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Olga Merediz Born February 15, 1956
Guantanamo Bay, CubaEthnicity Cuban - American Known for Abuela Claudia in In the Heights Awards 2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance Olga Merediz (born February 15, 1956) is an American Broadway, TV, and film actress. Merediz is probably best known for originating the role of Abuela Claudia in the Broadway musical In the Heights. She played the role for the show's entire Broadway run.[1][2]
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Early life
Merediz was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba but raised in Puerto Rico; her parents were Cuban refugees.[3]
Career
Theatre and stage
In addition to In the Heights, Broadway credits include Reckless, Man of La Mancha, and Les Misérables. She also appeared as Rosie in Mamma Mia!.[4] Merediz has appeared off-Broadway in Women Without Men, The Human Comedy, and The Taming of the Shrew.[5]
Film and television
She has also appeared in TV shows, including Royal Pains, Law & Order, The Jury, Dora the Explorer, and George Lopez. She appeared in the film Remember Me as a professor.[6] Merediz also appeared on the pilot episode of the FOX TV series Past Life, as well as an episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay as a judge.[7] Merediz appeared with Jim Carrey in Mr. Popper's Penguins, John Leguizamo in Fugly, Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart, Madonna in Evita, Kevin Spacey in K-Pax, and Samuel L. Jackson in Changing Lanes.
Awards and nominations
Merediz won a 2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for her role in the off-Broadway run of In the Heights, as well as a 2007 HOLA Award from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors for Outstanding Performance by a Featured Female Actor.[8] At the 2008 Tony Awards, she received a nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for the Broadway incarnation of In the Heights.[9]
References
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "In the Heights to Close on Broadway in January; Miranda to Return to Cast". Playbill.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "In the Heights Ends Broadway Run Jan. 9; Tour Continues and Film Is in the Wings".playbill.com, January 9, 2011.
- ^ Gans, Anrew. "DIVA TALK: Chatting with Tony Nominees Aziza, Benanti, Martin, Merediz and Sayre". Playbill.
- ^ "Olga Merediz | IBDB: The Official Source for Broadway Information". Internet Broadway Database.
- ^ Lucille Lortel Foundation. "Olga Merediz". Lortel Archives.
- ^ Amazon. "Olga Merediz | IMDB". Internet Movie Database
- ^ "In the Heights - Olga Merediz To Guest Star On Fox's 'Past Life'". BroadwayWorld. February 9, 2010. 'Movies' section.
- ^ The Broadway League. "Olga Merediz | Awards and Nominations". IBDB.
- ^ Soltes, John. "Growing old with Olga Merediz in the new musical, ‘In the Heights’". The Leader. June 19, 2008.
External links
- Olga Merediz at the Internet Broadway Database
- Olga Merediz at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Olga Merediz at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1956 births
- American people of Cuban descent
- Living people
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