Caroline O'Connor (actress)
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Caroline Ann O'Connor (born 2 September 1962) is an Anglo-Australian singer, dancer and actress.
O'Connor was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, to Irish parents and subsequently brought up and trained in Sydney, Australia. She trained at the Royal Ballet School in London and worked for one year at the Australian Opera Ballet. She became an Australian citizen in 2007. She would not have had to relinquish her British citizenship and is eligible for Irish citizenship based on her parents nationality.
O'Connor's film work includes the featured role of Nini Legs in the Air in Baz Luhrmann's film Moulin Rouge!, and as Ethel Merman in the Cole Porter biopic De-Lovely. She also featured on the De-Lovely soundtrack, singing "Anything Goes". In 2003, she made her Broadway debut as Velma Kelly in Chicago. Her West End theatre performances include Mabel in Mack and Mabel for which she received an Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She was a member of the original 1986 revival cast of Me and My Girl at the Adelphi Theatre. Other British theatre credits include A Chorus Line, Hot Stuff, Chicago, Damn Yankees, West Side Story and as Ellie May in Showboat for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Opera North. She understudied and went on to perform the role of Angel in the London production of The Rink by Kander and Ebb and appeared in the UK premiere of the musical Baby.
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