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Sutton Foster
Soprano (Broadway belt with classical soprano range)
Born March 18, 1975 in Statesboro, Georgia, United States (51 years old)
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Sutton Lenore Foster is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical seven times, winning it in 2002 for her role as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and in 2011 for her performance as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, a role which she reprised in 2021 for a London production, scoring a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include Grease, Little Women, The Drowsy Chaperone, Young Frankenstein, Shrek the Musical, Violet, The Music Man, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Once Upon a Mattress. On television, Foster played the lead role in the short-lived ABC Family comedy-drama Bunheads from 2012 to 2013. From 2015 to 2021, she starred in the TV Land comedy-drama Younger.
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Career Trajectory
From her precocious beginnings as a child dancer and teenage television performer, Sutton Foster ascended to Broadway prominence through a combination of technical mastery and emotional intelligence, claiming two Tony Awards and becoming the musical theatre stage's most versatile leading lady. Her career—spanning from her 1992 national tour debut through her 2021 revival of The Music Man—has been defined by an uncanny ability to embody characters of wildly different temperaments and genres, from the effervescent flapper Millie Dillmount to the world-weary nightclub singer Reno Sweeney, each performance marked by crystalline vocalism and impeccable comedic timing. Now in her fifth decade of professional work, Foster remains an active performer, educator, and cultural ambassador for the musical theatre art form.
Career Highlight
Two-time Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical: Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) and Anything Goes (2011)
At a Glance
- Voice
- Soprano (Broadway belt with classical soprano range)
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1975 · Statesboro, Georgia, United States
- Active since
- 2002
Training & Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Engagements
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Career Arc
A chronological journey through key moments
1975Born in Statesboro, Georgia, United States
2002Two-time Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical: Thoroughly Modern Millie
2011Anything Goes
Available Performances
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