Judi Connelli

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Judi Connelli
AM
Born (1947-07-24)July 24, 1947
Brisbane, Australia
Occupation
Awards
  • 4 MO Awards
  • Green Room Award
  • Helpmann Award
  • New York Dramalogue Award

Judi Connelli AM (born 20 July 1947 in Brisbane, Australia) is an award-winning singer and actress.

Opera, Theatre, Television Arts

She is best known for her career in opera and stage musicals. She has also appeared on television, in soap operas such as The Young Doctors (in which she played regular Annemarie Austin from 1977–78) and Prisoner.

Her work includes leading roles with Opera Australia in The Rake's Progress (Mother Goose), The Mikado (Katisha), Fiddler on the Roof (Golda), The Merry Widow (Zozo), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett) and The Gondoliers (Duchess of Plaza-Toro).

Other productions include Into the Woods (The Witch), The Threepenny Opera (Mrs. Peachum), Chicago (Matron Mama Morton), The Pack of Women, Jerry's Girls and Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider).

In concert she has appeared in Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond), Gypsy (Mamma Rose), Australia's Leading Ladies, Follies, Showstoppers, Candide and The 3 Divas.

She has appeared in solo concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as well as solo cabaret performances in Melbourne, Sydney, London and New York.

National Order of Australia

She received Order of Australia for services to theatre and charity in 2004.

Awards

  • 4 MO Awards
  • Green Room Award
  • Helpmann Award
  • New York Dramalogue Award

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