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Amy Spanger

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Amy Spanger
Born (1971-05-21) May 21, 1971 (age 53)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, dancer
Years active1994–present
Spouses
(m. 2002; div. 2007)
Brian Shepard
(m. 2011)
Websitewww.amyspanger.com

Amy Spanger (born May 21, 1971) is an American actress, singer and dancer.

Early life

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Spanger was born in Newbury, Massachusetts.[1]

Career

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Spanger made her Broadway debut in 1995 in the musical Sunset Boulevard, following a half-year run in the pre-Broadway national tour of Jekyll & Hyde. She originated the role of Lois Lane (Bianca) in the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate. In Chicago she played Roxie Hart, and in Urinetown, Hope Cladwell. In 2006, she originated the role of Holly in The Wedding Singer.

Spanger also appeared in the national touring companies of Rent and Chicago. She originated the role of Susan in the off-Broadway production of the Jonathan Larson musical tick, tick... BOOM!. Other stage credits include: Lunch, and Feeling Electric, which later became Next to Normal, in which she co-starred with actor Anthony Rapp.

She originated the role of Sherrie in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages but took an extended leave from the production in early June 2009, for vocal rest, before permanently departing the production on June 29 for "personal reasons". She more recently originated the role of Jovie in the stage musical adaptation of Will Ferrell's Christmas comedy Elf, that ran on Broadway for nine weeks at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and closed on January 2, 2011. On September 8, 2015, Spanger joined the Broadway cast of Matilda the Musical as Mrs. Wormwood.

Spanger's television credits include: Ed, Becker, Egg: The Arts Show, Six Feet Under, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Bored to Death. She also starred in the Showtime original movie musical Reefer Madness (2005), as the promiscuous Sally. She also appeared in Synecdoche, New York (2008), written and directed by Charlie Kaufman.

Personal life

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May 1, 2002, actor Michael C. Hall and Spanger married; he played Billy Flynn opposite her Roxie Hart in the Broadway musical Chicago, the summer after their wedding. The couple separated in 2005 and filed for divorce in 2006.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Synecdoche, New York Soap Actress Nurse
2008 Every Little Step Documentary
2016 No Beast So Fierce Gina

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Ed Barbara Episode: "Windows of Opportunity"
2003 Becker Susan Episode: "Chris' Ex"
2003 EGG, the Arts Show Amy Corbett Episode: "Broadway Workshop"
2003 Traps! The Musical Amy Corbett Television film
2005 Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical Sally DeBains / Statue of Liberty
2005 Six Feet Under Holly Duncan Episode: "Static"
2008, 2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Helen Turner / Marlene Rosten 2 episodes
2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues Martha Black
2010 Royal Pains Kerry Episode: "Medusa"
2011 Bored to Death Kitty 2 episodes
2014 Submissions Only Nina Episode: "Expectations"
2017 The Blacklist Tammy Lynn Thompson Episode: "Smokey Putnum (No. 30)"
2018 Chicago Med Pam Barker Episode: "Crisis of Confidence"

References

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  1. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 10, 2009). "DIVA TALK: Chatting with Rock of Ages' Amy Spanger Plus News of Graff, LuPone and Skinner". Playbill. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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