Karen Ziemba Biography (1957-)

Born November 12, 1957, in St. Joseph, MI; daughter of Oscar Hugo (an investment broker) and Barbara Marie (maiden name, Heidt) Ziemba; granddaughter of Winifred Heidt (an opera singer); married William Tatum (an actor), 1984. Addresses: Agent: HWA Talent Representatives, Inc., 220 East 23rd St., Suite 400, New York, NY 10010.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, dancer, singer
Birth Details: November 12, 1957; St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Solo dancer, Reflections, Ohio Ballet, E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, Akron, OH, 1977
Seesaw, off-Broadway production, 1981
Singer, Radio City Music Hall Revue, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982
(Broadway debut) Hilary, A Chorus Line, Shubert Theatre, 1982
Peggy Sawyer, 42nd Street, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1983-1984
Understudy, Nunsense, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1985-1986, then Sheridan Square Playhouse/Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1986, later as Sisters Hubert, Leo, and Anmesia at Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York City, 1986-1987
Anna Murphy, I Married an Angel, Town Hall Theatre, New York City,1986
Susie, Babes in Arms, American Musical Theatre, New London, CT, 1986-1987
Belle Harper, Teddy and Alice, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1987-1988
Sing for Your Supper, York Theatre Company, Mazur Theatre, MurphyCenter, 1988
Standby for Gladys, The Pajama Game, New York State Theatre, New York City, 1989
Maggie Lincoln, Prizes, AMAS Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1989
And the World Goes 'Round, Westside Theatre, New York City, 1991
Joyce Wheeler, Fifty Million Frenchmen: A Musical Comedy Tour of Parisin Concert, Florence Gould Hall, Alliance Francaise, New York City, 1991
Cleo, The Most Happy Fella (opera), New York State Theatre, 1991
Lizzie Curry, 110 in the Shade (opera), New York State Theatre, 1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, Theatre at Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1992
A Grand Night for Singing! The Rodgers and Hammerstein Revue, Theatre at Rainbow and Stars, New York City, 1993
Polly Baker, Crazy for You, Shubert Theatre, 1993-1996
Beulah, Allegro, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1994
Agnes, I Do! I Do!, Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 1996
Rita Racine, Steel Pier, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1997
Roxie Hart, Chicago, Shubert Theatre, 1998-1999
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, City Center Theatre, 1999
Wife, "Did You Move?," Contact, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
Nellie Forbush, South Pacific, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 2000

House [and] Garden, Geva Theatre, 2001
Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, The Hartford Stage Company, 2002
Babe Williams, The Pajama Game, City Center Theatre, 2002
Also appeared in Annie Get Your Gun, Ivoryton Playhouse; Anything Goes, Pittsburgh, PA; Babes in Arms; The Big Time, The Drama Department Workshop; Candide; Dennis, the Menace, Olney Theatre, MD; Fifth of July; The Foreigner; Funny Face, Goodspeed Opera House; The Gay Divorce, off-Broadway; Legs; Muscle; My Fair Lady, North Shore Music Theatre; Of Thee I Sing, State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ; Prizes, off-Broadway; RaisingKane; Quark Victory; Stardust, Kennedy Center, Washington,DC; The Waves, New York Theatre Workshop; and other productions.
Major Tours
Jerome Robbins' Broadway, U.S. cities, 1990-1991
And the World Goes 'Round, U.S. cities, 1992-1993
Polly Baker, Crazy for You, U.S. cities, 1993
Roxie Hart, Chicago, U.S. cities, 1998-1999
Toured as Peggy Sawyer, 42nd Street; and as Cassie, Maggie, Diana,A Chorus Line, U.S. cities.
Film Appearances
Biscuit lady, My Angel Is a Centerfold, Carbonated, 2001
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There, Second Act, 2002
Television Appearances
Specials
Evening at the Pops, PBS, 1970
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, PBS, 1993
The 51st Annual Tony Awards, 1997
Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, PBS, 1997
Stomp, Slide, and Swing with Savion Glover, PBS, 1998
In Performance at the White House, PBS, 1998
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, PBS, 1999
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2000
Episodic
Detective Tarvis, Law & Order, 1990
RECORDINGS
Cast Albums
And the World Goes 'Round, 1991
Fifty Million Frenchmen, 1991
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, 1993
Cabaret Noel: A Broadway Cares Christmas, 1993
Lost in Boston II, 1994
I Do! I Do!, 1996
Broadway Bound, 1996
Shakespeare on Broadway, 1996
110 in the Shade, 1997
Steel Pier, 1997
The Most Happy Fella, 1999
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, 1999
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, 2000
In Celebration of Life, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Back Stage, May 9, 1997, p. 15; September 1, 1998, p. A2

Electronic

Karen Ziemba--Official Site, http://www.karenziemba.com, August 7,2002

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