Patti Murin
Patti Murin is an American actress, singer and dancer. On Broadway, she has originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones and Princess Anna in Frozen. She also had a recurring role as Dr. Nina Shore in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med from 2016 to 2019.
Early life
Patti Murin was born and raised in Hopewell Junction, New York, attended John [Jay High School (Hopewell Junction, New York)] and graduated from Syracuse University in 2002, where she majored in musical theatre and was a member of the Syracuse Orange cheerleading squad.Career
Murin began her career in regional theatre, playing Polly Baker in Crazy for You in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Her Off-Broadway debut was in 2005 in the staged concert of the Elizabeth Diggs-Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt stage musical Mirette with York Theatre Company. She next played Belle in a national tour of Beauty and the BeastMurin made her Broadway debut in the musical Xanadu in 2007–2008 as a swing, understudy and then replacement in the leading role of Clio/Kira. In her next Broadway appearance, she originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones in 2012. Among other roles in regional and other stage productions, she played Glinda Upland in the first national tour of Wicked. She played pathologist Nina Shore on the NBC medical drama television series Chicago Med, which she joined in 2016 and recurred until 2019.
Murin was the original Princess Anna in the musical Frozen which opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in March 2018. She also performed as Anna during the workshops and 2017 out of town tryout at the Denver [Performing Arts Complex|Buell Theatre] in Denver, Colorado. Murin played her final performance in the role on February 16, 2020.
She appears in the Hallmark Channel film Love on Iceland with her husband Colin Donnell, which aired in January 2020.
Murin released a joint album with Colin Donnell titled Something Stupid in 2022. The album, released on Broadway Records, was produced by Robbie Rozelle, co-produced by Yasuhiko Fukuoka, and arranged and orchestrated by Luke Williams.
In 2025, Murin reprised the role of Princess Anna in Frozen at the Muny in St. Louis, Missouri.
Personal life
Murin's first husband was Curtis Holbrook, her co-star in the Broadway production of Xanadu from 2009 until their divorce in 2013. On June 19, 2015, Murin married her Love's Labour's Lost co-star Colin Donnell in New York City. Their daughter, Cecily, was born on July 14, 2020. In October 2022, the couple announced that Murin was pregnant with their second child.Their second daughter, Lorelai, was born on April 2, 2023.