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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