Sutton Foster received the greatest fame as an actress, not a movie, but a theater, namely for her work in Broadway musicals. In addition to cinema and theater, she became famous in certain circles as a singer and dancer.
Sutton Foster. Biography
She was born on March 18, 1975 in a small town called Statesboro, located in the state of Georgia, USA.
At an early age she began to try as an actress. So, when she was fifteen, she took part in a reality show called "Star Trek" (Star Search), and also tried to participate in the Mickey Mouse children's acting club, a well-known organization of various TV shows.
She holds an honorary doctorate awarded to her by Ball State University, in recognition of her outstanding achievements in theater, music and television.
Career
To date, Sutton Foster has already accounted for about fifty cinematographic works, as well as a greater number of productions in the theater. There are considerable achievements in music and dance, as well as in the visual arts.
In 1995, she toured the country as Sandy Dombrowski, performing this role in the musical "Briolin". In 1997 she played in the Broadway musical "The Scarlet Primrose" (The Scarlet Pimpernel). Then she went on tour with the role of Eponina Terandier in the musical Les Miserables, based on the novel by the great French writer Victor Hugo.
Later, there was work at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, but her career on Broadway has not yet ended.
She also played the role of Princess Fiona in the Broadway musical "Shrek", which is based on the fairy-tale cartoon of the same name.
Today, Sutton Foster has almost completely switched to working on television. In addition, she is actively acting in films and television series. In addition, she is engaged in music.
Sutton Foster. Filmography
Sutton is best known for cinema due to her work in television series such as “Flight of Concords” (2007-2009), “Ballerinas” (2012-2013), “Young” (from 2015), “Good Wife” (2009- 2016), "Law and Order. Special Corps" (since 1999).
Sutton Foster does not have much work in full-length films, but one can distinguish such a film as, for example, Sauce (2015), where she played the role of Carrie.
Despite the rather productive work in the cinema, especially in TV series, she gained the greatest fame precisely as a theater actress, not a movie.
Personal life
Sutton Foster's first marriage was with her student boyfriend, whom they met in college, actor Christian Borl. The wedding was played on September 18, 2006, but after 4 years, in 2010, the couple divorced. Despite the failed marriage, Sutton and Christian are still good friends and support each other whenever possible.
In September 2013, Sutton became engaged to screenwriter Ted Griffin, known to the public in Ocean Eleven. The wedding took place on October 25, 2014, in April 2017 it was announced that the couple had a daughter named Emily Dale Griffin (date of birth - March 5, 2017).
Sutton Foster herself declares that she very much loves dogs, which the actress, by the way, has three.
In addition, in addition to music, cinema, theater, Sutton creates works of art that he actively sells on the Internet and at private art exhibitions.
Sutton Foster, whose height and weight is 175 cm and 54 kg, respectively, is very proud of his external data.
Conclusion
Sutton Foster has several prestigious Tony Awards that are awarded for excellence in theater and music. The presence of such high awards indicates the great contribution of the actress to the theatrical art of both America itself and the whole world.
Sutton is such a gifted actress that she is able to simultaneously work in different projects. She proved herself in several areas of activity and almost everywhere achieved high results. A talented person is talented in everything! This expression can easily be attributed to Sutton, since all her achievements in creativity are difficult to count.
It is not surprising that such a productive work in many fields of activity brought Foster considerable fame, not only in the United States, but also far beyond the borders of America. Today, the actress is known almost all over the world, and many people come to her musicals specially from abroad to enjoy her acting and see first-hand one of the most talented actresses in the modern theater in the world.