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Jessie Mueller
Soprano
Born February 20, 1983 in Evanston, Illinois, United States (43 years old)
Musical Theatre
Jessica Ruth Mueller is an American actress and singer. She started her acting career in Chicago and won two Joseph Jefferson Awards in 2008 and 2011 for her roles as Julie Jordan in Carousel and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me. In 2011, she moved to New York City to star in a Broadway revival of musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the 66th Tony Awards. She won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. She went on to receive two additional Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award nominations for her leading roles in Waitress (2016) and the Broadway revival of Carousel (2018).
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Signature Roles
3 Signature Roles1 Principal Houses
Spotlight
Career Trajectory
From her 2005 regional debut in Chicago to her breakthrough Tony-winning performance as Carole King in 2014, Jessie Mueller has established herself as Broadway's preeminent interpreter of emotionally complex, contemporary women. Her luminous soprano and gift for naturalistic storytelling have made her a cornerstone of the musical theatre landscape, with subsequent acclaimed turns in Waitress and Carousel cementing her status as one of the generation's most reliable and artistically serious leading ladies.
Career Highlight
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2014)
At a Glance
- Voice
- Soprano
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1983 · Evanston, Illinois, United States
- Active since
- 2014
Training & Education
Syracuse University
Principal Houses
Engagements
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