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Jennifer Simard
Mezzo-Soprano (belt)
Born August 8, 1970 in Litchfield, New Hampshire, United States (56 years old)
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Career Trajectory
Jennifer Simard's career began in 1993 with *Forbidden Broadway '93*, where she developed her comedic sensibility under Gerard Alessandrini's direction, before making her Broadway debut in 2007 as Rona Lisa Peretti in *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*. Over the following decade, she built a reputation as a dependable ensemble performer and understudy, appearing in *Shrek The Musical*, *Sister Act*, and *Mean Girls*, while her breakthrough came in 2016 with a Tony nomination for her scene-stealing role as Sister Mary Downey in *Disaster!*. Since then, Simard has become a fixture in major Broadway productions, earning subsequent Tony nominations for her work in the 2020 revival of *Company* and the 2024 production of *Death Becomes Her*, establishing herself as one of the theatre's most skilled character actresses.
Career Highlight
Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Sister Mary Downey in *Disaster!* (2016)
At a Glance
- Voice
- Mezzo-Soprano (belt)
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1970 · Litchfield, New Hampshire, United States
- Active since
- 2016
Training & Education
Boston Conservatory of Music (BFA); Hunter College
Engagements
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