- Alison Jiear
Alison Jiear (born
5 May 1965 ) is a popular cabaret artist on theLondon cabaret circuit.Alison was one of the Fabulous Singlettes, an Australian girl trio specialising in Motown covers. They appeared at London's Piccadilly Theatre in 1988.
She has since gone on to appear in several West End Musicals including The
Hot Mikado , andGrease (musical) . She was featured in the motion picture "Being Julia ". [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340012/fullcredits|title=Full Cast and Crew for "Being Julia"|publisher=IMDB |accessdate=2006-10-16]She was nominated for the 2004
Laurence Olivier Award for best actress in a musical for her role in "", in which she played the character of Shawntel, an overweight, middle-aged woman who dreams of becoming a pole dancer. [cite web|url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/2004winners|title=The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 2004|publisher=The Society of London Theatre |accessdate=2006-10-16] Though never paid for the project, a remixed version of her rendition of "I Just Wanna Dance" from the musical became a popular dance track in nightclubs in the U.S., Europe and Australia.In 2005, she also starred in a humorous Burger King commercial in the UK that
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* [http://www.alisonjiear.com Alison Jiear official website]
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