Jenna Russell

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Jenna Russell (born 5 October 1967) is a critically acclaimed English actress and singer.

She began her career with a stint as Fantine in Les Miserables and stayed with the RSC for the first portion of her career. After a run of three shows at The Bridewell theatre (On A Clear Day, Hello Again and The Cutting Edge), she left the cast of Songs For a New World during rehearsal in order to play Deborah Gilder in Born and Bred. Other credits include Maggie in the comedy On the Up. She also sang the theme song to Red Dwarf.

In 2005 she appeared as the Floor Manager in the Doctor Who episodes "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways". Also in that year, she played the lead role of Sarah Brown in the London stage production of Guys and Dolls opposite (at various times) Ewan McGregor, Nigel Harman, Sarah Lancashire and Nigel Lindsay.

In 2006, she took over from Anna Jane Casey as Dot in the London revival of Sunday in the Park with George, by Stephen Sondheim for which she received The Olivier Award. She subsequently played Amy alongside Felicity Kendal in the play Amy's View.

In 2008 she made her Broadway debut in the transfer of Sunday in the Park with George. The production opened on February 21, 2008 and is scheduled to run until June 15, 2008 at Studio 54.^[1] Ms. Russell won a Theatre World Award ^[2], was nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actress in a Musical ^[3].

[edit] References

• Broadway.com interview, Feb. 21, 2008
• official london theatre interview, Feb. 21, 2006

[edit] External links

• Jenna Russell at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Jenna Russell on Theatre.com