Jessie Mueller | |
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 Mueller in 2023 | |
| Born | Jessica Ruth Mueller February 20, 1983 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Partner | Andy Truschinski |
Jessica Ruth Mueller (born February 20, 1983)[1] is an American actress and singer. She started her acting career in Chicago and won two Joseph Jefferson Awards in 2008 and 2011 for her roles as Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel[2] and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me. In 2011, she moved to New York City to star in a Broadway revival of musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. She went on to receive two additional Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award nominations for her leading roles in Waitress (2016) and the Broadway revival of Carousel (2018).
- ^ Date of birth familysearch.org, accessed June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Carousel". Court Theatre. Retrieved 2021-06-06.