Sutton Lenore Foster Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress, singer and dancer. Foster is best known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has received two Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical in 2002 for the role of Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie and in 2011 for her performance as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. Her other Broadway credits include Little Women, The Drowsy Chaperone, Young Frankenstein, Shrek the Musical, and Violet. On television, Foster starred as lead character in the ABC Family television series Bunheads from 2012 to 2013. She is currently filming for the TV Land sitcom Younger as Liza, which is set to premiere January 13, 2015.
Bob Foster, Helen Foster, Boston, MA, United States, Katonah, NY, United States, Selbyville, DE, United States
Siblings
Hunter Foster
Awards
Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Boston, MA, United States, Katonah, NY, United States, Selbyville, DE, United States
Nominations
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Female, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical, Boston, MA, Unit...
Movies
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, The Nobodies, Gravy, Just in Case, Boston, MA, United States, Katonah, NY, United States, Selbyville, DE, United States
TV Shows
Bunheads, Younger, Boston, MA, United States, Katonah, NY, United States, Selbyville, DE, United States
Star Sign
Pisces
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Quote
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I wasn't even dancing. I was just stepping backwards, and my feet went forward, and I fell backward and caught myself with my hands." - explaining how she broke her arm during rehearsal of the musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" during the song "I'm an Accident Waiting to Happen.
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Fact
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She was nominated for a 2006 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Actress in a Musical for "The Drowsy Chaperone" on Broadway in New York City.
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She was awarded the 2006 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for "The Drowsy Chaperone" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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In 2014, she received her 6th Tony Award nomination for best performance by a lead actress for the musical "Violet". This tied her with Bernadette Peters for the second highest number of all musical performance nominations in Broadway history. Chita Rivera, with 8, has remained in first place in this category for more than 20 years.
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Appearing as "Inga" in Seattle previews of Mel Brooks's "Young Frankenstein-The Musical". [August 2007]
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Starring in "The Drowsy Chaperone". She took a few weeks off in the Fall of 2006, for her wedding and honeymoon, but resumed playing the role shortly after. [December 2006]
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Playing "Princess Fiona" in "Shrek the Musical" on Broadway. [December 2008]
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Starring as "Jo March" in the new Broadway musical "Little Women". [March 2005]
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Was in a relationship with Bobby Cannavale from July 2010 until April 2012.
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Nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Leading Actress in a Musical for "Shrek The Musical.".
In early 2006, she became engaged to longtime boyfriend, actor Christian Borle. They married in September of that year but have since divorced.
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Growing up, Foster had a pillowcase which she carried around and slept with.
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Nominated five times for the Tony Award (each time in the Outstanding Actress in a Musical category), as of June 2011, she has won twice; the first win was for the role of Millie Dillmount in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" in 2002, and the second was as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes" in 2011. The other nominations were for the roles of Jo March in "Little Women" (2005); Janet Van De Graaff in "The Drowsy Chaperone" (2006); and Princess Fiona in "Shrek The Musical" (2009).
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She had attended Troy High School in Troy Michigan and, in her senior year, did correspondence courses through the high school because she was on the road acting in the "Will Rogers Follies".
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In 2002, she won a Tony award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Millie Dillmount in "Thoroughly Modern Millie." She was nominated again in 2005 in the same category for playing Jo March in "Little Women."
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Younger sister of Tony-nominated actor Hunter Foster.
$1.4 Million
