Jane Ann "Janie" Sell (born October 1, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress.
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Janie Sell | |
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Born | Jane Ann Sell (1939-10-01) October 1, 1939 (age 82) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Other names | Jane Ann Trese (married name) |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Spouse(s) | Patrick Trese (secondly; c. 1990-present) |
Children | 1 (by her first marriage) |
Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Musical 1974 Over Here! |
Sell won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Over Here!,[1] which also starred the then-surviving Andrews Sisters Maxene and Patty. She also appeared in George M!, I Love My Wife, Irene, Dames at Sea and a revival of Pal Joey. She appeared off-Broadway in Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater in 1979 at the Entermedia Theater. The musical comedy version of Vonnegut's novel was adapted and directed by Howard Ashman, with music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Ashman and Dennis Green.[2]
She substituted for Carol Burnett in a matinée performance of the comedy Moon Over Buffalo, which co-starred Philip Bosco, in the mid-1990s.[citation needed]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | George M! | Mrs. Baker/Mme. Grimaldi/Flamethrower's Assistant | Broadway |
1973 | Irene | Jane Burke, Irene O'Dare (u/s) | Broadway |
1974 | Over Here! | Mitzi | Broadway |
1976 | Pal Joey | Gladys Bumps | Broadway |
1977 | I Love My Wife | Monica | Broadway |
Happy End | Lillian Holiday | Broadway | |
1979 | Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater | Sylvia Rosewater | Off-Broadway |
1995 | Moon Over Buffalo | Charlotte Hay (standby), Ethel (standby) | Broadway |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Wives | Frannie | TV movie |
1979 | Starting Fresh | Phoebe Johnson | TV movie |
Lost and Found | Zelda | ||
1980 | Captain Kangaroo | Old Mother Hubbard | 1 episode |
1983 | Your Place...Or Mine | Sandy | TV movie |
1984 | A Good Sport | Sherry | TV movie |
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