Ellen Greene (born February , ) is an American singer and actress.
Greene has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in
cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions,
particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many
filmsâ€"notably Little Shop of Horrors, and television series. From
to , she starred as Vivian Charles on the ABC series Pushing
Daisies.Greene was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother was a
guidance counselor, and her father was a dentist. Greene is Jewish.
She attended W. Tresper Clarke High School in Westbury, New York. She
spent summers at Cejwin Camps in Port Jervis, New York, where she
performed in musical theatre productions, including the role of
Tzeitel in a production of Fiddler on the Roof. She had a
relationship with puppeteer Martin P. Robinson. Her first marriage was
to Tibor Hardik. She married Christian Klikovits on September , ; they
have since divorced.Greene's career began as a nightclub singer in
clubs such as The Brothers and Sisters, Continental Baths, Grand
Finale, and Reno Sweeney's. She received rave reviews from critics
such as Rex Reed, George Bell, and John S. Wilson. Around this time,
she befriended the late Peter Allen. Her first starring role on
Broadway was as the lead in the unsuccessful Broadway show Rachael
Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It), which had previews in
but closed before officially opening. She then played the starring
role of Chrissy in Joseph Papp's production of In the Boom Boom Room
at the Off-Broadway Public Theatre in November to December . Her
reviews brought her to the attention of Paul Mazursky, who was at that
time casting Next Stop, Greenwich Village (). She was cast in the role
of Sarah, her first starring role in a film.
Greene has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in
cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions,
particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many
filmsâ€"notably Little Shop of Horrors, and television series. From
to , she starred as Vivian Charles on the ABC series Pushing
Daisies.Greene was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother was a
guidance counselor, and her father was a dentist. Greene is Jewish.
She attended W. Tresper Clarke High School in Westbury, New York. She
spent summers at Cejwin Camps in Port Jervis, New York, where she
performed in musical theatre productions, including the role of
Tzeitel in a production of Fiddler on the Roof. She had a
relationship with puppeteer Martin P. Robinson. Her first marriage was
to Tibor Hardik. She married Christian Klikovits on September , ; they
have since divorced.Greene's career began as a nightclub singer in
clubs such as The Brothers and Sisters, Continental Baths, Grand
Finale, and Reno Sweeney's. She received rave reviews from critics
such as Rex Reed, George Bell, and John S. Wilson. Around this time,
she befriended the late Peter Allen. Her first starring role on
Broadway was as the lead in the unsuccessful Broadway show Rachael
Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It), which had previews in
but closed before officially opening. She then played the starring
role of Chrissy in Joseph Papp's production of In the Boom Boom Room
at the Off-Broadway Public Theatre in November to December . Her
reviews brought her to the attention of Paul Mazursky, who was at that
time casting Next Stop, Greenwich Village (). She was cast in the role
of Sarah, her first starring role in a film.
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