Lillias White
Biography
Lillias White, an actress and singer from Brooklyn, has built a career largely in Broadway musicals. She first appeared on Broadway in Barnum in 1981, the same year she understudied Effie in Dreamgirls; she later played Effie in the 1987 revival and won a Drama League Award. In 1989 she took an Obie for the off-Broadway Romance in Hard Times. Her portrayal of Sonja in Cy Coleman's The Life brought her a Tony and a Drama Desk Award in 1997, and she earned another Tony nomination in 2010 for Fela!. Other Broadway credits include Cats, Once on This Island, Chicago, and Carrie. On screen, she voiced Calliope in Hercules (1997) and appeared in Pieces of April (2003), Game 6 (2005), and Then She Found Me (2007). She also sings cabaret and has performed with the Boston Pops and at Carnegie Hall.
75years old
Turns 76 on July 21in 282 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 18 years1997 to 2015
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A first
White was the first woman to play Hermes in the Broadway musical Hadestown, a role she took on starting September 13, 2022.
Lillias White movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Hercules1997 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Calliope the Muse of Epicsvoice
IMDb rating 7.3284K votes
Worked with
Lillias White made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by John Musker
All films by Ron Clements
All films by Peter Hedges
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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