Judy Kuhn
| Judy Kuhn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 20, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Broadway musical |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Website | Judy Kuhn's Official Website |
Judy Kuhn (born May 20, 1958) is an American actress and singer, known for her work in musical theatre. A four-time Tony Award nominee, she has released three studio albums, and sang the title role in the 1995 film Pocahontas, including her rendition of the song "Colors of the Wind", which won its composers the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Kuhn made her professional stage debut in 1981 and her Broadway debut in the 1985 original production of the musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Subsequent Broadway roles include Cosette in Les Misérables (1987), Florence Vassy in Chess (1988), and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me (1993). For all three, she received Tony Award nominations. She also received an Olivier Award nomination for her 1989 West End debut playing Maria/Futura in Metropolis. Other musical roles include Betty Schaeffer in the 1993 US premiere production of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, and her Obie Award winning role as Emmie in the 2001 Off-Broadway production of Eli's Comin. She starred as Helen Bechdel in the original Broadway production of Fun Home, for which she received her fourth Tony nomination in 2015.
Kuhn (pronounced "kyoon") was born in New York City and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. She attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. She entered Oberlin College in 1976. Although she was very interested in singing and theater, she began Oberlin in the College, not the Conservatory. After taking voice lessons with Frank Farina during her first year, Kuhn transferred into the conservatory for her second year. Unlike most other Oberlin Conservatory vocal performance majors, Kuhn was also interested in musical theater and other types of music, in addition to classical music for which the Conservatory is best known.
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