Английская Википедия:Ellen Greene

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Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer. She has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many films and television series. Her best-known roles are as Audrey in the original stage play and movie adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors, and as Vivian Charles in the ABC series Pushing Daisies.

Personal life

Greene was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother was a guidance counselor, and her father was a dentist. She attended W. Tresper Clarke High School in Westbury, New York. She spent summers at Cejwin Camps in Port Jervis, New York, where she performed in musical theatre productions, including the role of Tzeitel in a 1966 production of Fiddler on the Roof. She had a relationship with puppeteer Martin P. Robinson. Her first marriage was to Tibor Hardik. She married Christian Klikovits on September 25, 2003; they have since divorced.

Career

Greene's career began as a nightclub singer in clubs such as The Brothers and Sisters, Continental Baths, Grand Finale, and Reno Sweeney's. She received rave reviews from critics such as Rex Reed, George Bell, and John S. Wilson. Around this time, she befriended the late Peter Allen. Her first starring role on Broadway was as the lead in the unsuccessful Broadway show Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It), which had 7 previews in 1973 but closed before officially opening. She then played the starring role of Chrissy in Joseph Papp's production of In the Boom Boom Room at the Off-Broadway Public Theatre in November to December 1974. Her reviews brought her to the attention of Paul Mazursky, who was at that time casting Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976). She was cast in the role of Sarah, her first starring role in a film.

Continuing her work with Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival, Greene next played the role of Jenny in The Three Penny Opera (1976) at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center, for which she was nominated for a 1977 Tony Award, Featured Actress In A Musical.

In addition to a number of other productions with the New York Shakespeare Festival and numerous other companies, Greene formed a close working relationship with the WPA Theatre, where she met Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. Their close, long-lasting friendship led to her landing the role of Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, which she reprised in the film version opposite Rick Moranis.

Greene has worked extensively in theater, such as the part of Suzanne/The Little Rose in The Little Prince and the Aviator (1981).

She has worked in films such as I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982), Léon, Talk Radio (1987), and Pump Up the Volume (1990).

She has appeared on television in, among other programs, Miami Vice, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Cybill, Law & Order, Suddenly Susan, The X-Files, and Heroes. In 1983 she was the voice of Creeping Ivy in the animated TV special The Magic of Herself the Elf.

Greene released an album in 2004 entitled In His Eyes, on which she was accompanied by her husband and musical director, Christian Klikovits. Other work includes the role of Vivian Charles on the television series Pushing Daisies (2007) and the voice of Dolly Gopher in the animated Out of Jimmy's Head. Greene was the voice of the Priscilla Presley type of character Goldie in the Don Bluth film Rock-a-Doodle (1991).

In July and August 2009, Greene starred as Miss Adelaide in a concert version of the musical Guys and Dolls, which had a 3-day engagement at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. Her co-stars included Scott Bakula as Nathan Detroit, Brian Stokes Mitchell as Sky Masterson, and Jessica Biel as Sarah Brown. In 2011, she appeared in five episodes on the soap opera The Young and the Restless as Primrose DeVille.

Greene performed in the musical Betwixt! at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End from July 26 to August 20, 2011.

She appeared in two episodes of the new ABC Family show Bunheads (2012), alongside Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop. She portrayed Doctor Gale Macones in The Walking Dead Webisodes: The Oath.

In 2015, Greene reprised her signature role as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors in the staged concert at the New York City Center as part of their Encores! Off-Center Series. Aged 64 at the time, there was a wide 30-year age gap between her and the show's male lead, Jake Gyllenhaal, 34.

Greene performed in the 2016 Democratic National Convention's "Fight Song" video.

Filmography

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Greene (left) with fellow Pushing Daisies star Swoosie Kurtz in July 2008

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Sarah Roth
1982	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Karen Mulligan
1986	Little Shop of Horrors	Audrey
1988	Me and Him	Annette Uttanzi
	Talk Radio	Ellen
1990	Pump Up the Volume	Jan Emerson
1991	Rock-a-Doodle	Goldie (voice)
	Stepping Out	Maxine
1992	Fathers & Sons	Judy
1994	[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun Шаблон:Frac: The Final Insult]]	Louise
	Wagons East	Belle
	Léon: The Professional	Margie Lando, Mathilda's mother
1995	Killer: A Journal of Murder	Elizabeth Wyatt
1996	Шаблон:Sortname	Della
	One Fine Day	Elaine Lieberman
1997	States of Control	Carol
1998	Jaded	Louise Smith
2001	Alex in Wonder	Clarice
2003	Шаблон:Sortname	Doris
	Love Object	Typing Supervisor
2010	Privileged	Mrs. Rothman	Video
2016	Muddy Corman	Dawn Denford
2017	Love's Last Resort	Ms. Leigh
2019	Шаблон:Sortname	Lydia

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Seventh Avenue	Paula Class	TV miniseries
1978	Шаблон:Sortname	Jess	TV film
1983	Шаблон:Sortname	Creeping Ivy (voice)	TV film
1985	Miami Vice	Darlene	Episode: "Made for Each Other"
1987	Morning Maggie	Maggie McAllister	TV film
1988	Superman 50th Anniversary	Ariel Dickenson	TV film documentary
1989	Glory! Glory!	Ruth	TV film
	CBS Summer Playhouse	Sally Maggio	Episode: "Road Show"
	Dinner at Eight	Kitty Packard	TV film
1994	Шаблон:Sortname	Abilene Jones	Episode: "Time Tunnel"
1995	Cybill	Sharon	Episodes: "How Can I Call You My Ex-Husbands If You Won't Go Away?", "Look Who's Stalking"
	Law & Order	Karen Gaines	Episode: "Bitter Fruit"
1997	Dellaventura	Elizabeth Brodkin	Episode: "Above Reproach"
2000	Suddenly Susan	Harriet Graham	Episode: "The Break Up"
2002	Шаблон:Sortname	Vicki Louise Burdick	Episode: "Improbable"
	Crossing Jordan	Mrs. Dunham	Episode: "Secrets & Lies: Part 2"
2005	Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder	Carly	TV film
	Fielder's Choice	Jill	TV film
2006	Re-Animated	Dolly Gopher (voice)	TV film
2007–08	Out of Jimmy's Head	Dolly Gopher (voice)	Main role
2007–2009	Pushing Daisies	Vivian Charles	Main role
	Heroes	Virginia Grey	Episodes: "The Hard Part", "I Am Sylar", "Tabula Rasa"
2009	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Mrs. Manface (voice)	Episode: "Night of the Huntress!"
2011	Шаблон:Sortname	Primrose DeVille	Recurring role
2012	Pound Puppies	Gertrude Washburn (voice)	Episode: "Olaf in Love"
	Bunheads	Wiccan Friend	Episodes: "For Fanny", "Movie Truck"
2013	Hannibal	Mrs. Komeda	Episode: "Sorbet"
	The Walking Dead: The Oath	Gale	Episodes: "Bond", "Choice"
2017	Tangled: The Series	Mrs. Sugarby (voice)	Episode: "Painter's Block"

Stage

Sources: Internet Off-Broadway Database; Playbill Vault

• Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It) (1973) (never officially opened)
• In the Boom Boom Room (1974) (Off-Broadway)
• The Threepenny Opera (1976) (Broadway)
• The Threepenny Opera (1977) (Delacorte Theater) (return engagement)
• Funny Face (1978) (Studio Arena Theater)
• Teeth 'n' Smiles (1979) (Off-Broadway)
• Wake Up, It's Time to Go to Bed (1979) (Off-Broadway) by Carson Kievman [1]
• They're Playing Our Song (1979) (US national tour)
• The Little Prince and the Aviator (1982) (never officially opened)
• Little Shop of Horrors (1982) (Off-Off Broadway showcase, Off-Broadway and London)
• Starting Monday (1990) (Off-Broadway)
• Weird Romance (1992) (Off-Broadway)
• Three Men on a Horse (1993) (Broadway)
• Oliver! (1997) (North Shore Music Theatre)
• The First Picture Show (1999) (San Francisco)
• A Broadway Diva Christmas (2005) (Women's Project)
• Guys and Dolls (2009) (Hollywood Bowl concert)
• Betwixt! (2011) (London)
• Little Shop of Horrors (2015) (Encores! Off-Center)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
1977	Tony Award	Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical	The Threepenny Opera	Шаблон:Nom
1983	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Little Shop of Horrors	Шаблон:Nom
	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actress in a Musical		Шаблон:Nom

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Шаблон:IMDb name
• Шаблон:IBDB name
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