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Sally Julia Dexter (born 15 April 1960), is an English actress of stage and screen. She was educated at Chiltern Edge School, King James's College at Henley-on-Thames, now The Henley College.〔(The Henley College - News - Alumni )〕 and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Her many onscreen appearances have included ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', and ''Family'', as well as the long-running ''Night and Day''. As a stage actress, Dexter has appeared in both straight plays and musicals in London's West End. In 1987, she won the Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer in Theatre, for her performance in the 1986 production of ''Dalliance''.〔(olivier awards 1986 ) officiallondontheatre.co.uk, retrieved June 12, 2010〕 Her other credits include Nancy in Sam Mendes's 1994 revival of ''Oliver!'' at the London Palladium opposite Jonathan Pryce. For her highly acclaimed performance in ''Oliver!'', she received an Olivier Award nomination. The ''Variety Magazine'' reviewer wrote: "If this 'Oliver!' creates any star, it should be RSC alumna Sally Dexter, whose blowsy, huge-voiced Nancy is the career-making performance this actress has long deserved."〔Wolf, Matt.("Review 'Oliver!'" )''Variety'', December 12, 1994〕 Other roles include Mrs. Wilkinson in ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' opposite ''Leon Cooke'' for 12 months, leaving the show to standing ovations,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.in.com/sally-dexter/biography-246147.html )〕 ''Lady Macbeth'' in ''Macbeth'' opposite Rufus Sewell, Anna in the original production of Patrick Marber's ''Closer'' and Regan in ''King Lear''. She spent several years playing roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Royal National Theatre, London. She starred in ''Bad Girls - the Musical'' at the Garrick Theatre, London in 2007,〔("'Bad Girls the Musical' archive listing" ) garrick-theatre, retrieved June 12, 2010〕 and can be heard on its original cast recording along with the London Palladium cast recording for ''Oliver!'', and as Madame Giry on the concept cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Love Never Dies''. She took over in the role of Mother Superior in the London Palladium production of ''Sister Act'' from September to October 2010.〔()〕 She co-wrote and created the three-part BBC comedy drama series ''Sugartown'', starring Tom Ellis, Sue Johnston and Miranda Raison in 2011. She was cast as Gertrude opposite Michael Sheen in Ian Rickson's Young Vic production of ''Hamlet'', previewing in October 2011. Dexter starred as the White Witch in ''The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe'' at the Threesixty Theatre in Kensington Gardens until 9 September 2012. In 2012 Dexter starred as Simone in the Spice Girls musical ''Viva Forever!''. ==References== 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「Sally Dexter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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