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| Birth name | Kirsten Holly Smith |
| Born | 21 September 1980 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Years active | 2021–present |
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Kirsten Holly Smith is an American singer, actress, and writer. She is best known for her portrayal of Dusty Springfield in the musical Forever Dusty , which she co-wrote with Jonathan Vankin.
She developed her characterization of Springfield beginning in 2006 with a workshop production of her one-woman biographical musical on Springfield, which she performed at the University of Southern California. She received a $6,700 grant from the university to stage the performance. [1]
In 2008, Smith presented a revised version of her musical, then-entitled Stay Forever: The Life and Music of Dusty Springfield, at the Renberg Theatre in West Hollywood, California. The show received positive reviews from the Los Angeles Times , [2] L.A. Weekly [3] and other Los Angeles-area publications.
Smith continued to develop her Dusty Springfield piece over the next four years. During this time she revised her play into a full-scale, multi-character musical intended for the New York stage. In 2012, the new version of Smith's Dusty Springfield bio-musical, now entitled Forever Dusty , opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages in New York City. Smith again portrayed Springfield.
In addition to Forever Dusty, Smith has appeared on stage in plays including Of Mice and Men , Three Sisters and Twelfth Night as well as several films including the lead role in Isle of Lesbos.