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Occupation
  
SingerActress

Name
  
Judi Connelli

Role
  
Singer


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Born
  
24 July 1947 (age 77) (
1947-07-24
)

Awards
  
4 MO AwardsGreen Room AwardHelpmann AwardNew York Dramalogue Award

Albums
  
Pack of Women, Back To Before - A Life In Song, Perfect Strangers, On My Way to You

Movies and TV shows
  
People also search for
  
Suzanne Johnston, David Waddington, Ted Robinson, Reg Watson

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Judi Connelli AM (born 20 July 1947 in Brisbane, Australia) is an award-winning singer and actress in theatre, opera and television.

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Career

She is best known for her career in opera and stage musicals. She has also appeared on television, in soap operas such as The Young Doctors (in which she played regular Annemarie Austin from 1977–78) and Prisoner.

Her work includes leading roles with Opera Australia in The Rake's Progress (Mother Goose), The Mikado (Katisha), Fiddler on the Roof (Golda), The Merry Widow (Zozo), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett) and The Gondoliers (Duchess of Plaza-Toro).

Other productions include Into the Woods (The Witch), The Threepenny Opera (Mrs. Peachum), Chicago (Matron Mama Morton), The Pack of Women, Jerry's Girls and Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider).

In concert she has appeared in Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond), Gypsy (Mamma Rose), Australia's Leading Ladies, Follies, Showstoppers, Candide and The 3 Divas.

She has appeared in solo concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as well as solo cabaret performances in Melbourne, Sydney, London and New York.

Order of Australia

In 2004, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) by the Queen of Australia for services to theatre and charity.

Solo albums

  • Introducing Judi Connelli (1977)
  • Turning Point (1987)
  • On My Way to You (1997)
  • Live in London (1999)
  • Perfect Strangers (with Suzanne Johnston) (1999)
  • The 3 Divas (with Suzanne Johnston and Jennifer McGregor) (2000)
  • Back to Before (2001)
  • Cast albums and soundtracks

  • Chicago - original Australian cast (1981)
  • The Pack of Women (1986)
  • The Money or the Gun - Stairways to Heaven (1992)
  • Once In A Blue Moon - A celebration of Australian musicals (1994)
  • Mary Poppins - original Australian cast (2010)
  • Awards

  • 4 MO Awards
  • Green Room Award
  • Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical (Sweeney Todd, 2002)
  • New York Dramalogue Award
  • Filmography

    Actress
    1991
    G.P. (TV Series) as
    Dr. Caroline Scott
    - The Road Not Taken (1992) - Dr. Caroline Scott
    - We Regret to Advise There Will Be a Delay (1992) - Dr. Caroline Scott
    - Dark Lottery: Part 2 (1991) - Dr. Caroline Scott
    - Just a GP (1991) - Dr. Caroline Scott
    1986
    A Country Practice (TV Series) as
    Janice Stewart
    - Growing Pains: Part 2 (1986) - Janice Stewart
    - Growing Pains: Part 1 (1986) - Janice Stewart
    1986
    The Pack of Women (TV Movie) as
    Various
    1984
    Man of Letters (TV Movie) as
    Marion Custom
    1982
    Prisoner (TV Series) as
    Cookie Brodie
    - Episode #4.75 (1982) - Cookie Brodie (as Judie Conelli)
    - Episode #4.74 (1982) - Cookie Brodie (as Judie Conelli)
    - Episode #4.73 (1982) - Cookie Brodie (as Judie Conelli)
    - Episode #4.70 (1982) - Cookie Brodie (as Judie Conelli)
    - Episode #4.69 (1982) - Cookie Brodie (as Judie Conelli)
    1977
    The Young Doctors (TV Series) as
    Annemarie Austin
    1976
    Lost in the Wild as
    Woman in Shop
    Soundtrack
    1994
    Once in a Blue Moon: A Celebration of Australian Musicals (TV Special) (performer: "We Are They", "Once In A Blue Moon", "Love's Like Cyanide")
    1992
    The Money or the Gun: Stairways to Heaven (Video) (performer: "Stairway to Heaven")
    Self
    2004
    Good Morning Australia (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 10 February 2004 (2004) - Self
    1994
    Once in a Blue Moon: A Celebration of Australian Musicals (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    1992
    The Money or the Gun: Stairways to Heaven (Video) as
    Self
    1989
    Carols in the Domain (TV Special) as
    Self
    1988
    Carols in the Domain (TV Special) as
    Self
    1985
    Carols in the Domain (TV Special) as
    Self
    1981
    Parkinson in Australia (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #3.21 (1981) - Self
    1980
    Celebrity Tattle Tales (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 6 March 1980 (1980) - Self
    - Episode dated 25 January 1980 (1980) - Self
    1975
    Pot of Gold (TV Series) as
    Self (1976)
    1974
    Ted Hamilton's Musical World (TV Series) as
    Self

    References

    Judi Connelli Wikipedia


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