Carly Hughes (born October 1, 1982) is an American actress and singer, known for her role in the ABC comedy series, ''

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'' (2016-2020).

Early life

Hughes was born in

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and raised in

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. Her first stage role was playing

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in Clemens Crossing Elementary School in fifth grade. She went on to Wilde Lake High School, and graduated from

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in 2004 with a degree in musical theater.Carly Hughes
official resume
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from the original on November 10, 2020.

Career

She began her career appearing on Broadway shows, including '' Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', ''

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'', '' Ghost The Musical'', '' Pippin'', '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'', '' Cabin in the Sky'', and ''

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''. In 2016, Hughes made her television debut with a series-regular role in the

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comedy series ''

'', playing, alongside Ali Wong, one of the title character's best friends. Hughes left the series after four seasons, saying in a November 2020 press statement, "I was no longer able to work in the toxic environment that was created on 'American Housewife.' I made the decision to leave to protect myself from that type of discrimination." An investigation by productions company

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led to "positive changes to the workplace and improvements to the culture", the company said in a statement in response, with series creator Sarah Dunn and line producer Mark J. Greenberg exiting the series. After leaving the series, Hughes was cast in her first leading role, in the Lifetime Christmas television movie ''The Christmas Edition''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Carly 21st-century African-American actresses 21st-century American actresses American television actresses American musical theatre actresses Living people Penn State College of Arts and Architecture alumni 21st-century African-American women singers 1982 births People from Columbia, Maryland Actresses from Maryland