remember her role as the chanteuse Kitty Haynes in The Purple Rose of Cairo. Marilyn Stasio, writing in Variety, described her as “sultry . . . a contralto with uncommon dramatic depth.”
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Theatre World Award
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- karenakers.com
- Image
- Karen Akers C31311-19 (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- date of birth
- 1945-10-13
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- www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/karen-akers
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- English language
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- Karen Akers
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