Linzi Hateley (born 23 October 1970) is an English stage actress. At the age of 21, in 1992, she became one of the youngest nominees for a

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awa ...

for her performance as the Narrator in the West End revival of ''

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''.

Early life and acting background

Hateley was born in

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. As a child Hateley attended

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. She appeared as one of the

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s in the

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'' Annie'' and on television in several episodes of the BBC children's series ''

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''.

Acting career

Hateley's first starring role was as the title character in the ill-fated '' Carrie - The Musical'' in both its

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and

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runs. In London, Hateley has starred in the original London revival production of ''

'' as The Narrator (for which 21-year-old Linzi was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees for the award), Nancy in ''

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'', Éponine and Madame Thenardier in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', Martha in the original production of ''

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'', and Winifred Banks in the original production of ''

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''. She also played Donna in ''

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'' in the Prince of Wales Theatre, from 2007–2009 and 2010. She reprised this role from on 13 June 2016 in the Novello Theatre. Hateley has released three solo albums: ''For The First Time'' (1992), ''Sooner or Later'' (1994), and ''True Colours'' (2001). In 2008 Hateley recorded a song for the CD ''Act One - Songs From The Musicals Of Alexander S. Bermange'', an album of 20 brand new recordings by 26 West End stars, released in November 2008 on Dress Circle Records. In 2012, Hateley appeared in the revival of the National Theatre's production of ''

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'', as the character Helen. Hateley also had a small role in the ''

'' film as one of the women in "Turning". In 2021 Hateley returned to her role as the Narrator in ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' at the

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followed by a UK tour of the show in 2022.

References

External links

Website for ''Carrie'' (musical)
carriethemusical.weebly.com

unofficiallinzihateley.homestead.com

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Early life and acting background

Acting career

See also

References

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