Laura Bell Bundy
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Laura Bell Bundy (b. April 10, 1981 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American actress who has been seen in a number of Broadway roles, both starring and supporting, as well as in television and film.
Bundy made her stage debut at age 9, originating the role of Tina Denmark in the Off-Broadway show Ruthless! The Musical. For this part, she was nominated for a 1993 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Her Broadway debut was in the Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle. She was next seen as a stand-in for Glinda in Wicked. Her next Broadway production will be Legally Blonde: The Musical, starring as Elle Woods.[1]
Credits outside of New York include the national tour of The Sound of Music and the Los Angeles production of Rock of Ages, in which she starred as Sherrie Christian.
Offstage, Bundy has appeared in films including The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Life with Mikey (1993), and Jumanji (1995). She appeared in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls as a member of the fictitious pop group "Dave & the Sweethearts". Bundy was also seen on the CBS soap opera The Guiding Light as Marah Lewis for two years, as well as in television shows such as Veronica Mars, Happy Hour, Modern Men, Cold Case, and Strangers With Candy.
Bundy is currently recording a debut country music album, currently titled Longing For a Place Already Gone.
She has two half-sisters, Beth Stein and April Rietze.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Simonson, Robert. Laura Bell Bundy Confirmed as Elle in Broadway-Bound Legally Blonde. Playbill, October 5, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
She also has two stepsisters, Jennifer Jones, and Kara Warner, and one stepbrother Rick Jones.
[edit] References
- Copley, Rich. Laura Bell Bundy has lead in 'Legally Blonde' on Broadway. Kentucky Herald-Leader, October 3, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2006.
