Mary Testa Biography (1955-)
Born June 4, 1955, in Philadelphia, PA.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, singer
- Birth Details
- June 4, 1955
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances
- Roz, From Above, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1998
- Nothing Like a Dame `99 (benefit performance), Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1999
- Angie, The Wax, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, 2001
- Appeared in A Christmas Carol and C'mon and Hear, both McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ; Daughter and The Vagina Monologues, both Westside Arts Theatre, New York City; Rocky and Diego, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia; Tartuffe, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City; The Knife, New York Shakespeare Festival, off-Broadway production; and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, off-Broadway production. Hosted the 2000 Obie Awards with Claudia Shear.
- Stage Appearances; Musicals
- In Trousers, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, 1979
- Understudy for Joice Heth and member of the swing ensemble, Barnum, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1980-1982
- Dottie, Hedda Hopper, and member of the ensemble, Marilyn: An AmericanFable, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Rita, Lucky Stiff, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, 1988
- Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1992-1993
- Domina, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, St. JamesTheatre, between 1996 and 1998
- Lisa, A New Brain, Lincoln Center, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, NewYork City, 1998
- Little old lady and Madame Maude P. Dilly, On the Town, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1998
- Magdalena, Marie Christine, Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
- Prostitute, Fanny Hackabout Jones (workshop performance), 2000
- Maggie Jones, 42nd Street, Ford Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, beginning in 2001
- Appeared as Roz, Grease!, Broadway production; as a standby for Angel, The Rink, Broadway production; in Scapin, Classic Stage Company, New York City, and Yale Repertory Company, New Haven, CT; and in "TheZiegfeld Follies of 1936," in Encores!
- Cabaret Performances
- Infinite Joy: Songs of William Finn, Joe's Pub, Public Theatre, New York City, 2000
- Jamie deRoy & Friends, Laurie Beechman Theatre, West Bank Cafe, 2000
- Lyrics & Lyricists, Theatre at the 92nd Street Y, New York City, 2000
- The Songs of Barry Kleinbort, Laurie Beechman Theatre, West Bank Cafe, New York City, 2000
- The Songs of Michael John LaChiusa, Joe's Pub, Public Theatre, 2000
- The Last Lousy Moments of Love: The Songs of Bolcum & Weinstein, Joe's Pub, Public Theatre, 2001
- Film Appearances
- Teller, Going in Style, Warner Bros., 1979
- Joanne, Stanley & Iris, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1990
- Mac, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1993
- Housewife, Two Bits (also known as A Day to Remember), Miramax, 1995
- Nun, Sleepers, Warner Bros., 1996
- Queens of the Big Time (documentary), 1996
- Dominatrix, The Out-of-Towners, Paramount, 1999
- Receptionist, The Business of Strangers, IFC Films/i5 Films, 2001
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Phyllis, One Life to Live (also known as One Life to Live: TheSummer of Seduction), ABC, 2000
- Miniseries
- Roseanne, Witness to the Mob, NBC, 1998
- Movies
- Celia Sanchez, Cagney & Lacey: The Return, CBS, 1994
- Episodic
- Carmen Guzman, "Kojak: Fatal Flaw," The ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1989
- Waitress, "21 Candles," A Different World, NBC, 1990
- Dilbeck, "Asylum," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
- Mrs. Clark, "Kids Eat the Darnest Things," Cosby, CBS, 2000
- Appeared in CityKids, ABC; Linc's, Showtime; and Sex andthe City, HBO.
- RECORDINGS
- Broadway Cast Recordings
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (revival), 1996
- Marie Christine, 1999-2000
- 42nd Street, 2001
- Cast Recordings
- In Trousers, 1979
- Original Cast Recordings
- Lucky Stiff, 1994
- A New Brain, 1998
- Other Albums
- Other albums include Infinite Joy: The Songs of William Finn, BMG;Scapin; and The Ziegfeld Follies of 1936.