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Maria Friedman (born Switzerland, 1960) is a musical theatre actress who has worked on both the Broadway and West End stages as well as television.

Family

Maria was born in Switzerland and educated in Germany. She comes from a family who are mostly connected with the performing arts; her sister Sonia is a successful musical theatre producer, currently producing The Woman in White on Broadway, in which Maria is starring.

She has two sons, Toby and Alfie.

Theatre

Maria has performed in many productions, details of some are below.

Most recently, she originated the role of Marian Halcobme in Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical The Woman in White in the West End, and has been playing the same role on Broadway since the previews for the transfer in October 2005. As previews for the show started, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and left the show to have surgery to have the lump removed. Less than a week after the surgery she returned to the stage for the previews and performed on the official opening night. She said she would begin radiation treatment for the cancer in December 2005.

As well as other musical shows, Maria participated in Hey, Mr. Producer!, the concert celebrating the works of Cameron Mackintosh where she sang How Many Tears, You Could Drive a Person Crazy, and Broadway Baby. She has also had several one woman shows: Maria Friedman - By Special Arrangement, and Maria Friedman - By Extra Special Arrangement.

She can be heard on many cast recordings; and has released several solo albums including Maria Friedman, and Maria Friedman Live.

Maria has been nominated for seven Olivier awards.

Partial list of productions

Marian in London and Broadway productions of The Woman in White (Olivier Award nomination)
Mother in London production of Ragtime
Maria Friedman - By Extra Special Arrangement
Roxie Hart in Chicago (Olivier Award nomination)
Sukie in The Witches of Eastwick
Blues in the Night
Maria Friedman - By Special Arrangement
Fosca in Stephen Sondheim’s Passion
Liza Elliot in Lady in the Dark
April in Paris
Hayyah in Ghetto
Dot in Sunday in the Park with George (Olivier Award nomination)
Break of Day
Square Rounds

Film and television

As well as her theatre work, Maria has appeared in films and television shows.

She played the narrator in the film version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and her television work includes Red Dwarf, and she regularly appeared in Casualty.

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