- Josefina Gabrielle
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awards ="Josefina Gabrielle" is an
Olivier Award -nominated stage and screen actress, best known for her performances in hit West Endmusicals andplays .Career
Theatre
Josefina Gabrielle began her professional career dancing with the National Ballet of Portugal. She made her London debut in 1992 in the dance ensemble of the revival of
Carousel at the National, and six years later starred as Laurie inTrevor Nunn ’s revival of anotherRodgers and Hammerstein classic,Oklahoma! , again at theNational Theatre . She starred oppositeHugh Jackman and she subsequently made her Broadway debut in the show when it transferred to New York in 2002, this time oppositePatrick Wilson . During her run as Laurie, she was nominated for anOlivier Award , andOuter Critics Circle Award and anAstair Award .She has continued to be one of London’s leading ladies in musicals like
Chicago (in which she has now done seven separate stints as Roxie Hart) andThe Witches of Eastwick . She is now branching into plays. In 2006 she played all the Gertrude Lawrence roles in a bill of sixNoel Coward short plays at Chichester, and is currently performing in the West End in The 39 Steps (which recently won theOlivier Award for Best New Comedy). [ [http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3009307 Q&A : Josefina Gabrielle | The 39 Steps | london.broadway.com ] ]Television, film and radio
Gabrielle is also a regular performer on the screen or radio. Amongst other things, she has appeared in
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ,Heartbeat ,Ancona and Co ,Totally Frank andOklahoma! (the televised version of the musical).Film/television credits
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Heartbeat .... Debbie Bellamy / ... (10 episodes, 2001-2006)
*Born and Bred .... Jacqueline Williamson (1 episode, 2005)
*Auf Wiedersehen, Pet .... Ofelia Ortiz (5 episodes, 2004)
*Sunburn .... Receptionist (1 episode, 2000)
*Oklahoma! (1999) (TV) .... Laurey Williams
*The 56th Annual Tony Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
*The Rosie O'Donnell Show .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)Personal life
*Trained at the Arts Educational School from the age of 10. [ [http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3009307 Q&A : Josefina Gabrielle | The 39 Steps | london.broadway.com ] ]
References
External links
* [http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3009307 Interview With Broadway.com]
* [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=8249&pn=1 Broadway.com Profile]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0300330/ IMDb Page]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=90634 IBDb Page]
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