Lillias White Biography (1951-)

Born July 21, 1951, in Brooklyn, NY. Addresses: Agent: Cornerstone Talent Agency, 37 West 20th St., Suite 1108, New York, NY 10011; Cunningham, Escott, Slevin & Doherty, 257 Park Ave. S., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10010.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, singer, dancer
Birth Details
July 21, 1951
Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Djin of Sin, Soledad Tetrad, New York Ensemble Theatre, New York City, 1975
  • Tintypes, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach, FL, 1981
  • Joice Heth, Barnum, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1981-82
  • Aretha Franklin, Rock 'n' Roll! The First 5,000 Years, St. James Theatre, 1982
  • Grizzabella, Cats, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1982-83
  • Understudy for the role of Effie Melody White, Dreamgirls, ShubertTheatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1983
  • Queenie Pie, Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1986-87
  • Effie Melody White, Dreamgirls, Ambassador Theatre, New York City,1987
  • Understudy for the role of Miss Gardner, Carrie, Virginia Theatre,New York City, 1988
  • Waitin' in the Wings: The Night the Understudies Take Center Stage, Triplex Theatre, New York City, 1988
  • Hennie, Romance in Hard Times, New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, then Public Theatre, both New York City, 1989
  • Sonja, The Life, Westbeth Theatre Center, New York City, 1990
  • Asaka, Mother of the Earth, Once on This Island, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1990-91
  • Back to Bacharach and David, Club 53, New York City, 1993
  • "The Grass Harp," Musicals in Mufti, York Theatre Company, New York City, 1994
  • Quilt-A Musical Celebration, Theatre at St. Peter's Church, New York City, 1994
  • Miss Jones, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying (alsoknown as How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying!), La JollaPlayhouse, San Diego, CA, 1994-95, then Richard Rogers Theatre, New York City, 1995-96
  • Sonja, The Life, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1997-98
  • Dinah Washington, Dinah Was, Gramercy Theatre, New York City, 1998-99
  • From Brooklyn to Broadway, Arci's Place, New York City, 2000
  • Lillias White in Wonderland, Arci's Place, 2000
  • All Girl Band: The Songs of David Zippel, Joe's Pub, New York City, 2000
  • A Tony Celebration, Arci's Place, 2001
  • Effie Melody White, Dreamgirls, Ford Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 2001
  • Funny Girl, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 2002
  • Once This Island, Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 2002
  • Lillias White: From Shubert Alley to Jazz Alley, Feinstein's at the Regency, New York City, 2002
  • Courting the Muse, White Barn Theatre, Westport, CT, 2002
  • Tumpie's Dance, Theatre Building, Chicago, IL, 2002
  • Nativity: A Life Story, United Palace Theatre, New York City, 2002, 2003
  • Velma, Crowns, McCarter Theater Center, Princeton, NJ, 2002, thenSecond Stage Theatre, New York City, 2002-2003
  • Purim Cabaret, Jewish Community Center, New York City, 2003
  • Bubbling Brown Sugar, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 2003
  • Raisin, John Houseman Theatre, 2004
  • Hair, New Amsterdam Theatre, 2004
  • Missy, Purlie, City Center, New York City, 2005
  • Bloody Mary, South Pacific, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 2005
  • Lillias White: 21st Annual Birthday Party, Joe's Pub, 2005
  • Also appeared in Antigone Africanus (with the DemiGods), Off-Broadway production; The Princess and the Black-eyed Pea, Off-Broadway production; Waiting for Godot, Off-Broadway production; Yin-Yang; Titanic.
  • Major Tours
  • Dorothy, The Wiz, U.S. cities, 1978-79
  • Effie Melody White, Dreamgirls, U.S. cities, 1984-87
  • Also toured in Ain't Misbehavin'; Tintypes.
  • Film Appearances
  • (As Lillians White) Dancing secretary, Me and Him (also known as Ich und er), Columbia, 1990
  • Operator, North, Columbia, 1994
  • Mother, Bleeding Hearts (also known as White Man's Burden and Fatal Destiny), Peacock Films, 1994
  • Voice in ensemble and character voices, Anastasia (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
  • Voice of Calliope, the lead muse, Hercules (animated), Buena Vista, 1997
  • First transit cop, Gloria, Columbia, 1999
  • Shopper, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as The Grinch, Der Grinch, and Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"), MCA/Universal, 2000
  • Nurse, Interview with the Assassin, Magnolia Pictures, 2002
  • Evette, Pieces of April, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003
  • Toyota, Game 6, New Films International, 2005
  • Film Work
  • Song performer, "She Told Tales" and "Streetheart," Latino, Cinecom, 1995
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • (Uncredited) Lillian Edwards, Sesame Street (also known as Lesamis de Sesame, Canadian Sesame Street, Open Sesame, Sesame Park, and The New Sesame Street), PBS, 1993-96
  • Specials
  • Lillian Edwards, Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake, PBS, 1991
  • Interviewee, Broadway '97: Launching the Tonys, PBS, 1997
  • The 51st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1997
  • Episodic
  • Streetwalker, "By Hooker, by Crook," Law & Order, NBC, 1990
  • Ms. Purvis, "Born Bad," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
  • Susan Monroe, "Custody," Law & Order, NBC, 1995
  • Laila, "Moby Greg," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
  • Voice of Calliope the Muse of Epic Poetry, "Hercules and the Muse of Dance," Hercules (also known as Disney's "Hercules"; animated), ABC, 1998
  • "Careless," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC, 2004
  • Teresa Scott, "Lamentation on the Reservation," The Jury, Fox, 2004
  • Also appeared as Senora Minta, One Life to Live, ABC.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Games
  • Voice of Calliope the Muse of Epics and the Lead Muse, Hercules, 1997
  • Albums
  • (With others) A Special Place: Songs From the Heart, 1998
  • Also recorded 20th Anniversary Dreamgirls in Concert; From Brooklyn to Broadway; That's Fine; (with others) Heart & Soul on Broadway.