Linzi Hateley

Linzi Hateley (born 23 October 1970) is an English stage actress.

Linzi Hateley
Born
Linzi Hateley

(1970-10-23) 23 October 1970
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
OccupationActress, singer
Years active1988–present

Background

Hateley was born in Birmingham. As a child Hateley attended Italia Conti Academy. She appeared as one of the orphans in the stage musical Annie and on television in several episodes of the BBC children's series Grange Hill. Hateley's first starring role was as the title character in the ill-fated Carrie - The Musical in both its Stratford-Upon-Avon and Broadway runs. She was 17 years old when she won the part.

Career

She starred in Carrie - The Musical in Stratford. In London, Hateley has starred in the original London revival production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as The Narrator (for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award), Nancy in Oliver!, Éponine and Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables, Roxie Hart in Chicago, Martha in the original production of The Secret Garden, and Winifred Banks in the original production of Mary Poppins. She also played Donna in Mamma Mia! in the Prince of Wales Theatre, from 2007–2009 and 2010. She reprised this role from on 13 June 2016 in the Novello Theatre.

Hateley has released three solo albums: For The First Time (1992), Sooner or Later (1994), and True Colours (2001).

In 2008 Hateley recorded a song for the CD Act One - Songs From The Musicals Of Alexander S. Bermange, an album of 20 brand new recordings by 26 West End stars, released in November 2008 on Dress Circle Records. In 2012, Hateley appeared in the revival of the National Theatre's production of London Road, as the character Helen. Hateley also had a small role in the Les Misérables film, for which she also recorded the Éponine "scream".[1]

References
  1. "Linzi Hately on Being the Voice of Eponine's Scream in "LES MIS"". youtube.com. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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