Sophie Hayden

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Sophie Hayden
Born (1954-02-23) February 23, 1954 (age 69)
Miami, Florida [1]
Education Northwestern University
OccupationActress

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]

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Life and career

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]

Personal

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]

Theatre credits

Broadway

YearTitleRoleTheaterRef.
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]

Off-Broadway

YearTitleRoleTheaterRef.
1986 Lies My Father Told Me Annie Jewish Repertory Theater [10]
1996Nine ArmeniansAunt LouiseCity Center Stage I [11]
2002In the Absence of SpringMama/WomanMcGinn/Cazale Theater [12]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
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]

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