MIAC Live: Betty Buckley
Dubbed 鈥淭he Voice of Broadway,鈥 Betty Buckley helped to revolutionize modern musical theatre through her acclaimed performances in 鈥1776鈥 (Martha Jefferson), 鈥淧ippin鈥 (Catherine), 鈥淭he Mystery of Edwin Drood鈥 (Alice Nutting/Edwin Drood), 鈥淐arrie鈥 (Margaret White), and 鈥淐ats鈥 (Grizabella, the Glamour Cat), which earned her the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She received her second Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Hesione in 鈥淭riumph of Love鈥 and received an Olivier Award nomination for her critically acclaimed interpretation of Norma Desmond in the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber鈥檚 鈥淪unset Boulevard,鈥 which she repeated to more rave reviews on Broadway. Her film roles include Brian de Palma鈥檚 鈥淐arrie,鈥 Bruce Beresford鈥檚 鈥淭ender Mercies,鈥 and, most recently, M. Night Shyamalan鈥檚 hit film 鈥淪plit,鈥 for which she earned a Saturn Award nomination for Best Featured Actress. Her recent TV credits include a recurring role on 鈥淟aw & Order: SVU鈥 and a guest starring role on the new Fox/Warner Bros. show 鈥淭he Cleaning Lady.鈥 She co-starred in the third season of AMC鈥檚 鈥淧reacher,鈥 NBC鈥檚 鈥淐hicago Med,鈥 HBO鈥檚 鈥淭he Leftovers鈥 and 鈥淕etting On,鈥 the miniseries 鈥淭he Pacific,鈥 and the series 鈥淥Z.鈥 She also starred for four seasons as Abby Bradford on the hit series 鈥淓ight is Enough,鈥 and has made guest appearances on 鈥淲ithout a Trace鈥 and 鈥淧retty Little Liars.鈥 Ms. Buckley has been honored with three Lifetime Achievement Awards for her contributions to theatre from the New England Theatre Conference, The Shubert Theater in New Haven, and the T. Schreiber School in NYC. For her work in the national tour of 鈥淗ello, Dolly!鈥, she was honored with the Sarah Siddons Award for outstanding performance in a Chicago Theatrical Production.
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