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Donna King

b. 1957

Broadway actress from Kansas

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About Donna King

Born 1957. Donna King is an American television actor.

Donna King (born 1957) is an American dancer and musical theatre performer who appeared in Broadway musicals in the 1970s and 1980s and has lived and worked mostly in England since the 1980s.

She is also an actress and has appeared in theatre as well as on film and television.

Life Originally from Kansas City, King trained at the Miller Marley School of Dance in Overland Park, Kansas. She worked briefly on a revue in Las Vegas before starting at Studio 54, New York City, on its opening night in 1977. She appeared in the Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978), then in Roland Petit's 1981 revival of Can-Can, before originating the part of Bombalurina at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, which she played from 1982 to 1984. In September 1982, the New York Magazine ran a feature on King, who was pictured as Bombalurina in a window display at Bergdorf Goodman. She played a Shark in the Mediterranean Tour of West Side Story. She was also a lead dancer in the film Grease 2 (1982).

She now has a studio in Camden Town and teaches music, theatre, and film students. Can-Can (Minskoff Theatre, Broadway, 1981), as Mimi Cats (Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, 1982–1984), as Bombalurina

Films This list is not complete Papaya69 (2022) as Amanda (Papaya's mother) Pic Films, Italy Grease 2 (1982) as Girl Greaser (lead dancer)

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Important facts

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1957, Kansas City
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Family & relationships

Spouse
John Napier (designer)
Child
Jimmy Napes

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Donna King?

broadway actress from Kansas

When was Donna King born?

Donna King was born in 1957 in Kansas City.

What is Donna King's occupation?

Donna King is a television actor.

What nationality is Donna King?

Donna King is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Donna King

· Wikidata: Q51598661

· DBpedia: Donna King

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