Kerrie Anne Greenland is an Australian actress and singer, known for performances in musical theatre. She won the
for her portrayal of
Éponine
Éponine Thénardier (; ), also referred to as the "Jondrette girl", is a fictional character in the 1862 novel ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo.
The character is introduced as a spoiled and pampered child, but appears later in the novel as a r ...
in the 2014 Australian version of ''
Les Miserables''.
Career
Greenland graduated from the
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopp-a") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus in ...
in 2012, before making her professional debut as
Éponine
Éponine Thénardier (; ), also referred to as the "Jondrette girl", is a fictional character in the 1862 novel ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo.
The character is introduced as a spoiled and pampered child, but appears later in the novel as a r ...
in the 2014 Australian revival of ''
Les Miserables''.
For this role she received the
.
She went on to perform the same role in the show's International Tour (Manila and Singapore) in 2016.
Subsequent roles included
Violet Hilton in ''
Side Show
In North America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, traveling carnival, carnival, fair, or other such attraction.
Types
There are four main types of classic sideshow attractions:
*The Ten-in-One offers ...
'' at the
Hayes Theatre
The Hayes Theatre is a 111-seat theatre specialising in music theatre and cabaret in Potts Point, Sydney, Australia. It is named after the Australian performer Nancye Hayes.
Hayes Theatre Co was established at the former Darlinghurst Theatre aft ...
in Sydney and
Cassandra
Cassandra or Kassandra (; Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, , also , and sometimes referred to as Alexandra) in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be belie ...
in ''
Paris: A Rock Oddysey''.
Greenland released her debut album, ''Pictures'', in March 2016,
and staged a related solo concert, ''Pictures: Songs from Movie Musicals'' at
Chapel Off Chapel
Chapel Off Chapel is a theatre venue in Prahran, Melbourne. Located near Chapel Street and opened in 1995, the venue consists of the 255-seat Chapel Theatre, the 150-seat Chapel Loft and a visual arts gallery.
Chapel Off Chapel is particularly ...
Melbourne, on 2 June 2018. Later that year she toured Australia as
Patsy Cline
Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, Patrice, or Patricia). Among I ...
in ''Always... Patsy Cline'', and in September she portrayed Esther Smith in musical theatre version of ''
Meet Me in St. Louis
''Meet Me in St. Louis'' is a 1944 American Christmas film, Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith famil ...
''. She also originated the character Dom, one of the leads in a new musical, ''The Things Between Us'', which was staged in New Zealand.
References
External links
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Australian stage actresses
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)