Marcy Harriell
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Marcy Harriell is an American
musical theater and television actress.
Harriell starred as Maria in a 1996 tour of the Broadway musical West Side Story and replaced Daphne Rubin-Vega
as Mimi in the Broadway production of Rent
. She made her Broadway debut on April 4, 1997. Harriell was also part of the ensemble in the short-lived Broadway musical Lennon
, featuring the music of former Beatle John Lennon
; it was written and directed by Don Scardino
.
On television, Harriell has been seen in Queens Supreme, NCIS, Ed, and Law and Order. She was also featured in the film Grindhouse, in Quentin Tarantino's segment, Death Proof
.
Harriell has been married to actor Robert Harriell since 1995.
Harriell landed the role of Mimi in the hit musical Rent
on April 4, 1997, marking her Broadway
debut. She performed in Rent until June 6, 1999. Her next Broadway credit was Lennon
at the Broadhurst Theatre
. She was last seen playing Vanessa in In the Heights
, having taken over from Karen Olivo
on November 18, 2008. She stayed with the role until the Broadway production closed on January 9, 2011
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musical theater and television actress.
Harriell starred as Maria in a 1996 tour of the Broadway musical West Side Story and replaced Daphne Rubin-Vega
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Daphne Rubin-Vega is a dancer, singer, and actress. She is best known for originating the role of Mimi Marquez in the Broadway musical Rent, and the role of Lucy, in the Off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating.-Biography:Rubin-Vega was born in Panama City, Panama, the daughter of Daphine Vega, a...
as Mimi in the Broadway production of Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
. She made her Broadway debut on April 4, 1997. Harriell was also part of the ensemble in the short-lived Broadway musical Lennon
Lennon (musical)
Lennon is a musical with music and lyrics by John Lennon and book by Don Scardino, who also directed its premiere. The musical is about the life of John Lennon and was notable for Scardino's choice to be almost exclusively-based on Lennon's own words and to focus on Lennon's solo career, with no...
, featuring the music of former Beatle John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
; it was written and directed by Don Scardino
Don Scardino
Don Scardino is an American television director and producer and a former actor.-Acting:Born in New York City, Scardino began his career as an actor. His first Broadway credit was as an understudy in The Playroom in 1965. Additional Broadway acting credits include Johnny No-Trump, Godspell, and...
.
On television, Harriell has been seen in Queens Supreme, NCIS, Ed, and Law and Order. She was also featured in the film Grindhouse, in Quentin Tarantino's segment, Death Proof
Death Proof
Death Proof is a 2007 American action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film centers on a psychopathic stunt man who stalks young women before murdering them in staged car accidents using his "death-proof" stunt car...
.
Harriell has been married to actor Robert Harriell since 1995.
Harriell landed the role of Mimi in the hit musical Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
on April 4, 1997, marking her Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut. She performed in Rent until June 6, 1999. Her next Broadway credit was Lennon
Lennon (musical)
Lennon is a musical with music and lyrics by John Lennon and book by Don Scardino, who also directed its premiere. The musical is about the life of John Lennon and was notable for Scardino's choice to be almost exclusively-based on Lennon's own words and to focus on Lennon's solo career, with no...
at the Broadhurst Theatre
Broadhurst Theatre
The Broadhurst Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 235 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.It was designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, a well-known theatre designer who had been working directly with the Shubert brothers; the Broadhurst opened 27 September 1917...
. She was last seen playing Vanessa in In the Heights
In the Heights
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights....
, having taken over from Karen Olivo
Karen Olivo
Karen Olivo is a stage and television actress, who is known for originating the role of Vanessa in the Tony Award–winning musical In the Heights both on and off Broadway. She won her Tony Award for her performance as Anita in the revival of West Side Story...
on November 18, 2008. She stayed with the role until the Broadway production closed on January 9, 2011
Broadway credits
- In the HeightsIn the HeightsIn the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights....
(2008–closing) (performed 11/18/2008–1/9/11)/ - LennonLennonThe name Lennon can refer to one of several individuals or groups:* John Lennon, singer, musician, poet and songwriter famous as a member of The Beatles** Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon's first wife...
(8/2005–9/2005) - RentRent (musical)Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
(1996–2008) (performed 4/4/1997–6/6/1999)
Filmography
- Death ProofDeath ProofDeath Proof is a 2007 American action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film centers on a psychopathic stunt man who stalks young women before murdering them in staged car accidents using his "death-proof" stunt car...
(2007) - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(1997) - Ed (2003/2004)
- Queens SupremeQueens SupremeQueens Supreme is an American courtroom dramedy television series which aired on CBS in January 2003. The series starred Oliver Platt in his first major television role as New York judge Jack Moran who, with his equally eccentric and colorful as colleagues, preside over court cases as the real-life...
(2004) - U.S. tour of West Side Story
- Lucky Duck at the Old Globe
- CompanyCompany (musical)Company is a musical with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The original production was nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tony Awards and won six....
(Kennedy Center) - Little FishLittle Fish (musical)Little Fish is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Michael John LaChiusa. The musical is suggested by two short stories by Deborah Eisenberg, "Days " and "Flotsam ". It concerns a group of friends living in New York City, one of whom, Charlotte, decides to stop smoking and then swims to...
- Athol FugardAthol FugardAthol Fugard is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for his political plays opposing the South African system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood...
's Sorrows and Rejoicings (Second Stage) - A Sondheim Celebration (Lincoln Center)
- Weird Romance (York Theatre)
- Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Philadelphia Theatre CompanyPhiladelphia Theatre CompanyThe Philadelphia Theatre Company is a 501 non-profit theater company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1974 as The Philadelphia Company by Robert Hedley and Jean Harrison. The company has produced over 100 world and Philadelphia premieres and has hosted dozens of nationally...
)