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Valentine Ruth Henshall (born 7 March 1967), is an English actress, singer and dancer known for her work in musical theatre. She began her professional stage career in 1986, before making her West End debut in ''Cats'' in 1987. A five-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the 1995 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Amalia Balash in the London revival of ''She Loves Me'' (1994). Henshall's other Olivier nominated roles are Polly Baker in the original London production of ''Crazy For You'' (1993–94), Roxie Hart in the revival of ''Chicago'' (1997–98) and the title roles in the original productions of ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (2001) and ''Marguerite'' (2008). She made her Broadway debut in 1999 as Velma Kelly in ''Chicago'' and returned to the Broadway production to play Roxie Hart in 2010. In 2014, she took over the role of Mrs. Wilkinson in the West End production of ''Billy Elliot the Musical''. ==Personal life== Henshall was born in Bromley, London. Her father, David, was a journalist, later the editor of the ''East Anglian Daily Times'', a Suffolk morning newspaper. Ruthie Henshall's early ambition was to be a ballet dancer, but she lacked the necessary physique. Her sister, Noel, died in 2007 of a drugs overdose while living in San Francisco. Henshall dated Prince Edward "solidly" for two years, but "on and off for five years", before becoming engaged to actor John Gordon Sinclair. After she took the role of Velma Kelly in ''Chicago'' on Broadway, they broke up.〔Jardine, Cassandra. ("Ruthie Henshall: 'I felt that I was losing my mind'" ), telegraph.co.uk, 12 September 2008.〕 She met actor and singer Tim Howar, her male co-star lead in the West End production of ''Peggy Sue Got Married''. The couple married in 2004 and have two daughters. The couple announced their split in August 2009, with Henshall stating that she remains "good friends" with Howar. They divorced in January 2010. 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「Ruthie Henshall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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