Sophie Hayden | |
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Education | Northwestern University |
Occupation | Actress |
Sophie Hayden (born February 23, 1954, as Sophie Ann Schwab) [2] [1] is an American actress. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her role as Rosabella in the Broadway theatre revival production of The Most Happy Fella in 1992. [1] [3]
Hayden was born on February 23, 1954, in Miami, Florida, to Sophie Schwab. [1] [4] She grew up in North Java, New York, [5] and attended Attica Central High School. [2] Hayden was crowned as world champion baton twirler in 1971. [5] She attended Northwestern University and majored in acting. [6] She moved back to New York in 1976. [6]
In 1979, she performed in The King of Schnorrers on Broadway. [1] She was an original cast member of Barnum on Broadway in 1980, and appeared in a production of The Comedy of Errors at Vivian Beaumont Theater in 1987. [2] [1] In 1991, she joined the revival production of The Most Happy Fella during its run in East Haddam, Connecticut, as Rosabella. [2] The show delayed its transfer to Broadway until after Hayden, who was pregnant while it was staged in Connecticut, gave birth. [2] It opened in January 1992, [1] and closed in August 1992. [7] For her performance, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. [1] [3] In 1997, Hayden portrayed Edith Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, a stage adaptation of Diary of a Young Girl, at Music Box Theatre. [8]
Hayden married in 1980 and they have one child together. [1] Shortly before starring in The Comedy of Errors, she changed her stage name to Sophie Hayden in honor of ballerina Melissa Hayden. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Ref. |
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1979 | The King of Schnorrers | [1] | ||
1980 | Barnum | [1] | ||
1987 | The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | Vivian Beaumont Theater | [1] |
1992 | The Most Happy Fella | Rosabella | [2] | |
1992 | The Show-Off | Amy | Criterion Center Stage Right | [9] |
1997 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Edith Frank | Music Box Theatre | [8] |
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Ref. |
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1986 | Lies My Father Told Me | Annie | Jewish Repertory Theater | [10] |
1996 | Nine Armenians | Aunt Louise | City Center Stage I | [11] |
2002 | In the Absence of Spring | Mama/Woman | McGinn/Cazale Theater | [12] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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1992 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | The Most Happy Fella | Nominated | [1] |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Nominated | [3] |