Felicity LaFortune is an American actress and singer from

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. She has appeared in numerous theatre productions, including on Broadway, as well as in film and on television, including the daytime soap operas ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

On the daytime soap operas ''

'', LaFortune had the role of Leigh Kirkland Fenelli (1983–1985, 1988–1989) and in ''

'' had the role of Laurel Banning Dillon (1993–1996). In 2000, LaFortune filled in for

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on ''

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'' while Smith was on leave. In 1987, LaFortune played the role of the nurse in the

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production of the play ''A Month of Sundays''. In 1998, she was a singer in ''The Harlot's Progress'' at the Performing Garage in SoHo. In 2006, she appeared again on Broadway in the musical ''The Light in the Piazza''. She also played several characters in the trilogy of plays, ''

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'', at the

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in 2006 and 2007. In 2009, she performed in '' Deathtrap'' and ''

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'' on Broadway, followed by ''

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'' in 2010. Her other Broadway appearances include Stevie (standby) in ''

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'' In 2015, she played the role of Peg in ''The Outgoing Tide'', and was nominated for an

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for her performance.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre - Broadway

References

External links

* American soap opera actresses American television actresses Actresses from Illinois Actors from Oak Park, Illinois 1954 births Living people Musicians from Oak Park, Illinois 21st-century American women Broadway theatre people {{US-tv-actor-stub