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Rachel York (born Rachel Lemanski August 7, 1971 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actress and singer. She is known for roles in ''City of Angels'', ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''Kiss Me, Kate'', ''Sly Fox'', ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' and ''Anything Goes''. She also has many film and television credits, including her portrayal of Lucille Ball in the CBS biopic ''Lucy''. ==Biography== The youngest of four children, York's love for music and acting began at an early age. Influenced by her mother's love for the arts, she made her professional debut in a local production of ''Kiss Me, Kate'' in the chorus. That same year, she earned a scholarship to the American Center for Music Theatre at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. She moved to Los Angeles and began studying with acting coach Aaron Speiser, who then encouraged her to move to New York City. At age 19 she moved to New York City and approached agent Bill Timms. She performed monologues from ''Nuts'' and ''Sophie's Choice'' and gave him a demo tape with songs from ''Evita''. Timms signed her immediately and described her as being able to "... do anything."〔("About. Official Site" ) rachelyork.net, accessed November 28, 2013〕 York made her Broadway debut as Mallory in the musical ''City of Angels'', and her performance won critical acclaim. After ''City of Angels'', she has been in many performances on stage, including Fantine in ''Les Misérables'', Irene St. Claire in ''Crucifer of Blood'', The Younger Woman in Stephen Sondheim's ''Putting It Together'' (with Julie Andrews), Norma Cassidy in ''Victor/Victoria'' (for which she won a Drama Desk Award), Marguerite in ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', Lili Vanessi/Katharine in ''Kiss Me, Kate'', Reno Sweeney in ''Anything Goes'', Dorothy in ''Summer of '42'', Miss Fancy in ''Sly Fox'', Ruth Sutton in ''Dessa Rose'', Mother in ''Ragtime'', Christine Colgate in ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', and most recently in ''The Sound of Music'' as Elsa Shraeder at the Hollywood Bowl. York is one of the few actresses who have received rave reviews from notoriously picky New York critic John Simon. Her film credits include ''One Fine Day'', ''Billy Bathgate'', ''Dead Center'', ''Second Honeymoon'', ''Terror Tract'', ''Au Pair II'', and the TV movie ''Lucy'' in which she played Lucille Ball. Her performance in the London production of ''Kiss Me, Kate'' is available on DVD/video. She also has many credits in television, including appearances on ''Reba'', ''Frasier'', ''Arli$$'', ''Spin City'', ''The Naked Truth'', ''Diagnosis: Murder'', and also provides the voices of Bitty on ''Higglytown Heroes'' and Circe on ''Justice League Unlimited''. In 2008, she also guest starred on an episode of ''Hannah Montana'', playing Isis on the episode Yet Another Side of Me. York released her debut album ''Let's Fall In Love'' in early 2005, produced by Tor Hyams under the HyLo Entertainment label and was exclusively distributed by Barnes and Noble. She can also be heard on the Cast Recordings of ''City of Angels'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''The Scarlet Pimpernel: Encore!'', ''Dessa Rose'', ''Putting It Together'', ''Summer of '42'', the soundtrack of ''Billy Bathgate'', and recordings of ''Opal and Celebration of Life''. She appeared as Guenevere in the National Tour of ''Camelot'' in the 2006-2007 season, for which she earned the Golden Icon Award from Travolta Family Entertainment for Best Actress in a Touring Production. In 2009, she played Dolly Levi in the Reagle Music Theatre production of ''Hello, Dolly!'' in Waltham, Massachusetts and won an IRNE Award for her performance.〔(Kenny Leon, Maureen McGovern, Diane Paulus, Rachel York et al. Receive IRNE Awards ) theatermania, retrieved April 22, 2014〕 In 2010, York returned to the Reagle Music Theatre in its production of ''Into the Woods'' where she played the Witch〔("STAGE TUBE: Rachel York Stars in INTO THE WOODS" ) broadwayworld.com, June 23, 2010〕 and won another IRNE Award for the role.〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Rachel York, Daniel Jenkins, Estelle Parsons and Kenny Leon Win IRNE Awards" ) playbill.com, April 2011〕 That same year she played The Lady of the Lake in the Ogunquit Playhouse production of ''Spamalot''.〔(Charles Shaughnessy and Rachel York to Star in Ogunquit Spamalot ) playbill, July 2010〕 On July 10, 2010 she married her boyfriend of six years, Ayal Miodovnik. The two have a daughter together. In 2011, she starred as Billie Burke in the musical ''Ghostlight'' Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre. She then played Anna in the 2011 Walnut Street Theatre production of ''The King and I''.〔(Rachel York Will "Whistle a Happy Tune" in Walnut Street's King and I, With Mel Sagrado Maghuyop ) playbill, October 2011〕 York played the role of Reno Sweeney in the national tour of the 2011 Roundabout Theatre Broadway revival of ''Anything Goes'', which began October 2, 2012.〔Jones, Kenneth. ("National Tour of 'Anything Goes' Lays Down Its Gangplank in Cleveland; Rachel York, Fred Applegate, Erich Bergen Star" ) playbill.com, October 2, 2012〕 For this role, she won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Visiting Production.〔(A CHORUS LINE, HELLO, DOLLY!, STUPID F * *KING BIRD, BOOK OF MORMON, Rachel York and More Top 30th Annual Helen Hayes Awards in D.C. - All the Winners! ) broadwayworld, retrieved April 22, 2014〕 In February 2014, she played Young Belle in the Encores! concert of ''Little Me''.〔(Photo Flash: First Look at Christian Borle, Rachel York & More in Encores! LITTLE ME ) broadwayworld, February 2014〕 In May 2015, it was announced that York would appear in the musical "Grey Gardens" taking the role of Little Edie Bouvier Beale 〔http://www.playbill.com/news/article/betty-buckley-and-rachel-york-will-tend-grey-gardens-this-summer-350075〕 at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rachel York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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