Penelope Ann "Penny" Fuller (born July 21, 1940) is an American
actress. She received two Tony Award nominations for her performances
on Broadway stage: for Applause (1970), and The Dinner Party (2001).
For her television performances, Fuller received six Emmy Award
nominations, winning once, in 1982 for playing Madge Kendal in The
Elephant Man.Fuller was born in Durham, North Carolina. She moved to
Lumberton, North Carolina when she was 12 with her mother Helen and
her stepfather Andy Roundtree.[citation needed] She attended Lumberton
High School and Northwestern University, where her teachers included
Alvina Krause.Fuller moved to New York City and made her Broadway
debut in The Moon Besieged (1962); she appeared as a replacement in
the original productions of Barefoot in the Park (1963) and Cabaret
(1966).After a handful of Shakespearean productions, Fuller gained
notice on Broadway for her portrayal of the outwardly sweet but subtly
undermining Eve Harrington in Applause (1970â€"1972), the musical
version of All About Eve with Lauren Bacall as Margo Channing. She
started in Richard Rodgers' 1976 flop about Henry VIII, Rex, in which
she appeared opposite Nicol Williamson and Glenn Close. Fuller
continued to work in musicals, including the original production of
William Finn's A New Brain and a 1999 revival of Rodgers' Do I Hear a
Waltz? at New Jersey's George Street Playhouse.) In later years,
Fuller was also on Broadway in the original productions of Wendy
Wasserstein's An American Daughter (1997) and Neil Simon's The Dinner
Party (2000); she was Tony-nominated for the latter. Off-Broadway
appearances have included Three Viewings (1995) and Nicky Silver's
Beautiful Child. Most recently, appeared in the 2017 revival of Sunday
in the Park with George and as the Dowager Empress in Anastasia.
actress. She received two Tony Award nominations for her performances
on Broadway stage: for Applause (1970), and The Dinner Party (2001).
For her television performances, Fuller received six Emmy Award
nominations, winning once, in 1982 for playing Madge Kendal in The
Elephant Man.Fuller was born in Durham, North Carolina. She moved to
Lumberton, North Carolina when she was 12 with her mother Helen and
her stepfather Andy Roundtree.[citation needed] She attended Lumberton
High School and Northwestern University, where her teachers included
Alvina Krause.Fuller moved to New York City and made her Broadway
debut in The Moon Besieged (1962); she appeared as a replacement in
the original productions of Barefoot in the Park (1963) and Cabaret
(1966).After a handful of Shakespearean productions, Fuller gained
notice on Broadway for her portrayal of the outwardly sweet but subtly
undermining Eve Harrington in Applause (1970â€"1972), the musical
version of All About Eve with Lauren Bacall as Margo Channing. She
started in Richard Rodgers' 1976 flop about Henry VIII, Rex, in which
she appeared opposite Nicol Williamson and Glenn Close. Fuller
continued to work in musicals, including the original production of
William Finn's A New Brain and a 1999 revival of Rodgers' Do I Hear a
Waltz? at New Jersey's George Street Playhouse.) In later years,
Fuller was also on Broadway in the original productions of Wendy
Wasserstein's An American Daughter (1997) and Neil Simon's The Dinner
Party (2000); she was Tony-nominated for the latter. Off-Broadway
appearances have included Three Viewings (1995) and Nicky Silver's
Beautiful Child. Most recently, appeared in the 2017 revival of Sunday
in the Park with George and as the Dowager Empress in Anastasia.
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