American actress and singer
Donna Lynne Champlin
Donna Lynne Champlin, headshot by Paul Smith Photography, 2018
Born (1971-01-21 ) January 21, 1971 (age 53) Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA ) Occupations Years active 1993–present Spouse
Children 1
Donna Lynne Champlin (born January 21, 1971) is an American actress, dancer and singer from New York City. She is best known for playing Paula Proctor on The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend .
Early life
Champlin was born in Rochester, New York , to a technical writer mother and a scientist father.[ 1] She participated in various lessons, theatre productions, and national and international competitions throughout her childhood, in voice, piano, flute, theatre and dance.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Champlin went on to study musical theatre at Carnegie Mellon University , graduating with her BFA in 1993, and studied abroad as a 1992 Advanced Acting Scholar in Shakespeare and Chekhov at the University of Oxford . In 1992 she won the Princess Grace Foundation Award in Theatre.[ 5] While still in college, she performed as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz with Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera .[ 2] [ 6]
Career
Champlin took on the title role of Very Warm for May , her Broadway debut in James Joyce's The Dead , then By Jeeves , Hollywood Arms , Sweeney Todd , Billy Elliot the Musical , and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs , for which she won the 2007 Obie Award . Other credits include: No, No Nanette , Very Good Eddie , First Lady Suite , Harold and Maude , My Life with Albertine , Bloomer Girl , and Jolson . She also performed with Len Cariou in the Simply Sondheim inaugural concert which celebrated the opening of the Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.[ 2] [ 3] [ 7] [ 8]
Champlin's awards include the 2019 Gracie Award for Best Supporting Actress, 2013 Drama Desk Award , 2007 OBIE award, the Princess Grace Award , the title of National Tap Dance Champion four consecutive times, and she has received grants from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts , The Anna Sosenko Trust, Princess Grace Foundation , and has received The Charlie Willard Memorial Grant.[ 2] [ 4]
Champlin's film and television credits include The Dark Half , the 2000 and 2006 Annual Tony Awards , The View , Law & Order , The Good Wife , The Good Fight , The Good Doctor , and Live with Regis and Kelly . From 2015 to 2019, she starred in the role of Paula Proctor in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend .,[ 2] Hortense in Another Period and Barb in Netflix's Feel the Beat . In 2022, she appeared in the Showtime series The First Lady .[ 9]
Champlin released a solo album entitled Old Friends , performs a one-woman show entitled Finishing the Hat , and teaches acting at the Carnegie Mellon University , the University of Hartford , and New York University . She spends her downtime writing, raising money for JDRF , BCEFA , The Actors Fund , and lives with her family in NYC.[ 2] [ 3]
Personal life
Champlin married actor Andrew Arrow in 2010 and they have one child. They live in New York City.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 7]
Filmography
Television
Film
Podcasts
Theatre credits
Awards and nominations
References
^ "Donna Lynne Champlin Biography ((?)-)" .
^ a b c d e f g www.donnalynnechamplin.com Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Donna Lynne Champlin (Retrieved March 9, 2011.)
^ a b c d Broadway actress Donna Lynne Champlin discusses acting, her upcoming performances in WMU's 'Late Night Broadway Simon A. Thalmann, December 1, 2010, Michigan Live LLC.
^ a b c Donna Lynne Champlin – Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Retrieved March 9, 2011.)
^ "Princess Grace Award Winners" . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019 .
^ A Chat with Donna Lynne Champlin 2004/01/08 Heather Colon-Smith, January 8, 2004, BroadwayWorld.com
^ a b Donna Lynne Champlin Biography ((?)-) NetIndustries, LLC.
^ Donna Lynne champlin Theatre Credits BroadwayWorld.com (Retrieved March 9, 2011.)
^ " 'The First Lady': Rosalind Chao, Michael Potts & Donna Lynne Champlin To Recur On Showtime Anthology Series" . www.yahoo.com . June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2022 .
^ Petski, Denise (June 14, 2021). " 'The First Lady': Rosalind Chao, Michael Potts & Donna Lynne Champlin To Recur On Showtime Anthology Series" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^ Gomez, Dessi (March 31, 2023). "Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber to Lead Netflix Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple' " . TheWrap . Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Cristi, A.A. (November 30, 2020). "Beth Leavel, Patrick Page and More Join IN STRANGE WOODS Musical Podcast" . Broadway World . Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2022 .
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