Nancy Carol Opel (born c. 1957) is an American singer, actress, and teacher. She grew up in the Kansas communities of Prairie Village and Leawood, and graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. She trained at Juilliard.She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown. She has also appeared in Evita, Teddy & Alice, Sunday in the Park with George, Anything Goes, Triumph of Love, Gypsy and Fiddler on the Roof. She portrayed Kafka in the New York City debut of David Ives' one-acter, Words, Words, Words. She most recently played three characters: the Mayor, Toxie's Mother, and a nun, in the rock musical The Toxic Avenger; she also played the title character in the first national tour of The Drowsy Chaperone. Her television credits include Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Law & Order: SVU.
Appeared twice opposite Patti LuPone in the original Broadway productions of "Evita" and "Anything Goes." In between these two performances she co-starred with Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in "Sunday in the Park With George.".
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Nominated for Broadway's 2002 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Urinetown The Musical."
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dottie's Thanksgiving Pickle
2010
Short
Dottie
All My Children
2009
TV Series
Lucretia
The Electric Company
2009
TV Series
Law & Order
1996-2009
TV Series
Doctor / Henkel
Wilderness
2008
Short
Mrs. Hausfrier
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
Woman in Home
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2006
TV Series
Teri Carthage
The Producers
2005
Ensemble (uncredited)
Marci X
2003
Reporter (Feld House)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2003
TV Series
Nina
Second Skin
1998/I
Short
Mom
The Ice Storm
1997
Claudia White
American Playhouse
1986
TV Series
Frieda / Betty
Ryan's Hope
1975
TV Series
Sybil
Frozen on Broadway: First Look
2014
Short
Villainess
It Could Be Worse
2013-2014
TV Mini-Series
Judy Gordon
Chasing Taste
2013
Phyllis
Dreaming American
2012
Short
Acting Teacher
The Big C
2010
TV Series
Buttercup
Costume Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Devil's Bitch
2012
Short
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
It Could Be Worse
2013
TV Mini-Series special thanks - 3 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 58th Annual Tony Awards
2004
TV Special
Herself - Performer (uncredited)
The 56th Annual Tony Awards
2002
TV Special
Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress in a Musical
$8 Million
