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Judi Connelli AM (born 20 July 1947) is an Australian singer and actress in theatre, opera and television.

Judi Connelli AM
Born	(1947-07-20) 20 July 1947 (age 75) Brisbane, Australia
Occupation	Singer Actress
Awards	4 MO Awards Green Room Award Helpmann Award New York Dramalogue Award

Connelli is best known for her career in opera and stage musicals.

As a singer she has starred in performable with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and also internationally in New York and the United Kingdom.

Career

Connelli is also known for her television soap operas such roles most especially The Young Doctors, in which she played regular Annemarie Austin from 1977 to 1978 and Prisoner playing 'Cookie', in episodes originally aired in 1982.

Connelli's work includes leading theatre roles with Opera Australia in The Rake's Progress (Mother Goose), The Mikado (Katisha), Fiddler on the Roof (Golda), The Merry Widow (Zozo), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett) and The Gondoliers (Duchess of Plaza-Toro).

Other productions include Into the Woods (The Witch), The Threepenny Opera (Mrs. Peachum), Chicago (Matron Mama Morton), The Pack of Women, Jerry's Girls and Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider).

In concert she has appeared in Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond), Gypsy (Mamma Rose), Australia's Leading Ladies, Follies, Showstoppers, Candide and The 3 Divas.

Honours

In 2004, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) by the Queen of Australia for services to theatre and charity.[1]

Discography

Solo albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS
Introducing Judi Connelli	Released: 1977 Label: RCA Victor (VPL1-0160)	—
Turning Point	Released: 1987 Label: ABC Records (L 38689)	—
On My Way to You	Released: 1997 Label: WEA (4509999762)	—
Live in London	Released: 1998 Label: Dress Circle (DG CD 01)	—
The 3 Divas (with Suzanne Johnston and Jennifer McGregor)	Released: 2000	—
Back to Before	Released: 2001	—

Cast albums and soundtracks

• Chicago - original Australian cast (1981)
• The Pack of Women (1986)
• The Money or the Gun - Stairways to Heaven (1992)
• Once In A Blue Moon - A celebration of Australian musicals (1994)
• Perfect Strangers (with Suzanne Johnston) (1999)
• Mary Poppins - original Australian cast (2010)

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual ceremony presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1999	Perfect Strangers (with Suzanne Johnston)	ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album	Won	[2]
2002	Back to Before	Best Cast or Show Album	Nominated

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Judi Connelli won four awards in that time.[3]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result (wins only)
1991	Judi Connelli	Female Musical Theatre Performer of the Year	Won
1993	Judi Connelli	Female Musical Theatre Performer of the Year	Won
2001	Judi Connelli	Female Musical Theatre Performer of the Year	Won
2002	Judi Connelli	Supporting Musical Theatrical Performer of the Year	Won

External links

• Judi Connelli at IMDb

References

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