Ute Lemper (born 4 July 1963) is a German singer and actress. Her
roles in musicals include playing Sally Bowles in the original Paris
production of Cabaret, for which she won the 1987 Molière Award for
Best Newcomer, and Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago in both
London and New York, which won her the 1998 Olivier Award for Best
Actress in a Musical.Born in Münster, (Germany), Ute Gertrude Lemper
was raised in a Roman Catholic family. She joined the jazz-rock music
group known as the Panama Drive Band at the age of 16. Later, she
graduated from the Dance Academy in Cologne and the Max Reinhardt
Seminary Drama School in Vienna.Her diverse credits include musicals,
such as her breakthrough role in the original Viennese cast of Cats,
the title role in Peter Pan, a recreation of the Marlene
Dietrich-created Lola in The Blue Angel, the original European Sally
Bowles in a Paris production of Cabaret, and Velma Kelly in Chicago
(Lemper has played the role of Velma Kelly in Chicago in both London
and New York. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for her performance
in London). She also dubbed the singing voices of Ariel in Disney's
The Little Mermaid and Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame for
German-speaking audiences.
roles in musicals include playing Sally Bowles in the original Paris
production of Cabaret, for which she won the 1987 Molière Award for
Best Newcomer, and Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago in both
London and New York, which won her the 1998 Olivier Award for Best
Actress in a Musical.Born in Münster, (Germany), Ute Gertrude Lemper
was raised in a Roman Catholic family. She joined the jazz-rock music
group known as the Panama Drive Band at the age of 16. Later, she
graduated from the Dance Academy in Cologne and the Max Reinhardt
Seminary Drama School in Vienna.Her diverse credits include musicals,
such as her breakthrough role in the original Viennese cast of Cats,
the title role in Peter Pan, a recreation of the Marlene
Dietrich-created Lola in The Blue Angel, the original European Sally
Bowles in a Paris production of Cabaret, and Velma Kelly in Chicago
(Lemper has played the role of Velma Kelly in Chicago in both London
and New York. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for her performance
in London). She also dubbed the singing voices of Ariel in Disney's
The Little Mermaid and Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame for
German-speaking audiences.
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