Angela Fusco (born 1944 in

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) is a Canadian

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Early life and education

She earned a bachelor's degree in English from the

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Career

The daughter of violinist Frank (Francesco) Fusco, she began her career as a child doing programs for children and adults on

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and television. In her teens, she spent three seasons at the

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gaining experience under directors such as

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and

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, and working with

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and

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. After graduating from university, Angela performed in theatres, including the

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, the

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, the

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, Sudbury Theatre Centre and Young People’s Theatre. She played Alicia in ''Lady Audley’s Secret'' at the

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. Her mezzo soprano voice has brought her roles in musical theatre, including the

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-winning ''Colette, The Colours of Love'', which was written especially for her. Angela also garnered acclaim playing Mother Superior in ''

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'', and ran for nine months in the hit 1940s revue, ''Blue Champagne''. As well as a season at the

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in 1995, some of her Toronto theatre appearances include the Actors Repertory Company’s 2003

-winning production of Edward Bond’s ''The Sea'' and a remount of the 2002 Fringe Festival hit ''The Terrible False Deception''. For four years Angela hosted the CBC classical music program ''Listen to the Music''. She also hosted ''Music for an Afternoon'' on CJRT, and has appeared as guest host on the CBC radio programs ''Sunday Morning'', ''Stereo Morning'', ''Saturday Afternoon at the Opera'', and ''Arts National''. Fusco has done television and radio commercials and narrations, including

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's '' Read All About It!''. She was the voice of Mrs. Claus in the 2018 animated feature ''Elliot the Littlest Reindeer''. Fusco combined her theatrical and musical abilities to perform narration with music for several projects with Peggy Hills’s Chamber Music Society of Mississauga. These have included ''A Butterfly in Time'', ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''The Snow Queen'' all of which were recorded. ''A Butterfly in Time'' was nominated for a

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in 2005. Her later career film and television credits include Alliance Atlantis’s ''The Morrison Murders'' and an episode of '' The Listener''. Angela has also played principal roles in ''

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'' with

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, ''

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'' with

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, and in '' New Blood'' with

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fusco, Angela 1944 births Living people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Canadian stage actresses