Karen Olivo (born August , ) is an American stage and television
actress, theater educator, and singer.In , Olivo originated the role
of Vanessa in In the Heights on Broadway. The following year, she won
the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her
performance as Anita in a revival of West Side Story. She is the first
and only actor to win a Tony Award for a performance in West Side
Story. From to , Olivo portrayed the role of Angelica Schuyler in the
Chicago production of Hamilton. In , Olivo originated the lead role of
Satine in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway, earning a
nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.Olivo was
born on August , in the South Bronx, New York. Olivo's father is of
Puerto Rican and Native American descent, and her mother is of
Dominican and Chinese descent. She was raised in Bartow, Florida. She
attended the Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing
Arts in nearby Lakeland, Florida, and later the University of
Cincinnati â€" College-Conservatory of Music. She left school before
her final year to join the original Broadway production of Rent.Olivo
began her professional career in when she joined the original
Broadway production of Rent. She joined as a replacement swing, also
understudying the roles of Mimi and Maureen. The following year she
joined the first national tour of Rent, dubbed the "Angel Tour," as a
replacement swing once again. In late , Olvio began playing Mimi on
the tour, which she did until she left the show in January . She moved
back to New York City in , but did not receive any roles outside of a
small part in As the World Turns before joining the regional try-out
of the musical Brooklyn in . Before Brooklyn transferred to Broadway
the following Fall, Olivo took part of a regional staging of Children
of Eden and filmed guest roles for All My Children and Law & Order.
The musical Brooklyn open on Broadway in October and closed in June .
Following its closure, Olivo joined the cast of the Brazilian-themed
off-Broadway musical Miracle Brothers, which closed in October . The
following year she had small roles in NBC's Conviction and the
independent film Adrift in Manhattan, which premiered at the Sundance
Film Festival in .
actress, theater educator, and singer.In , Olivo originated the role
of Vanessa in In the Heights on Broadway. The following year, she won
the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her
performance as Anita in a revival of West Side Story. She is the first
and only actor to win a Tony Award for a performance in West Side
Story. From to , Olivo portrayed the role of Angelica Schuyler in the
Chicago production of Hamilton. In , Olivo originated the lead role of
Satine in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway, earning a
nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.Olivo was
born on August , in the South Bronx, New York. Olivo's father is of
Puerto Rican and Native American descent, and her mother is of
Dominican and Chinese descent. She was raised in Bartow, Florida. She
attended the Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing
Arts in nearby Lakeland, Florida, and later the University of
Cincinnati â€" College-Conservatory of Music. She left school before
her final year to join the original Broadway production of Rent.Olivo
began her professional career in when she joined the original
Broadway production of Rent. She joined as a replacement swing, also
understudying the roles of Mimi and Maureen. The following year she
joined the first national tour of Rent, dubbed the "Angel Tour," as a
replacement swing once again. In late , Olvio began playing Mimi on
the tour, which she did until she left the show in January . She moved
back to New York City in , but did not receive any roles outside of a
small part in As the World Turns before joining the regional try-out
of the musical Brooklyn in . Before Brooklyn transferred to Broadway
the following Fall, Olivo took part of a regional staging of Children
of Eden and filmed guest roles for All My Children and Law & Order.
The musical Brooklyn open on Broadway in October and closed in June .
Following its closure, Olivo joined the cast of the Brazilian-themed
off-Broadway musical Miracle Brothers, which closed in October . The
following year she had small roles in NBC's Conviction and the
independent film Adrift in Manhattan, which premiered at the Sundance
Film Festival in .
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