Lesli Margherita
| Lesli Margherita | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lesli Michelle Margherita San Jose, CA |
| Other names | Queen Lesli |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | |
| leslimargherita.com | |
Lesli Margherita is an Olivier Award-winning American musical theatre, voice, film and television actress. Margherita trained at UCLA and was soon after chosen to star in MGM's television series Fame L.A. directed by Kenny Ortega. She has gone on to star and recur on numerous television shows and pilots including Major Crimes, The Suite Life on Deck, Charmed, NYPD Blue, The District, JAG, and On The Lot, produced by Steven Spielberg. She is also known for her theatre work, playing Inez in Zorro the Musical in London's West End, in her critically acclaimed nightclub act All Hail The Queen, and currently playing Mrs. Wormwood on Broadway in Matilda the Musical.[1] Margherita has a broadway.com video blog called "Looks not Books". Margherita often refers to herself as "Queen Lesli" in her video blog and Twitter. Margherita is set to appear in upcoming movie musical Lucky Stiff.[1]
Career
Film and Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-1998 | Fame L.A. | Liz Clark | 21 episodes |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Antoinette Mangelli | Episode: "Deliverance" |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | Debbie | Episode: "Head First" |
| 2001 | Nikki | Jenna | Episode: "Love at First Dwight" |
| 2001 | Kristin | Roz | Episode: "The In-Crowd" |
| 2001 | Thieves | Leslie | Episode: "Liver Let Die" |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina | (voice) | |
| 2002 | JAG | Lt. Urbanski | Episode: "Critical Condition" |
| 2003 | The Electric Piper | Janet Dixon | (voice) |
| 2003 | NYPD Blue | Roberta Pisano | Episode: "Nude Awakening" |
| 2003 | The District | Det. Barbara Flaherty | Episodes: "Hollow Spaces" and "The Voice Inside" |
| 2004 | Charmed | Ramona Shaw | Episode: "Hyde School Reunion" |
| 2007 | Cinderella III: A Twist in Time | Anastasia | (singing voice) |
| 2007 | The Number 23 | Attractive Coed | |
| 2007 | Boogeyman 2 | Gloria | |
| 2010 | The Suite Life on Deck | Isabel Cruz | Episode: "Can You Dig It?" |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Dee Dee Shaw | Episode: "Before and After" |
Theater
Margherita can be seen nightly on Broadway as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical, currently playing at The Shubert Theatre (April 2015).
Other credits include:
- Zorro, as Inez - London's West End, Garrick Theatre
- Grease, as Rizzo - La Mirada
- The Grave White Way, as Lindsay - Hudson Theater
- Reefer Madness, as Mae - Hudson Theater
- A Chorus Line, as Diana - National/International tour
- Kiss Me, Kate, as Lilli/Katherine - Reprise Theater Company [2]
- The Gronholm Method, Ensemble - The Falcon, nominated for an Ovation award for Best Ensemble[1]
- Man of La Mancha, as Aldonza - Musical Theatre West, nominated for an Ovation award for best actress
- Showboat, as Julie - Goodspeed Opera
- Little Shop of Horrors, as Audrey - La Mirada
- Spamalot, as Lady of the Lake - Sacramento Music Circus
- She Loves Me, as Ilona - CLOSBC
- West Coast premiere of See What I Wanna See - Blank Theatre
- Rated RSO - Boston Court
- Damn Yankees, as Gloria (Reprise)[1]
Awards
Margherita has received many awards for her work, most notably an Olivier Award in 2009 for her performance as Inez in Zorro the Musical.
- Nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award for her performance as Inez in Zorro at London's Garrick Theatre.
- Received the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for her performance as Inez in Zorro at London's Garrick Theatre.
- Won the 2011 Ovation award for Lead Actress in a Musical for the role of Lilli/Kate in the Reprise Theatre Company production of Kiss Me, Kate[3]
- Nominated for the 2012 Ovation award for Lead Actress in a Musical for the role of Aldonza in the Musical Theatre West production of Man of La Mancha[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "About Lesli". leslimargherita.com.
- ↑ "Other works for Lesli Margherita". imdb.com.
- ↑ "A Troubie Triumph at the Ovation Awards.". 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "Center Theatre Group Tops 2012 Ovation Awards.". 13 November 2012.
External links
- http://www.leslimargherita.com
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0546671
- http://broadwayworld.com/people/Lesli_Margherita/
- http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Lesli-Margherita-Brings-ALL-HAIL-THE-QUEEN-HAIL-YES-To-NYC-88-9-20110706
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