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Kelli O'Hara

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Actress

The Resume

    (April 16, 1976- )
    Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Middle name is Christine
    Won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (2015)
    Appeared on Broadway in ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ (1997-2001) ‘The Light in the Piazza’ (2005-06), ‘The Pajama Game’ (2006), ‘South Pacific’ (2008-10), ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ (2012-13), ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ (2014), ‘The King and I’ (2015-16) and ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ (2018-19)
    Acted in the films 'Sex and the City 2,' 'The Independents,' and 'All the Bright Places'
    Portrayed Dody Oliver on Showtime's Masters of Sex (2016-17)
    Portrays Aurora Fane on HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’

Why she might be annoying:

    Her name is similar to U.S. women's soccer team player Kelley O’Hara.
    As with many Broadway stars, her stage stardom really hasn’t translated to movie stardom.
    This is as much due to precedent as it is just her own film choices not always being wise (see: ‘The Drawn Together Movie - The Movie!’).
    She had a semi-recurring role as Jackie on Netflix's suicide exploitation drama '13 Reasons Why' throughout 2018.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her first job was pulling weeds at an Oklahoma cotton farm.
    She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2015 opposite Renee Fleming in ‘The Merry Widow.’
    She received a 2019 Olivier Award nomination for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the West End revival of ‘The King and I.’
    She is the third actress to win a Tony Award for portraying Anna Leonowens in ‘The King and I.’
    She received an Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of Katie Bonner in Topic's web series, ‘The Accidental Wolf.’
    She won the Drama League's Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in 2019.
    She has received two Grammy nominations and six additional Tony nominations (as of 2023).
    She shares similarities with fellow Broadway icon Kristin Chenoweth (they studied at the same University, had the same vocal teacher and are both alumni of Gamma Phi Beta sorority).

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 41 Votes: 41.46% Annoying