Stacy Morze is an American actress and musician best known for her role as Grace 'Lambchops' Lamb in ''
Fame'' and as the drummer for
post punk
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group
Uke til U Puke.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ana Lovelis starred in ''
Annie'' on
Broadway
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Theatre
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* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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. While at
Nazareth Academy High School
Nazareth Academy High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Background
Nazareth Academy was established in 1928 by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Nazareth Academy educates young w ...
she participated in many high school musicals. She was lead singer for the group
The Brat Pack
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, that opened for Pretty Poison at a local teen club in the 1980s called Mardi Gras. After graduating from high school, Lovelis auditioned for Fame The Musical and won the original role of Grace Lambchops. It opened in Miami at the
Coconut Grove Playhouse
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, then went on to Philadelphia and Baltimore. Ana ended up moving to New York City.
In 1999, Lovelis legally changed her name from "Stacy Morze" to "Ana Lovelis". She has a solo career and in 2004 released an album in the United States and Japan called ''Nothing But Love (Postal Service Madness)'' under DKE Records (US) and Trident Style (Japan) . More recently, in April 2008 she released her second album digitally under her own label, Fallenwoman Music, entitled "Love Hit Ya Like a Train". Currently Ana lives in Los Angeles, California and was the lead singer for
Doxy
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* Doxy (song), a jazz standard by Sonny Rollins
* Doxy, a magical creature in the fictional Harry Potter universe
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which was active in the Los Angeles Live Music Scene from 2004 to 2007.
She is the mother of Nia and Rena Lovelis from
Hey Violet
Hey Violet was an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California, consisting of Rena Lovelis (lead vocals, bass), Nia Lovelis (drums, percussion, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Casey Moreta (lead and rhythm guitar, back ...
.
She has accompanied her daughters on tour since they began touring with 5 Seconds of Summer.
In August 2016 she started a podcast called ''True Lovelis'' where she answers questions and offers advice to listeners.
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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