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Carole Shelley (born 16 August 1939) is an English actress. Among her many stage roles are the character of Madame Morrible in the original Broadway cast of the musical ''Wicked''. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in ''The Elephant Man'' in 1979. ==Life and career== Shelley was born in London, England, the daughter of Deborah (née Bloomstein), a singer, and Curtis Shelley, a composer.〔("Carole Shelley Biography" ) tcm.com, accessed April 6, 2013〕〔("Carole Shelley Biography" ) FilmReference.com, accessed August 27, 2011〕 Her father was a German Jew and her mother was of Russian Jewish descent.〔http://articles.philly.com/1987-10-27/news/26213617_1_semi-autobiographical-trilogy-neil-simon-kate-jerome〕 On stage, Shelley made her Broadway debut as Gwendolyn Pigeon in the original 1965 production of ''The Odd Couple'' (starring Art Carney and Walter Matthau).〔 She reprised the role for the 1968 film version (starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau),〔(" ''The Odd Couple'', 1968 film" ) tcm.com, accessed April 5, 2013〕 and for (the first part of) the first season of the subsequent television series (starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman).〔("Carole Shelley, From All Movie Guide" ) movies.nytimes.com, accessed April 5, 2013〕 She and Monica Evans, her co-star as her sister Cecily Pigeon, were the only two performers to be in all three of ''The Odd Couple'' versions: stage, then movie, then first TV adaptation—and in the same roles. During the 1970s and 1980s she appeared in several plays, including as Rosalind in ''As You Like It'' at the 1972 Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.〔("Study Guides, 'As You Like It', History" ) stratfordfestival.ca, accessed April 6, 2013〕 She received her first Tony Award nomination in 1975 for her performance as "Jane" in ''Absurd Person Singular''.〔Murgatroyd, Simon (" 'Absurd Person Singular': The Broadway Experience. Reprinted", copyright 2007 ) alanayckbourn.net, accessed April 5, 2013〕 Shelley won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Mrs. Kendal in ''The Elephant Man'',〔 and was nominated for the Tony Award as Featured Actress in a Play in 1987 for her performance in ''Stepping Out'' as "Maxine."〔(" ''Steppng Out'' " ) playbillvault.com, accessed April 5, 2013〕 In 1982 she won an Obie Award for her performance ''Twelve Dreams''.〔(''Twelve Dreams'' ) Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved on 24 December 2011〕 Shelley also began appearing in musicals in the late 1990s, with the revivals of ''Show Boat'' as Parthy〔("Musical Notes, Posted Oct 1, 1995" ) rnh.com, accessed April 5, 2013〕 and ''Cabaret'' as Fraulein Schneider in 1999.〔McGrath, Sean. ("Luckinbill, Shelley, Clark, Stuhlberg Join Broadway's ''Cabaret'', May 4" ) Playbill, May 3, 1999〕 In 2003, Shelley created the role of Madame Morrible in the original Broadway cast of the musical ''Wicked'',〔Gans, Andrew. ("Shiz Whiz: Carole Shelley Returns to Broadway's ''Wicked'' Aug. 28" ) Playbill, August 28, 2007〕 a role which she later reprised in the show's national touring company in 2005〔Hernandez, Ernio and Gans, Andrew. ("Original ''Wicked'' Star Rejoins Musical for National Tour in December" ) Playbill, October 26, 2005〕 and in 2006 in the Chicago production.〔Gans, Andrew. ("Carole Shelley Begins Limited Chicago ''Wicked'' Engagement April 25" ) Playbill, April 25, 2006〕 Shelley played the role of Grandma in the Broadway production of ''Billy Elliot'' at the Imperial Theatre, beginning performances in October 2008.〔Gans, Andrew. ("Gwynne, Jbara, Shelley and Fontana Will Be Part of Broadway's ''Billy Elliot'' Cast" ) Playbill, July 15, 2008〕 She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 2009.〔Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth. ("Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; ''Billy Elliot'' Earns 15 Nominations" ) Playbill, May 5, 2009〕 In 2014 Shelley replaced Jane Carr as Miss Shingle in ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carole Shelley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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