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.

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