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Jane Connell

ActorBorn 1925, died 2013On stage 1956 to 200112 productions on this page

Jane Sperry Connell (pronounced con-NELL, née Bennett; October 27, 1925 – September 22, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Connell is best known for originating the role of Agnes Gooch in the 1966 stage musical and 1974 film musical versions of Auntie Mame.

On stage

12 productions, 45 years

1956

New Faces of 1956Broadway Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Original. Directed by David Tihmar

220 performances

1965

Drat! the Cat!Broadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Joe Layton

8 performances

1966

MameBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by Gene Saks

1,508 performances

1969

Dear WorldBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Peter Glenville

132 performances

1972

LysistrataBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Revival

8 performances

1983

MameBroadway Gershwin Theatre. Revival. Directed by John Bowab

41 performances

1986

Me And My GirlBroadway Marquis Theatre. Original. Directed by Mike Ockrent

1,412 performances

1989

Lend Me a TenorBroadway Royale Theatre. Original. Directed by Jerry Zaks

476 performances

1992

Crazy for YouBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Mike Ockrent

1,622 performances

1995

Moon Over BuffaloBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Tom Moore

309 performances

1996

Angela Lansbury - A CelebrationBroadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Diana Baffa-Brill

1 performance

2001

The Adventures of Tom SawyerBroadway Minskoff Theatre. Original. Directed by Scott Ellis

21 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names

Angela Lansbury 3 productions
Willard Waterman 2 productions
Sab Shimono 2 productions
Ruth Ramsey 2 productions
Philip Bosco 2 productions
Peggy Taphorn 2 productions
Michael Duran 2 productions
Mary Zahn 2 productions
Marian Haraldson 2 productions
Kenneth Kantor 2 productions
Karen Ziemba 2 productions
Joseph Rich 2 productions

Also credited on

2 works

Jimmy
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