Rosanne Sorrentino

Infobox actor
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name = Rosanne Sorrentino


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caption = Rosanne as she is today
birthname = Rosanne Sorrentino
birthdate = birth date and age|1968|1|15|df=yes
location = Long Island, New York
yearsactive = 1976 - present
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notable role = Pepper in Annie

Rosanne Sorrentino is a former child actress, best known for playing the role of the bossy orphan Pepper in the 1982 film of the musical Annie.

Early life

Rosanne Sorrentino was born on January 15, 1968, in Oceanside, Long Island, New York. She made her professional stage debut in the 3rd National Tour of Annie in 1980-81, playing the title role of Annie.cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815206|title=Rosanne Details|accessdate=2008-02-20 |author=IMDB website |date=2007]

The show's programme from that time reads: "Annie is a dream come true for 12-year-old Rosanne, who is making her professional stage debut in this production. The young Long Islander auditioned with numerous other fledglings for the title role in the most popular Broadway musical of the decade. She was in fifth grade at the time, and was not only teacher's aide, but assisted the speech therapist as a tutor."cite web|url=http://www.annieorphans.com/CastLists/ThirdNational/RosanneSorrentino.htm
title=Rosanne as Annie|accessdate=2008-02-20 |author=Annie Orphans website |date=2007]

Sorrentino was "bitten by the acting bug" in 1976, when she played a schoolgirl in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts's summer workshop production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The play was written by Jay Presson Allen, the wife of Lewis Allen, one of Annie's producers. Rosanne was also a member of her school chorus and it was under the direction of her school music teacher, Liz Costa, that she developed her love for singing.

Although Sorrentino received critical acclaim for her stage portrayal of Annie, she was considered too old - at the age of 13 - to be cast as Annie in the film version. Instead, after auditioning, she was offered, and accepted, the role of Pepper - the oldest, and bossiest, orphan.cite web|url=http://members.aol.com/jonmerrill/anniemovie.htm|title=Roseanne movie career|accessdate=2008-02-20 |author=Jon Merrill website |date=2007]

Filmography

Actress:

* Annie (1982) -Pepper

oundtrack

* Annie (1982) soundtrack: It's The Hard-Knock Life, Sandy, Maybe (Reprise), You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile, Finale Medley: I Don't Need Anything But You/We Got Annie/Tomorrow).

Documentary

* Life After Tomorrow (2006) - appeared as herself in this documentary about life after appearing in Annie.

Personal life

Rosanne Sorrentino, now Rosanne Kavanagh, is married with two daughters. She works as a middle school English teacher on Long Island, but is still an actress and singer too.cite web|url=http://rosannesorrentino.com|title=Roseanne's website|accessdate=2008-02-20 |author=rosannesorrentino.com website |date=2007]

References

External links

* Annieorphans.com: [http://www.annieorphans.com/Orph_Info/Orph_Info_master.htm]
* Independent Movie Database: [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815206/]
* Jon Merrill's Annie movie trivia: [http://members.aol.com/jonmerrill/anniemovie.htm]