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For the British swimmer (born in 1981), see Kathryn Evans (swimmer).
Kathryn Evans
Born (1952-03-06) 6 March 1952 (age 72)
London
OriginLondon, England, UK
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, dancer
Spouse(s)Peter Purves (1982-present)

Kathryn Evans is a British stage actress. She trained at the Royal Ballet School and Arts Educational.

She is best known for being the final actress in London to play the lead role of Eva in the original production of Evita. She later appeared in many West End Theatre shows including Anything Goes in 1989-90 as Erma, Aspects of Love in 1993-94 as Rose Vibert, Mack & Mabel in 1995 and The Fix in 1997.[1]

She played Norma Desmond in the West End revival of Sunset Boulevard.[2] She was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for this role. In 2010, she appeared in 42nd Street at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the lead role of Dorothy Brock.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ 20 Questions with Kathryn Evans (archive.org: 2 Oct 2013)
  2. ^ Kathryn Evans On... Walking into Sunset Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine


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