Liz Callaway

Liz Callaway (born April 13, 1961) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for having provided the singing voices of many female characters in animated films, such as Anastasia in Anastasia, Odette in The Swan Princess, Jasmine in the Aladdin sequels The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, adult Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, a dancing napkin ring in Beauty and the Beast, and the Speaker of God in Hazbin Hotel. She was also the original Ellen in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon.

Early life, family, and education

Callaway was born in Chicago, Illinois to Shirley Callaway, a singer, pianist, and vocal coach, and John Callaway, a journalist. Her sister is actress, composer, and singer Ann Hampton Callaway, with whom she sang the theme song for the Fran Drescher comedy series The Nanny, which Ann Hampton Callaway also composed. Both sisters attended New Trier High School (New Trier East) in Winnetka, Illinois. Callaway also had her own children's television show on WNEV-TV in Boston, Ready to Go, which ran from 1987 to 1991, winning her an Emmy Award. She left this series to begin rehearsals for Miss Saigon on Broadway.

In July 2012, she starred as Norma Desmond in the Pittsburgh CLO's new production of Sunset Boulevard

Callaway has also provided the singing voices for a number of animated characters, including Anya/Anastasia in Anastasia, Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Princess Jasmine in The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, and Princess Odette in The Swan Princess.

She has performed various cabaret acts at Joe's Pub, Rainbow and Stars, the Russian Tea Room, 54 Below, and Lincoln Center in New York City, and at the Donmar Warehouse in London, among other venues.

Callaway's solo recordings include Anywhere I Wander (1993), The Story Goes On (1995), and The Beat Goes On (2001). She released her fourth recording, Passage of Time, for the record label PS Classics, on October 20, 2009, which featured an appearance with her sister Ann Hampton Callaway. In 2015 she released an album of songs from her most recognized work, The Essential Liz Callaway. In 2022 To Steve with Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim was released, a live performance from 54 Below. Callaway has also released two Christmas recordings.

Liz was honored at the 25th Annual Bistro Awards in New York City.

Personal life In 1985, Callaway married theatre director and producer Dan Foster, a founding producer of the Hudson Stage Company, a nonprofit, professional theatre company in residence at Pace University in Westchester County, New York. They have a son.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 Beauty and the Beast Additional voices 1994 The Return of Jafar Princess Jasmine (singing voice) Direct-to-video The Swan Princess Princess Odette (singing voice) 1995 Pocahontas Chorus (voice) 1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves Princess Jasmine (singing voice) Direct-to-video 1997 Anastasia Anastasia (singing voice) The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue Singer (voice) Direct-to-video 1998 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars Singer (voice) Direct-to-video The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Adult Kiara (singing voice) Direct-to-video The Swan Princess: Sing Along Princess Odette (singing voice) Direct-to-video 1999 Bartok the Magnificent Ensemble cast (voice) 2002 The Princess and the Pea Princess Sara (singing voice) 2012 Didi Lightful Mrs. Lightful (voice) Short 2013 Despicable Me Various (voice) Uncredited 2014 The Rewrite Mrs. Lerner

Television Year Title Role Notes 1981 Senior Trip Judy Matheson Television film 1987 Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical – The House on East 88th Street Mrs. Primm (singing voice) Television film 1993 The Nanny Performer on the opening theme Performed with Ann Hampton Callaway 2016 The Mentors Mentor Episode: "Liz Callaway & Lauren Ashley Carter" 2025 Hazbin Hotel The Speaker of God (speaking & singing voice) Episode: "Storyteller"

Stage + Year Title Role Notes 1981 Merrily We Roll Along Nightclub Waitress Alvin Theatre, Broadway 1982 Cats Grizabella (Replacement) Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway 1983 Baby Lizzie Fields Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway 1984 The Three Musketeers Lady Constance Bonacieux Broadway Theatre, Broadway 1986 Brownstone Claudia Roundabout Theatre Company, Off-Broadway 1986 Evita Eva Peron Providence College 1987 Marry Me A Little Woman York Theatre, Off-Broadway 1987 No Way To Treat A Lady Performer Hudson Guild Theater, Off-Broadway 1987 Sunday in the Park with George Dot Providence College 1991 Miss Saigon Ellen Broadway Theatre, Broadway 1994 Fiorello! Dora New York City Center, Off-Broadway 2001 The Spitfire Grill Shelby Thorpe The Duke on 42nd Street, Off-Broadway 2003 The Look of Love Performer Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway 2012 Sunset Boulevard Norma Desmond Pittsburgh CLO

Discography Anywhere I Wander (Varèse Sarabande) (September 28, 1993) Magical Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Disney's Aladdin (Walt Disney Records, 1995) - performer on "Forget About Love" (duet with Gilbert Gottfried) & "Out of Thin Air" (duet with Brad Kane) Sibling Revelry (DRG, 1996) with Ann Hampton Callaway The Story Goes On (Varèse Sarabande) (August 29, 1995) The Beat Goes On (Varèse Sarabande) (May 15, 2001) Passage of Time (PS Classics) (October 20, 2009) Boom! Live at Birdland (PS Classics, 2011) with Ann Hampton Callaway The Essential Liz Callaway (2015) Merry and Bright (2013) Comfort and Joy (An Acoustic Christmas) (Working Girl Records) with Peter Calo (December 4, 2020) To Steve with Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim (Working Girl Records) (November 11, 2022) Hazbin Hotel: Season Two (Original Soundtrack) (2025) - performer on "Sera's Confession" (duet with Patina Miller) The Wizard And I: Liz Callaway sings Stephen Schwartz (Working Girl Records) (Recorded Live at 54 Below on September 3-4, 2025 and released January 2026)