Joan Roberts
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Joan Roberts (b. 15 July 1918, New York City) is the American actress who created the role of Laurey in the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! in 1943. She is one of the few surviving cast members of the original production (along with Celeste Holm).
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| Born | July 15, 1918 New York City, New York |
| Occupation | Stage, film, television actress |
She had been in retirement as a mother and grandmother, living on Long Island for many years, when she took on the role of Heidi Schiller in the 2001 Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies.
Recently, she helped out local high school musicals in Oceanside, New York, including recent productions of High Button Shoes and Oklahoma!, directed by Bruce Bider.
[edit] Stage
- Sunny River - 1941-1942
- Oklahoma! - 1943-1945
- Marinka - 1945
- Are You With It? - 1945-1946
- High Button Shoes - 1947-1949 (succeeded Nanette Fabray)
- Follies - 2001
[edit] Film
- The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
- Lovely to Look at (1952)
[edit] External links
- Joan Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
- Joan Roberts at the Internet Broadway Database
- Joan Roberts at TV.com
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Categories: 1918 births | Living people | American film actors | American stage actors | American television actors | American musical theatre actors | People from Long Island | People from New York City | American theatre actor stubs | American television actor, 1910s birth stubs | American film actor, 1910s birth stubs
