Lovette George
Lovette George | |
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Born | 9 December 1961 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
Died | 6 September 2006 (aged 44) , New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–2006 |
Lovette George (December 9, 1961 – September 6, 2006) was an actress and singer in Broadway, off-Broadway and regional productions.
Shows included Uptown... It's Hot! (1986), Carousel (revival) (1994), Marie Christine (1999) and The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) (2003). She understudied Kristin Chenoweth off-Broadway in A New Brain (1998) ([1]).
Biography
George was born in Yonkers and drew part of her inspiration to perform from her mother, Carol, who is a concert singer. George earned a bachelor's degree in theatre from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
She played Carrie ("when Audra [McDonald] wasn't", she wrote in her Playbill bio) in the acclaimed Lincoln Center production of Carousel and appeared in Broadway's Uptown…It's Hot with Maurice Hines.
Playing a variety of musical theatre styles, she was nominated for a 2004
Her credits also include off-Broadway's The Green Heart (
Death
George died on September 6, 2006, from ovarian cancer, aged 44.