2 Quotes & Sayings By Patti Lupone
Patti LuPone was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1954. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre and psychology, as well as a minor in speech and drama. In addition to her numerous stage roles, she has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at regional theatres throughout the United States. She is best known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Evita Peron in the critically acclaimed musical Evita
Other Broadway performances include: Gypsy (1988) and Amadeus (1992). She received a Tony nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of Judy Garland in the Broadway revival of A Star Is Born (2004). Her other television credits include: The Sopranos, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Nip/Tuck (2007), Sex and the City (1999), 30 Rock (2006), and Glee (2009).
She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role as Ellen Parsons on the series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for the current Broadway revival of Gypsy and received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actress for her performance as Eileen Rand on the television show Nip/Tuck.