- Carole Shelley
Carole Shelley (born
August 16 ,1939 ) is an EnglishTony Award -winning actress.tage
On the stage, Shelley made her Broadway debut in the original 1965 production of "
The Odd Couple ", playing Gwendolyn Pigeon. (She would reprise the role for the film version and for the first season of the subsequent television series.)She appeared in several plays throughout the 1970s and 1980s, earning her first Tony Award nomination in 1975 for her performance as "Jane" in "
Absurd Person Singular ". Ms. Shelley won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Mrs. Kendal in "The Elephant Man", and was nominated again in 1987 for her performance in "Stepping Out" as "Maxine." Ms. Shelley also began appearing in musicals in the late 1990s, with the revivals of "Show Boat " and "Cabaret". Shelley is set to play the role of Grandma in the upcoming Broadway production of "Billy Elliot", which begins previews at theImperial Theatre onOctober 1 ,2008 with performances startingNovember 13 ,2008 .cite web|title='Billy Elliot' announces its New York cast|publisher=Associated Press |date=2008-07-16|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jC_k7cyKPlXF0qb6yz6hehBPsRAgD91UHUM00|accessdate=2008-07-21]"Wicked"
In 2003, Shelley created the role of
Madame Morrible in the original Broadway cast of the musical "Wicked". She left the production onMay 29 ,2005 , along with co-starsGeorge Hearn andJennifer Laura Thompson , and was replaced byRue McClanahan .She reprised this role in the National Tour on December 21, 2005, replacing
Carol Kane . She remained with the National Tour for 11 weeks and left the Tour on March 5, 2006 along with co-starsStephanie J. Block ,David Garrison andJenna Leigh Green . She was replaced byAlma Cuervo . Shelley once again reprised her role in Chicago for a limited engagement from April 25 to June 25, 2006.Shelley returned to the Broadway production of "Wicked" on August 28, 2007 and reprised the role of Madame Morrible until January 20, 2008. This time she was succeeded by London's original Madame Morrible,
Miriam Margoyles .Film and TV
Shelley has had numerous roles on film and television. Most recently, she was featured as "Aunt Clara" alongside
Nicole Kidman and former "Wicked" co-starKristin Chenoweth in the film "Bewitched".References
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*succession box
title=Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
years=1978-1979
for "The Elephant Man"
before=Jessica Tandy
for "The Gin Game "
after=Pat Carroll
for "Gertrude Stein"
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