Nancye Hayes
| Nancye Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Nancye Lee Hayes 1943 (age 73–74) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1962–present |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Bertles |
Nancye Lee Hayes AM (born 1943) is an Australian actress, dancer, singer and choreographer/director. She has been a leading figure in Australian musical theatre since the 1960s.
Hayes grew up in Manly in Sydney. She was an only child. At the age of seven, she had an operation to remove a growth in her hip joint, and the recovery included strapping her leg with irons. After her father died in a car crash when Hayes was eleven, her mother became a barmaid at the old Pacific Hotel in Manly.
She began dancing lessons at age nine at Hazel and Violet Meldrum's studio. Hazel had been a choreographer for the leading Australian theatrical firm J.C. Williamson's.
Aged 18, she left a job in a Sydney office to join the chorus of the Australian production of My Fair Lady. From 1963 she understudied or played small roles in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Hello, Dolly! and The Boys from Syracuse for J.C. Williamson’s. She also performed in Kiss Me, Kate, Brigadoon, Annie Get Your Gun and Little Me at Menzies Theatre Restaurant in Sydney.
In 1967, Hayes received wide notice playing the title role in the original Australian cast of Sweet Charity.
Over the next thirty years, she performed leading roles in Australian casts of many musicals including Fastrada in Pippin (1974), Lily St. Regis in Annie (1978-1979), Roxie Hart in Chicago (1981-1982), Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls (1986-1987), Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd (1987), Liliane La Fleur in Nine (1987-1988) and Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (1989-1993). She later played supporting roles including Aunt Eller in Oklahoma! (The Production Company, 2005), Mrs Higgins in My Fair Lady (Opera Australia, 2008), Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music (Opera Australia, 2009) and Edith Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (The Production Company, 2011).
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