Patricia Welch (born September 20, 1954) is an American singer and actress.

Biography

Welch was born as Patricia Ann Carpico in

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and grew up in the small town of

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. Welch attended

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where she majored in music and drama. In 1972 her vocal training was with American classical soprano opera singer

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who was internationally known and appeared regularly with the

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and the

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Career

Theatre

In 1980, Welch was cast as Tuptim in the national touring company of ''

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'' musical. She went on to perform in the musical's 1985 revival at the

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. The production was directed by

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and was nominated for two Tony Awards. The show ran for 191 performances and Brynner received a Tony Special Award honoring his 4,525 performances in ''The King and I''. Welch was the last Tuptim to perform on Broadway with

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prior to his death on October 10, 1985.

Singing

Welch performed at many concerts and events as a featured soloist with various orchestras across the

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, including The LA Pops Orchestra, The Orange County Symphony, The Pacific Palisades Orchestra, The San Juan Capistrano Symphony, and The Jonathan Pops Orchestra. Welch recorded the singing voice in two episodes of

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's animated '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' series in 2000: for the character Vanna in season 3, episode 35, "Rip Van Winkle" (whose featured voice was

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), and season 3, episode 32, "Henny Penny" (whose featured voice was

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). She recorded the singing voice for the character Holly Lovell, which was performed by the actress

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, as well as the singing voice for Angela, which was performed by actress

Barbara Mamabolo Barbara Mamabolo (born November 30, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer. Career Mamabolo has made guest-star appearances on the critically acclaimed series '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye'', and '' Relic Hunter''. Her stage c ...

, in ''Brave New Girl'', a 2004 TV movie adapted for television from the novel ''

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'' by Britney and Lynne Spears. Welch went on to tour as a featured soloist with

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in his show ''The Man and His Music'' in 2004. She also recorded a duet with Robert Goulet for a 2007 PBS special. In 2005 and 2006 Welch was a guest soloist in ''The

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Show''.

Personal life

Welch lives with her husband A. P. DuBarry, an author, in

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Discography

* ''Stream of Love'' (1990) * ''If We Hold On Together'' (1991) * ''Broadway's Best by Patricia'' (1995)

References

External links

Patricia Welch's Official Website

Patricia Welch's Facebook Page

Patricia Welch's Myspace Page
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