Jenna Russell

Actor

Biography

Long listed for 2016 Best Musical Performance, Evening Standard Theatre Awards for GREY GARDENS.

Nominee for 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.

Long listed for 2013 Best Musical Performance, Evening Standard Theatre Awards for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG.

Nominee for 2008 Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Musical for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.

Nominee for 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.
Winner of 2008 Theatre World Award for Broadway Debut Performance.
Nominee for 2008 Drama League for Distinguished Performance Award for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.
Winner of 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.
Nominated for 2006 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for GUYS AND DOLLS.

Credits

Stage

Production Character Director Company
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY Maureen Katy Rudd Theatre Royal Haymarket/Chichester Festival Theatre
EUREKA DAY Suzanne James Grieve Nottingham Playhouse
HELLO, DOLLY! Irene Molloy Dominic Cooke London Palladium
FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS Ada Harris Bronagh Lagan Riverside Studios
FURTHER FROM THE FURTHEST THING Mill Jennifer Tang Young Vic
WOMAN IN MIND Susan Anna Mackmin Chichester Festival theatre
STEVE Carrie Andrew Keates Seven Dials Playhouse and M. Green Productions
PIAF Piaf Adam Penford Nottingham Playhouse
CELEBRATING SONDHEIM Performer Louise Shephard Chichester Festival Theatre
KINGS OF BROADWAY Performer Alex Parker
MOTHER GOOSE Fairy Goodfeather Paul Hendy Marlowe Theatre
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Francesca Johnson Trevor Nunn Menier Chocolate Factory
FUN HOME Helen Sam Gold Young Vic
DOCTOR FAUSTUS Mephistopheles Jamie Lloyd Duke Of York Theatre
GREY GARDENS Little Edie Thom Southerland Southwark Playhouse
PETER PAN THE MUSICAL IN CONCERT Mrs Darling George Stiles and Anthony Drewe Royal Festival Hall
Songs For A New World Woman 2 Adam Lenson St James' Theatre
DI AND VIV AND ROSE Rose Anna Mackmin Vaudeville Theatre
URINETOWN (WEST END TRANSFER) Penelope Pennywise Jamie Lloyd Apollo Theatre
MR BURNS Colleen/ Bart Robert Icke Almeida Theatre
URINETOWN Penelope Pennywise Jamie Lloyd St James' Theatre
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Mary Flynn Maria Friedman Menier Chocolate Factory and Harold Pinter Theatre
SOHO CINDERS Marilyn Jonathan Butterell Soho Theatre
THAT DAY WE SANG Enid Victoria Wood Manchester International Festival
SEASON'S GREETINGS Phyllis Marianne Elliott National Theatre
INTO THE WOODS Baker's Wife Timothy Sheader Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Dot/Marie Sam Buntrock Studio 54. Roundabout Theater Company, New York
AMY'S VIEW Amy Sir Peter Hall The Garrick Theatre
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Dot/Marie Sam Buntrock Wyndham Theatre
GUYS AND DOLLS Sarah Brown Michael Grandage Piccadilly Theatre
HIGH SOCIETY Tracy Lord Fiona Laird Crucible
METROPOLIS KABARETT Henry Goodman RNT
AS YOU LIKE IT Phoebe David Thacker RSC
ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA Iras John Caird RSC
THE WINTERS TALE Dorcas Adrian Noble RSC
MISHA'S PARTY Susan David Jones RSC
WILDEST DREAMS Rick Alan Ayckbourn RSC
THE THREE SISTERS Natasha Max Stafford Clark Royal Court
HUNTING SCENES... BAVARIA Paula Dominic Cooke The Gate
KISS THE SKY Poet Mike Bradwell The Bush
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM Hermia Debora Paige Regents Park
LANDSLIDE Felicity Gwenda Hughes West Yorkshire & Birmingham
I HAVE BEEN BEFORE Janet Marianne Elliot Royal Exchange
THE GINGERBREAD LADY Polly Robert Robertson Dundee
INTO THE WOODS Cinderella John Crowley & Jonathan Butterell Donmar Warehouse
THE BEGGARS OPERA Lucy Lockit John Caird RSC
MARTIN GUERRE Bertrande Declan Donnelan Prince Edward
THE CARD Nellie Ian Talbot Regents Park
HELLO AGAIN Young Wife Clive Paget Bridewell
FOLLIES Young Sally Mike Ockrent Shaftesbury
JUST SO Dingo Mike Ockrent Tricycle
ON A CLEAR DAY... FOREVER Daisy Gamble Carol Metcalf Bridewell
GIRLFRIENDS Jasmine John Retallack Playhouse
LES MISERABLES Fantine Trevor Nunn and John Caird Palace Theatre

Television

Production Character Director Company
MIDSOMER MURDERS S22 Faith Dunlow Various Bentley Productions
GENTLEMAN JACK S2 Charlotte Norcliffe Various Lookout Point
EASTENDERS Michelle Fowler Various BBC
TRACEY ULLMAN'S SHOW Apples Dominic Brigstock BBC 1 / HBO
CALL THE MIDWIFE Sister Morgan Minkie Spiro Neal Street / BBC
THE LADIES PARADISE Mrs Ballentine Marc Jobst BBC 1
BETTER CLASS OF PERSON Girlfriend Frank Cvitanovich Thames
BORN AND BRED Deborah Gilder Various BBC
HOLBY CITY Grace Collins David Innes Edwards BBC
HOME TO ROOST Christine David Reynolds Thames
MEN ONLY Lyn Peter Webber Channel 4
MINDER Petra Bennett Various Fremantle Media
MISSING PERSONS Jan Derek Bennett Thames
ON THE UP Maggie Lomax Various BBC
PEAK PRACTICE Gillian Saville Terry McDonough ITV
PICKING UP THE PIECES Bernadette Various Carlton
SARACEN Tracey Various Thames

Other

Production Character Director Company
THE GRINNING MAN Performer TGM Trafalgar Limited
PROMS 2010 Edward Blakeman BBC Radio 3
Red Dwarf Theme Tune Singer BBC

Film

Production Character Director Company
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN. F DONOVAN Young Actor's Mother Xavier Dolan Lyla Films
MORTDECAI Detective David Koepp Lionsgate
P'TANG YANG KIPPERBANG School Girl Michael Apted Film on Four
SACRED HEARTS Kate Barbra Rennie Film on Four
THE FEAR Vicky Stuart Orme Euston Films

Radio

Production Character Director Company
FRIDAY NIGHT IS MUSIC NIGHT - FRANK LOESSER SPECIAL Bridget Apps BBC Radio 2
FLAMINGOES Lisa Osbourne Sweet Talk

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