Randy Graff


Randy Graff is an American actress and singer known for her work in Drexell's Class and ''Les Misérables.''
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Early years

Born in Brooklyn, New York on May 23, 1955, Graff was part of a musically oriented family. Her grandmother "was the lead soprano in temple", and her uncle sang with, and arranged for, vocal groups of the swing era. She graduated from Port Richmond High School and Wagner College.

Career

Graff's professional debut occurred at the Village Dinner Theater in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1976. She has been in feature films such as Keys to Tulsa and Rent as well as being in television shows such as NBC's Law & Order a number of times. In addition to film and television, Graff has been in several Broadway shows.
In 1990 Graff won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for her work in City of Angels, and in 2001 she was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in A Class Act.
She originated the role of Fantine in the musical Les Misérables when the production opened on Broadway in 1987, which included "I Dreamed a Dream", also on the soundtrack released in 1990.
According to Graff, she was the first person to sing "I Dreamed a Dream" in the U.S., which is not entirely true. Patti LuPone sang it on The Joan Rivers Show shortly before the show opened in New York. She has also appeared in Broadway revivals of the musicals Damn Yankees and Fiddler on the Roof.
Graff teaches at the Manhattan School of Music.

Filmography

Working It Out: "Pilot" TV Episode – Andy #1Law & Order

Theatre

;Broadway
;Off-BroadwayA... My Name Is Alice
;RegionalA Little Night Music – "Charlotte", Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC