- Hollis Resnik
infobox actor
birthdate=1955
birthplace=Euclid, Ohio
occupation=Singer ,actress Hollis Resnik is an American singer and actress.
Born in 1955, and raised in
Euclid, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland), as a young girl she studied piano and took voice lessons and performed with the Cleveland Symphony Children's Choir. Attending the Euclid school system, she graduated from Euclid High School in 1973. She graduated fromDenison University with aBachelor of Fine Arts degree.A Chicago-based theatre actress, Ms. Resnik is the 1992 winner of the
Sarah Siddons Award . She appeared three times on the television show "Cupid", and had a support role in the motion pictures, "Backdraft " and "Little Big Top ", an independent film.In 2002, she released a CD song collection.
As of March 2007, Hollis toured with a theatrical group, acting in the
musical play "Man of La Mancha ". In the musical, she plays the part of Aldonza, also known asDulcinea . "Man of La Mancha" is inspired byMiguel de Cervantes 's workDon Quixote , focusing specifically on a part in Cervantes' life where he found himself seized by theSpanish Inquisition , and cast into the dungeons. She is currently touring the country with the the musical version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, playing the role of Muriel.Resnik will star as the two middle-aged Edies in the Mid-west premiere of "
Grey Gardens (musical) " at suburban Chicago's Northlight Theatre of Skokie, IL (under the direction of artistic director BJ Jones) from Nov. 12 through Dec. 21, 2008.
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