Name: Katie Finneran
Date of Birth: 22 January 1971 Wears contact lenses in real life; Brooke Ashton, her character in "Noises Off" - for which she won a Tony - keeps losing hers. Replaced Lea Thompson as Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of "Cabaret." She was replaced by Gina Gershon in January 2001. [November 2000] Attended Carnegie Mellon University for one year before leaving to study acting with Uta Hagen Participated in workshops for "Boys of Syracuse", "Passion", "The Beggar's Holiday" and "My Favorite Year" Won a Drama Desk award as best featured actress in a Broadway play for "Noises Off." ... Won Broadway's 2002 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for her hilarious portrayal of ditsy Brooke Ashton in a revival of "Noises Off". Studied acting with the legendary Uta Hagen. Went to New World School of the Arts with producer Randall Emmett and Editor Pepe Serventi where they performed on Miami's metro rail to rehearse for their classes. Read more Katie Finneran movies (actor)User Comments |
