- De'Adre Aziza
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De'Adre Danielle Aziza (pronounced /diˈeɪdrə əˈzizə/; born June 14, 1977) is an American actress and singer. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Passing Strange[1], in which she played "teenage goddess" Edwina Williams, Dutch neo-hippie Marianna, and German revolutionary/filmmaker Sudabey. She recently appeared again on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.[2]
Aziza was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey.[3][4] She attended The Harlem School of the Arts and Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
References
- ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149112-Tony-Nominees-DeAdre-Aziza-and-Jon-Michael-Hill-Are-Residents-of-Hot-L-Baltimore-Starting-March-24
- ^ http://www.deadreaziza.com
- ^ Sommers, Michael W. "Scaling 'the Heights': Musical charmer catches Tonys' eye with 13 nods", The Star-Ledger, May 13, 2008. Accessed October 19, 2011."Among the nominees with Jersey roots are Kinnelon native Laura Benanti as featured actress in a musical for gracefully portraying an ugly duckling who becomes stripper extraordinaire Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy; lifelong Teaneck resident de'Adre Aziza in the same category for playing several characters in "Passing Strange..."
- ^ Kiper, Dmitry. "de'Adre Aziza", Broadway.com, May 22, 2008. Accessed October 19, 2011. "A year after de'Adre—pronounced 'Dee-A-dra,' a fanciful variation on Deidre—was born, her mom got a job offer in New York, but 'being from the country, she didn't want to move to the big city, so she moved to Teaneck,' the actress explains."
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Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- American stage actors
- People from Teaneck, New Jersey
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- American actor stubs
- American singer stubs
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