Rachel York | |
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| Born | Rachel Lemanski August 7, 1971 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Ayal Miodovnik (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Rachel York (born August 7, 1971) [1] is an American actress and singer. She is known for stage roles, including award winning performances in Camelot , Hello, Dolly! , Into the Woods , and Anything Goes . She also has performed in film and on television, including her portrayal of Lucille Ball in the 2003 television film Lucy .
At age 19, York approached talent agent Bill Timms. She performed monologues from Nuts and Sophie's Choice and gave him a demo tape with songs from Evita . Timms signed her immediately and described her as being able to "... do anything." [2]
York made her Broadway debut as Mallory in the musical City of Angels , and her performance won critical acclaim. Other stage credits include: Fantine in Les Misérables ; The Younger Woman in Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together , which earned her a Drama Desk Award nomination; Norma Cassidy in Victor/Victoria , for which she won a Drama Desk Award; Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel ; Lili Vanessi/Katharine in Kiss Me, Kate ; Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes ; Ruth Sutton in Dessa Rose , earning another nomination for a Drama Desk Award; and Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels .
York appeared as Guenevere in the National Tour of Camelot in the 2006–2007 season, for which she earned the Golden Icon Award from Travolta Family Entertainment for Best Actress in a Touring Production as well as the Carbonell Award. In 2008, she played Dixie Wilson in Turn of the Century at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. [3] In 2009, she played Dolly Levi in the Reagle Music Theatre production of Hello, Dolly! in Waltham, Massachusetts and won an IRNE Award for her performance. [4]
In 2010, York returned to the Reagle Music Theatre in its production of Into the Woods , where her performance as the Witch [5] earned her another IRNE Award. [6] That same year she played the Lady of the Lake in the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Spamalot . [7]
In 2011, she starred as Billie Burke in the musical Ghostlight Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre. [8] She then played Anna in the 2011 Walnut Street Theatre production of The King and I . [9]
She starred in the Encores! concert series production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Dorothy Shaw, which earned her and the production rave reviews. The live concert lasted May 9–13, 2012 and was a New York Times Critic's Pick. [10]
York played the role of Reno Sweeney in the national tour of the 2011 Roundabout Theatre Broadway revival of Anything Goes , which began October 2, 2012. [11] For this role, she won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Visiting Production. [12] In February 2014, she played Young Belle in the Encores! concert of Little Me . [13]
In May 2015, it was announced that York would appear in the musical Grey Gardens taking the role of Little Edie Bouvier Beale [14] at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY. She played the role of Morticia Addams in The Addams Family with 3D Theatricals later that year in Los Angeles. [15]
She returned to Broadway in the musical Disaster! , which played from February to May 2016 at the Nederlander Theatre. [16] [17] In July 2016, York and her Bay Street Theater co-lead, Betty Buckley, reprised their Grey Gardens performance in a limited run at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles. [18]
York originated the role of Gynecia in the Broadway musical, Head Over Heels in 2018. [19] She next appeared as Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent in Ever After The Musical . [20] In October 2021, York once again played Reno Sweeney, this time in the London revival of Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre. [21]
Her film credits include One Fine Day , Billy Bathgate , Dead Center, Second Honeymoon, Terror Tract, Au Pair II, and the television film Lucy in which she played Lucille Ball. Her performance in the London production of Kiss Me, Kate is available on DVD/video. She also played Lori, The Mystery Woman in Sasha Gordon's highly praised film It Had To Be You.
She also has many credits in television, including appearances on Reba , Frasier , Arli$$ , Spin City , The Naked Truth , Diagnosis: Murder , and also provides the voices of Bitty on Higglytown Heroes and Circe on Justice League Unlimited . In 2008, she also guest starred on an episode of Hannah Montana , playing Isis on the episode Yet Another Side of Me. York filmed for the TV series Power in 2015 and is featured in Episode 7 "You're Not the Man" as Tina Schulman. She was also guest starred in Frasier as Dinah or "Officer Nasty" in the episode "To Thine Old Self Be True" (Season 7, Episode 20). In 2017, she starred in The Mick, The Implant episode as Dr. Goodby.
York released her debut album Let's Fall in Love in early 2005, produced by Tor Hyams under the HyLo Entertainment label and was exclusively distributed by Barnes and Noble. She can also be heard on the Cast recordings of City of Angels , Victor/Victoria , The Scarlet Pimpernel: Encore!, Dessa Rose, Putting It Together , Summer of '42, the soundtrack of Billy Bathgate, and recordings of Opal and Celebration of Life.
She married actor Ayal Miodovnik on July 20, 2010; [22] the couple met while acting together in a stage production in 2003. [23] They have a daughter, Olivia (born 2011). [23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Billy Bathgate | Embassy Club Singer | |
| 1992 | Mad Dog Coll | Lotte | |
| 1993 | Dead Center | Mary | |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | Liza | |
| 2000 | Terror Tract | Sarah Freemont | Segment: "Nightmare" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Bay City Story | Marci Fenner | Television film |
| 1993 | Taking the Heat | Susan | Television film |
| 1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | Randy Wolfe | Episode: "A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" |
| 2000 | Frasier | Dinah | Episode: "To Thine Old Self Be True" |
| 2001 | Second Honeymoon | Gloria | Television film |
| 2001 | Au Pair II | Cassandra Hausen | Television film |
| 2003 | Great Performances | Lili Vanessi/Katherine | Episode: "Kiss Me, Kate" |
| 2003 | Lucy | Lucille Ball | Television film |
| 2003 | Eddie's Father | Lisa | Pilot |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Circe (voice) | Episode: "This Little Piggy" [29] |
| 2008 | Hannah Montana | Isis | Episode: "Yet Another Side of Me" |
| 2015, 2019 | Power | Tina Schulman | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Elementary | Carla Giovanni | Episode: "Rekt in Real Life" |
| 2017 | The Mick | Dr. Goodby | Episode: "The Implant" |
| 2017 | Cradle Swapping | Mrs. Burnett | Television film |
| 2020 | Filthy Rich | Tina Sweet | Recurring role |
| Year | Role and Production | Award | Result |
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| 1993 | The Younger Woman in Putting It Together | Drama Desk Award | Nominated |
| 1995 | Norma Cassidy in Victor/Victoria | Drama Desk Award | Won |
| 2005 | Ruth Sutton in Dessa Rose" | Drama Desk Award | Nominated |
| 2007 | Guenevere in Camelot | Golden Icon Award | Won |
| Carbonell Award | Won | ||
| 2009 | Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! | IRNE Award | Won |
| 2010 | The Witch in Into The Woods | IRNE Award | Won |
| 2012 | Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes | Helen Hayes Award | Won |
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