Terri White is an American actress and singer.

Career

The daughter of traveling musicians Bill White and Gertrude Hughes, White has appeared in '' Nunsense 2: The Sequel'' (1994), '' Ain't Misbehavin''' (1978), ''

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'' (1980), '' Welcome to the Club'' (1989), and ''

Bubbling Brown Sugar ''Bubbling Brown Sugar'' is a musical revue written by Loften Mitchell based on a concept by Rosetta LeNoire and featuring the music of numerous African-American artists who were popular during the Harlem Renaissance, 1920–1940, including Duke ...

''. During a period of homelessness in 2008, White was recognized by

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Officer David Taylor in Manhattan's

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6th Precinct, who helped her find a place to live. Shortly thereafter, White was cast in the 2009

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Encores! Encores! is a Tony-honored concert series dedicated to performing rarely heard American musicals, usually with their original orchestrations. Presented by New York City Center since 1994, Encores! has revived shows by Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Ha ...

and Broadway revival of ''

Finian's Rainbow ''Finian's Rainbow'' is a musical with a book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson. The original 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was re ...

''. She received the nomination for 2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for ''Finian's Rainbow''. She later assumed the role of Mama Morton in the long-running Broadway revival of ''

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'' in April 2010. White appeared in the

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production of the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical ''

Follies ''Follies'' is a Musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on t ...

'' as Stella Deems, from May 2011 until the musical closed in June 2011. This production moved to Broadway's

Marquis Theatre The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater on the third floor of the New York Marriott Marquis hotel in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1986, it is operated by the Nederlander Organization. There are about ...

where previews began August 7, 2011. The official opening was September 12, 2011. It closed four months later. White has performed her solo cabaret act in several venues. Prior to its closing in 2007, she regularly performed at Rose's Turn in Manhattan's West Village, where she was employed as a bartender. She has performed at Sardi's Restaurant, also in New York City. She performed at the Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert, California in 2013. In October 2015, after performing her cabaret act at the Kennedy Center, White announced that she was retiring from live performing, due to health and other issues.

Personal life

White and Donna Barnett were married in a same-sex marriage ceremony at the St. James Theatre on July 25, 2011.Gans, Andrew and Hetrick, Adam
" 'Follies' Star Terri White and Donna Barnett Will Be Among Same-Sex Couples Married at the St. James"
Playbill, July 22, 2011

References

External links

Inside Edition report
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