Claudia Shear
| Claudia Shear | |
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| Born |
September 12, 1962 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Harry More Gordon (m. 2004) |
| Parent(s) | Julian D. Shear Helaine Shear |
Claudia Shear (born September 12, 1962) is an American actress and playwright. She was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Play and Best Actress for her play Dirty Blonde.
Shear was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 12, 1962 to Julian "Bud" and Helaine Shear. Her father, who was a Deputy Chief in the New York City Fire Department at the time of her birth, left her mother and her older sister Diane, soon after she was born She attended the City University of New York.
Shear first came to prominence with her self-penned solo performance piece Blown Sideways Through Life (described by Frank Rich as an "autobiographical monologue"). The show premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop in September 1993. The show then opened at the Off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre on January 7, 1994, closing on July 17, 1994 after 221 performances. Shear won an Obie Award, Special Citation and a 1994 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. Shear's employment experiences as a member of the American work force - sixty-four jobs in all, including pastry chef, nude model, waitress, whorehouse receptionist, proofreader, and Italian translator - provided her with a wealth of material for her piece. She adapted it for a 1995 presentation on the PBS series American Playhouse.
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