Felicity LaFortune

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Felicity LaFortune is an American actress and singer from Oak Park, Illinois. [1] She has appeared in numerous theatre productions, including on Broadway, as well as in film and on television, including the daytime soap operas Ryan's Hope and All My Children .

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Career

On the daytime soap operas Ryan's Hope , LaFortune had the role of Leigh Kirkland Fenelli (1983–1985, 1988–1989) and in All My Children had the role of Laurel Banning Dillon (1993–1996). [2] [3] In 2000, LaFortune filled in for Hillary B. Smith as Nora Buchanan on One Life to Live while Smith was on leave. [4]

In 1987, LaFortune played the role of the nurse in the Broadway production of the play A Month of Sundays. [5] [6] In 1998, she was a singer in The Harlot's Progress at the Performing Garage in SoHo. [7] In 2006, she appeared again on Broadway in the musical The Light in the Piazza. [8] She also played several characters in the trilogy of plays, The Coast of Utopia , at the Lincoln Center Theater in 2006 and 2007. [9] [10] [11] [12] In 2009, she performed in Deathtrap and The Glass Menagerie on Broadway, followed by I Hate Hamlet in 2010. [13] Her other Broadway appearances include Stevie (standby) in The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? [13] In 2015, she played the role of Peg in The Outgoing Tide, [14] [15] and was nominated for an IRNE Award for her performance. [16]

Filmography

Film

Year [17] TitleRoleNotes
1991 All I Want for Christmas Susan
2008Dream Date (Short)Jane's Sister #2

Television

Year [17] TitleRoleNotes
1983 – 1985, 1988 – 1989 Ryan's Hope Leigh Kirkland
1988 Crossbow Lady MontalEpisode: "Ladyship"
1989 L.A. Law Leah AdairEpisode: "Lie Down and Deliver"
1989–1990 Thirtysomething Valerie MilgromEpisode: "The Legacy"

Episode: "Once a Mermaid"

Episode: "Her Cup Runneth Over"

1990 Murphy Brown GretaEpisode: "The 390th Broadcast"
1990 Midnight Caller Alix AlbrightEpisode: "The Class of 1980"
1991 DEA ValerieEpisode: "The Fat Lady Sings Alone"
1993 – 1996 All My Children Laurel Banning
1996 ER Annette LucasEpisode: "John Carter, M.D."
1999 Sex and the City Sandy CranwellEpisode: "Four Women and a Funeral"
2000 One Life to Live Nora Buchanan 3 episodes (March 17, 20, 21); stand-in for Hillary B. Smith
2000 Law & Order Dr. Liz AldenEpisode: "Endurance"
2004 The Sopranos Dr. Sarah KlumEpisode: "Long Term Parking"
2006 Live from Lincoln Center Tour Guide / EnsembleEpisode: "The Light in the Piazza"

Theatre - Broadway

Year [18] TitleRoleLocation
1987A Month of SundaysNurse WilsonRitz Theatre
1996Sex and LongingLulu (Standby)Cort Theatre
2002The Goat, or Who Sylvia?Stevie (Standby)John Golden Theatre
2005The Light in the PiazzaTour Guide/Ensemble

Signora Naccarelli (Understudy)

Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont
2006The Coast of Utopia (Part 1: Voyage)Masha

Miss Chamberlain (Understudy)

Mrs. Beyer (Understudy)

Varvara (Understudy)

Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont
2006The Coast of Utopia (Part 2: Shipwreck)Marianne on the Barricades

Rosa

Madame Haag (Understudy)

Maria Ogarev (Understudy)

Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont
2007The Coast of Utopia (Part 3: Salvage)Maria Fomm

Mrs. Blainey (Understudy)

Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont
2017Six Degrees of SeparationOuisa (Understudy)

Kitty (Understudy)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre

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