Charlotte d'Amboise
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Charlotte d'Amboise (May 11, 1964) is a professional dancer and actor on the stage, in movies, and on television.
d'Amboise was born in New York City, the daughter of Jacques d'Amboise, a dancer and an actor, and Carolyn George, a dancer. She is the twin sister of Cate d'Amboise and sister to Christopher d'Amboise, an actor and dancer. She is the wife of Terrence Mann, an actor, a dancer, and a director, who originated the role of The Beast in the Broadway musical Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She and her husband have two daughters.
d'Amboise made her Broadway debut in the musical Cats in 1983. She has also performed in the following shows:
- Song and Dance (1985)
- Carrie (1988)
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989)
- Company (1995)
- Damn Yankees (1994)
- Chicago (1999)
- Contact (2001)
- Can Can (2004)
- Sweet Charity (2005)
- A Chorus Line (2006)
d'Amboise has probably become most familiar to audiences for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in the Broadway revival of Chicago. d'Amboise originated the role of Roxie Hart in the first national tour in 1997 before making her first appearance with the Broadway company in 1999. Since her first appearance, d'Amboise has been a frequent part of the show, playing the role of Roxie Hart on numerous occasions almost every year from 2001 through 2006.
In 1989, d'Amboise was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Jerome Robbins' Broadway. Among the awards d'Amboise has received were the 1997 Astaire Award for Achievement in Dance for Damn Yankees and the 1998 Bay Area Theatre Circle Award for her performance in Chicago. Other awards include:
- L.A. Ovation Award for Leading Actress in a Musical (1998) for Chicago
- Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Leading Performance (1998) for Chicago
- TDF/Astaire Special Award (2005), for Chicago and Sweet Charity.
In the spring of 2005, d'Amboise replaced Christina Applegate in the Boston leg of the pre-Broadway tour of the revival of Sweet Charity as well as the first few weeks of previews on Broadway following a foot injury Applegate sustained, which almost cancelled the entire production. Once Applegate returned to the role in New York, d'Amboise remained her uncredited standby while simultaneously performing the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago.
d'Amboise also appeared in films such as American Blue Note, Just Off The Coast, and The Preacher's Wife. Her television credits include parts in Neon Jungle, The In Crowd, Lost in the Bermuda Triangle, Law & Order, and a taped performance of the Broadway musical Contact.
In August 2006, d'Amboise originated the role of Cassie in the revival of A Chorus Line in San Francisco. The production opened on Broadway October 5.
