Liz Callaway
| Liz Callaway | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1961 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Pop, Musical Theater, Easy Listening |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Liz Callaway (born April 13, 1961) is an American actress and singer, famous for providing the singing voices of many female characters in animated films, such as Anya/Anastasia in Anastasia, Odette in The Swan Princess, Jasmine in the two Aladdin sequels The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves and adult Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.
Callaway was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother, Shirley Callaway, is a singer, pianist and coach, and her father was journalist John Callaway. Her sister is actress, composer and singer Ann Hampton Callaway. They were raised in the Chicago area. Both sisters attended New Trier High School (New Trier East) in Wilmette, Illinois. Shirley, Liz and Ann have performed together onstage occasionally.
Callaway made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's short-lived Merrily We Roll Along (1981). This began a long-term professional relationship with Sondheim: Callaway has performed in a number of live concerts in his honor, appeared with Sondheim on Inside the Actors Studio and also played the role of Young Sally in the Lincoln Center concert production of Follies with Mandy Patinkin, Barbara Cook, George Hearn, Lee Remick, Carol Burnett, Elaine Stritch and the New York Philharmonic. Follies was recorded live and also filmed as a documentary. This recording is considered the definitive recording of the Sondheim/James Goldman/Harold Prince collaboration. Additional stage credits include Lizzie in Baby (for which she earned a Tony Award nomination), The Three Musketeers, The Spitfire Grill (for which she earned a Drama Desk Award nomination), Sunday in the Park with George, Evita, Cats, and Miss Saigon. Liz also performed in The Look of Love, a 2003 musical revue of the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Callaway also had her own children's television show on WNEV-TV in Boston, Ready to Go, which ran from 1987 to 1991. She left this series in order to begin rehearsals for Miss Saigon on Broadway.
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