Creator / Patti LuPone

Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actor and singer from Long Island, NY. A multi-awarded actress and modern Broadway legend, she made her stage debut in a production of The School for Scandal and won her first Tony for the role of Eva Perón in Evita. She would continue to play iconic theater characters, such as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables, Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Reno Sweeney in the 1987 revival of Anything Goes, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street's Mrs. Lovett in the revival, and Rose in the Gypsy revival. She's also appeared in a number of film and television works, such as Witness, Driving Miss Daisy, 30 Rock, American Horror Story, Penny Dreadful, and Steven Universe.

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LuPone is of Italian descent, is a Julliard grad, and is married to cameraman Matthew Johnston.

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Select stage works

• The Robber Bridegroom (1975): Julia
• Edward II (1975): Prince Edward
• Evita (1979): Eva Perón
• Les Misérables (1985): Fantine
• Anything Goes (1987): Reno Sweeney
• Sunset Boulevard (1993): Norma Desmond
• Company (1993, 2018/2020 revival): Host, Joanne
• Sweeney Todd (2000, 2005): Mrs. Lovett
• Gypsy (2008): Rose
• War Paint (2017): Helena Rubenstein

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Other media

• Life Goes On (1989-1993): Elizabeth "Libby" Thatcher
• Driving Miss Daisy (1989): Florine Werthan
• Oz (2003): Stella Coffa
• 30 Rock (2009-2012): Sylvia Rossitano
• Steven Universe (2013-present): Yellow Diamond
• American Horror Story: Coven (2013-2014): Joan Ramsey
• Penny Dreadful (2014-2017): Joan Clayton and Dr. Florence Seward
  • Cameos as a club singer in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
• Vampirina (2017-present): Nanpire
• Pose (2019): Frederica Norman
• Last Christmas (2019): Joyce
• Randy Rainbow: As Herself