Susan Jane Tanner (or Sue Jane Tanner) is an English theatre actress, best known for playing the role of
Madame Thénardier in the original London cast of ''
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...
'' and
Jellylorum
Jellylorum is a principal character in the musical ''Cats''. One of the Jellicle cats, she is usually portrayed as a motherly caretaker and is principally a vocalist. The musical is based on the 1939 collection of poems by T. S. Eliot from '' ...
in the original London version of ''
Cats
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''. She reprised her role in the 1998
video version. Tanner also spent a season with the
Royal Shakespeare Company, with roles including Audrey in ''
As You Like It
''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has ...
'' and Mrs Peacham in ''The Beggar's Opera.''
She currently lives in
Dorset
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with her husband.
Selected works
Theatre
Films
References
External links
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English musical theatre actresses
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
English stage actresses
English sopranos
English women singers
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