Anna Uzele | |
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| Born | November 7, 1995 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Education | Texas State University (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
Anna Uzele (born November 7, 1995) is an American actress and singer from Delaware. [1] She is known for her performance as Catherine Parr in the original Broadway cast of the musical SIX , for which she won her first Drama Desk Award, and for her performance as Francine Evans in the Broadway musical New York, New York , for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama League Award. [2] [3]
Uzele was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Christina and Jalum Uzele, and homeschooled before attending Cab Calloway School of the Arts. She later attended Texas State University, receiving her BFA in musical theatre [4] .
She began performing with the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma in 2016, playing roles such as Trix in The Drowsy Chaperone [5] and Deena Jones in Dreamgirls [6] . She made her Broadway debut as a replacement for Andrea/Storyteller in the 2018 revival of Once on This Island , along with understudying Ti Moune [7] . She then made her television debut in two episodes of City on a Hill in 2019, and one episode of FBI [8] .
In 2022, after several regional tryouts, Uzele returned to Broadway as Catherine Parr in Six [9] , for which she won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble with her cast members [10] . She then starred alongside Colton Ryan in the stage adaptation of New York, New York as Francine Evans when it premiered on Broadway in 2023 [11] . Uzele was nominated for the 2023 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical for her performance [12] [13] .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 2019 | City on a Hill | Adrienne Bullock | 2 episodes | [14] |
| 2021 | FBI | Rhonda Harris | Episode: "Clean Slate" | |
| 2023 | Dear Edward | Adriana Washington | Lead role |
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Location | Ref. |
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| 2016 | The Drowsy Chaperone | Trix | Regional, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma | [15] |
| Dreamgirls | Deena Jones | [16] | ||
| 2017 | Disney's When You Wish | Tiana/Muse/Kala | [17] | |
| 2018 | Once on This Island | Andrea, Storyteller, Ti Moune (u/s) | Broadway, Circle in the Square Theatre | |
| 2021-2022 | Six | Catherine Parr | Broadway, Lena Horne Theatre | [18] |
| 2023 | New York, New York | Francine Evans | Broadway, St. James Theatre | [19] [20] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Ensemble | Six | Won | [21] |
| 2023 | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical | New York, New York | Nominated | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Nominated | [22] | ||
| Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | [23] |