Jane Summerhays

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Jane Summerhays (born October 11, 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American

actress known for her work on stage, screen, and film. Her television credits include guest roles on One Life to Live, All My Children, Tales from the Darkside, Working It Out, The Cosby Mysteries, New York News, Law & Order, Sex and the City, and Ed. Summerhays has also appeared in the 2001 film This Train in the role of Love and the 2005 film Backseat as the mother.[1]

Summerhays is probably best known for her stage work. She first appeared as a member of the ensemble in the national tour of

Roundabout Theatre. In 1985, she played Jane and was the understudy for Ann in the national company tour of Sugar Babies. In 1986, Summerhays starred as Lady Jaqueline Carstone in the original Broadway production and Me and My Girl for which she received a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nomination. She remained with the production for three years. Over the next two decades Summerhays appeared in several more Broadway productions including the roles of Diana in Lend Me a Tenor, Elizabeth in Taking Steps, Cynthia in The Real Inspector Hound, the musical review Dream, Fritzie and Fraulein Kost in Cabaret, and Miss Madelaine True in The Wild Party. Summerhays also appeared in several Off-Broadway and regional theater productions including Sympathy Jones, Camila,[2] Broadway Gypsies, Good News, and Promises, Promises.[3]

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  1. ^ Jane Summerhays
  2. ^ "The Walnut Street Theatre's 'Camila' provides a ray of light and hope". The Temple News. October 18, 2001. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Jane Summerhays Biography ((?)-)

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