Ms. December 2013
Jane Carr
WHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Currently, she is garnering belly laughs from happy audiences as Miss Shingle in the musical comedy hit,
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. Part Miss Marple, part Jessica Fletcher, she's a riot. Musical fans may remember her as housekeeper Mrs. Brill in the long-running
Mary Poppins. With a multi-faceted career spanning six decades, I bet she's one of those people you've seen (or heard) many times, and is that kind of actor that you see in everything, but never know their name. Such is the lot for a serious working actor. Movie fans may remember her stunning turn in
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (a role she also played on stage), or in the Angela Lansbury film
Something for Everyone, or even
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. On TV, she co-starred in the sitcom
Dear John, and has appeared in such varied classics as
Friends, Upstairs, Downstairs, Beverly Hills 90210, Caroline in the City, sci-fi shows
Star Trek: The Next Generation and
Babylon 5, plus the current
Curb Your Enthusiasm and
How I Met Your Mother. Her Broadway career also includes a Drama Desk Award nominated turn in the RSC revival of
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and the play
A Small Family Business. But for now, it's just nice to have her back on Broadway. Congratulations,
Ms. Broadway December 2013!
IN PHOTOS:
Candids and Head Shots
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| w/ the Broadway Bear from Nicholas Nickleby |
FUN FACTS:
- Her birthday is August 13.
- Her first name is Ellen.
- Originally from Loughton, Essex, England, she moved to the US in the mid-80's while touring in Nicholas Nickleby.
ON FILM:
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (top), Something for Everyone
ON TV:
Dear John, Friends, How I Met Your Mother
MORE FUN FACTS:
- She currently provides voices for recurring characters on the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb and Fish Hooks, as well as the Nickelodeon show Fairly OddParents and the Cartoon Network's The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.
- She played the body double and short term replacement for Juliet Mills on the soap Passions.
ON STAGE:
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Mary Poppins, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
ON VIDEO:
From a Christmas Episode of Dear John (love the hair!)
Jeff
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