Debbie Shapiro
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| Debbie Shapiro | |
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| Born | September 29, 1954 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Stage, film actress |
| Spouse(s) | Beau Gravitte |
| [debbiegravitte.com Official website] | |
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte (born September 29, 1954) is a Tony Award-winning American actress and singer.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Gravitte (then Shapiro) made her Broadway debut in the chorus of They're Playing Our Song in 1979. Additional Broadway credits include Blues in the Night, Zorba, Les Misérables, Chicago, and Jerome Robbins' Broadway, for which she won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Jerome Robbins' Broadway and the Frank Loesser revue Perfectly Frank.
Gravitte's sole screen credit to date is the 2000 Jacqueline Susann biopic Isn't She Great, in which she portrayed singer Eydie Gormé. Her solo album Part of Your World celebrates the songs of Alan Menken, and she is featured on the recording Unsung Sondheim.
Debbie is married to actor Beau Gravitte and has three children.
[edit] External links
- Debbie Shapiro at the Internet Movie Database
- Debbie Shapiro at the Internet Broadway Database
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Debbie Shapiro
- Official Site
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| Preceded by Judy Kaye for The Phantom of the Opera |
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical 1989 for Jerome Robbins' Broadway |
Succeeded by Randy Graff for City of Angels |
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