Blythe Wilson is a

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who has been part of the Stratford Festival company since 1995, playing lead roles as Nancy in '' Oliver!'' in 2006 and Laurey in ''

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'' in 2007. She has also acted at the

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as well as the

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and a number of other festivals and theatres in Canada and the United States. She was born in

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, she attended the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre School. From October 3, 2008 to January 11, 2009 she performed the role of Baroness Schraeder in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Canadian revival of ''

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'', on stage at the

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in Toronto, Ontario. She also performed in the musical

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. Wilson joined the U.S tour of ''Mary Poppins'' in Los Angeles in January 2010 performing the role of Mrs. Banks. In November 2011 she joined the Broadway company of ''Mary Poppins,'' again as Mrs. Banks, marking her Broadway debut. Wilson is married to Canadian actor Mark Harapiak, son of

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