Catherine Russell (born 1956) is an American stage actress, professor, general manager, and producer. She is best known for having never taken a sick or vacation day in the

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play ''

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'' since its opening in 1987. Russell also holds the world record for the most performances as the same character (Margaret Thorne Brent) in that play. Russell's longevity has been covered by ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has shared her tips and tricks to her success with ''

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''. She is a

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Career

Russell debuted Off-Broadway in 1980 as Nicola Davies in

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's ''

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'' and has also appeared Off-Broadway in ''Miss Shumann's Quartet'', ''A Resounding Twinkle'', ''The Award And Other Plays and Creeps''. She has also appeared in New York as Masha in '' Three Sisters'', Rose in ''Incommunicado'', Edie in ''Lunch Girls'', Missy in ''Home on the Range'', and Cathy Cakes in ''Inserts''. While performing in ''Perfect Crime'', she has also managed to appear on-stage (after 10:30pm or on her nights off) in ''The Queen of the Parting Shot'', ''Pas de Deux'', ''Stages'', ''I'll See You In Hell'', ''Guardian Star'' and, most recently, ''Some Enchanted Evening'' as well as several films including ''Soundman'' and ''Remedy''. Russell teaches at

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and

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. She is also the general manager of

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and an executive producer of ''

The Fantasticks ''The Fantasticks'' is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the 1894 play ''The Romancers'' (''Les Romanesques'') by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neigh ...

''. She co-produced ''Piggy Nation the Musical''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Catherine American actresses Living people 1956 births Cornell University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American actresses