Marcy Harriell

Marcy Harriell is an American actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her appearances on Broadway, starring in the Tony Award winning musicals In the Heights and Rent, and as the host of the fashion series Re:Fashion on TN Marketing's Craftsy.

Career After starring as Maria in the 1996 National tour of West Side Story, Harriell made her Broadway debut on April 4, 1997 (after only 4 days of rehearsal) as Mimi in the Pulitzer Prize winning musical, Rent, starring opposite Adam Pascal. She went on to star in the Broadway musical Lennon, featuring the music of former Beatle, John Lennon; written and directed by Don Scardino. On November 11, 2008, she joined the cast of the 2008 Tony Award winning musical In The Heights, starring as Vanessa, opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda.

On television, Harriell has been a Series Regular on NBC's Ed, Showtime's Nurse Jackie and the CBS courtroom dramedy Queens Supreme. She has been a guest star on numerous television programs, including: NCIS, Law & Order, Elementary, Royal Pains, Beauty & the Beast, Gone and Search Party.

In 2006, Harriell auditioned for the Quentin Tarantino film Death Proof (part of the double feature Grindhouse). Mr. Tarantino was so intrigued by Harriell's "southern boy" characterization, that he rewrote the part specifically for her and renamed the character Marcy.

In December 2013, Lin-Manuel Miranda recruited Harriell to help him record demos of his songs for the Disney animated motion picture, Moana. Harriell's outtakes of the songs "More" and "More (Reprise)" were included on the soundtrack.

Harriell plays Molly's mother in the 2019 motion picture Men in Black: International.

In 2022, Harriell was tapped as star vocalist by Mark Morris in his latest evening-length piece "The Look of Love" based on the classic Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Dionne Warwick hit songs. Premiering on the east coast at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Washington Post noted “Performed by luminous chanteuse Marcy Harriell … Harriell’s voice reaches theater-filling force … Harriell ranges masterfully from hushed intimacy to a desperate, raging plea, making you feel the destruction of a soul.”

Among her many singing engagements, Harriell is a regular with the tribute project Loser's Lounge, created by Joe McGinty. With The Losers, Harriell has performed at The Public Theater, City Winery, Lincoln Center and the Montclair Film Festival.

Harriell is well known in the online sewing community through her popular blog oonaballoona, where she showcases her fashion designs and handmade wardrobe. She is the host of Re:Fashion, a show about sewing and fashion on TN Marketing's Craftsy. She has been a featured writer for magazines threads and Mollie Makes. In 2018, she was a guest on the Canadian sewing podcast Love To Sew where she talked about developing her confidence as a sewist.

Personal life Harriell has been married to actor/writer/entrepreneur Robert Harriell since 1995.

Stage performances Sources: Playbill IBDB Broadway World Year Title Role Theater Notes 1994-95 Blood Brothers Linda multiple U.S. Tour 1995-96 West Side Story Maria multiple U.S. Tour 1997-99 Rent Mimi Márquez Nederlander Theatre Broadway 2001 Sorrows and Rejoicings Rebecca Second Stage Theater Off-Broadway - Created Role 2002 Company Marta Kennedy Center Stephen Sondheim Celebration A Sondheim Celebration Marta Lincoln Center Outtakes from Company 2003 Little Fish Kathy Second Stage Theater Off-Broadway 2004 Lucky Duck Serena Old Globe Theatre Created role 2005 Lennon Elton John, etc. Broadhurst Theatre Broadway 2006 Getting Home Jan Second Stage Theater Off-Broadway - Created role Kismet Marsinah Encores! Off-Broadway 2008 Was Angel Lincoln Center Off-Broadway 2008-11 In the Heights Vanessa Richard Rodgers Theatre Broadway 2019 Promenade Miss U Encores! Off-Broadway 2022 The Look of Love Star Vocalist Kennedy Center World Tour 2023 The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical Sandy La Jolla Playhouse Regional

Television performances Sources: TV Guide TV.com Year Title Role Notes 1997 Law & Order Josette Vega Guest Star 2002-03 Queens Supreme Carmen Hui Series Regular 2003-04 Ed Jennifer Young Series Regular 2007 NCIS Carly Marcano Guest Star 2009 Legally Mad Paige unaired pilot 2011 Royal Pains Betty Guest Star 2013 Nurse Jackie Marta Series Regular 2015 Elementary Yolanda Massee Guest Star Beauty & the Beast ER Head Nurse Guest Star 2016 Search Party Casey Guest Star 2017 Gone Karen Garcia Guest Star 2018-19 Re:Fashion Herself Star/Host (Best Instructional Video - 2019 Cynopsis Awards)

Film performances Sources: TV Guide Year Title Role Notes 2007 Death Proof Marcy Freezer Burn Suzie 2012 First Kiss Lover 2015 Touched with Fire Elise Produced by Spike Lee 2016 Moana Moana Outtake of More 2019 Men in Black: International Molly's Mom 2022 Burst The Silence Chantelle