Nikka Graff Lanzarone (born November 20, 1983) is an actress and dancer.

Early life

On November 20, 1983, Lanzarone was born in Los Angeles, California. Lanzarone's mother is Ilene Graff, an actress. Lanzarone's father is Ben Lanzarone, a composer. Lanzarone is the niece of director and actor

Todd Graff Todd Graff (born October 22, 1959) is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his 2003 independent film '' Camp'' and his role as Alan "Hippy" Carnes in the 1989 science fiction film ''The Abyss''. Early life Graff was born in N ...

Career

Lanzarone graduated from the

Boston Conservatory Boston Conservatory at Berklee (formerly The Boston Conservatory) is a private performing arts conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, music, and theater. Boston Conservatory was founded ...

with a degree in Musical Theatre. Her first professional performance following her education was in Jerry Mitchell's ''Peepshow'' in

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saw her debut as Marisa in ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', based on the

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...

film of the same name. Her last Broadway performance was in ''Chicago'' as the iconic Velma Kelly. Lanzarone starred as Mitzi the Nazi in the 2019 Off-Broadway revival of the Sherman Brothers' ''

Over Here! ''Over Here!'' is a musical with a score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and book by Will Holt. The original Broadway production was directed by Tom Moore and choreographed by Patricia Birch, with scenic design by Douglas W. Schmidt ...

''. The production was directed by Will Nunziata with musical direction by Blake Allen and starred

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winner Debbie Gravitte, Haley Swindal as Pauline, and Jessica Hendy as Paulette.

Theatre

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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' ( es, Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. The film brought Almodóvar to ...

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'' (2011) ; Off-Broadway * '' Seussical The Musical'' (2011) * '' Hello Again'' (2011) *''Zorba!'' (City Center Encores!, 2015) *''Sweet Charity'' (2016)

Select filmography

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Bandslam ''Bandslam'' is a 2009 American musical romantic comedy drama film directed by Todd Graff who co-wrote the screenplay with Josh A. Cagan. The film stars Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell, Lisa Kudrow, Scott Porter, Ryan Donowho, an ...

'' (2009) (Movie) .... New Art Teacher * ''

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'' (2011) .... Marion Crane (1 episode, 2014) * '' Unforgettable'' (2014) .... Heather * ''

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'' (2018) * ''

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as ...

'' (2018) .... Myrna

References

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