Phillipa Soo
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Soo performing at the White House in March 2016
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Phillipa Soo May 31, 1990 Libertyville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Juilliard School (BFA, 2012) |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Partner(s) | Steven Pasquale (2015–present) |
Phillipa Soo (born May 31, 1990) is an American actress and singer.
Soo is perhaps best known for originating the role of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a performance for which she was nominated for the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Soo also originated the role of Natasha Rostova in a number of New York productions of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 in 2012 and 2013.
Soo is currently performing the title role in the new musical Amélie on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Soo was born to a Chinese-American father and a European-American mother. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Soo spoke about her upbringing: "my dad is first-generation, so his parents were from China, and my mom was born and raised in southern Illinois, and she was involved in the arts. My dad's a doctor. I was very much always encouraged [to pursue an acting career], but the mentality of 'get your education' was still there."
Soo attended Libertyville High School from 2004 to 2008. Soo graduated from The Juilliard School's acting program in 2012.
After graduating from Juilliard in 2012, Soo was cast as Natasha Rostova in the Ars Nova production of Dave Malloy's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, based on Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace; the show went on to transfer Off-Broadway to Kazino, a tent custom built for the show.
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