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Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946) is an American actress, singer and dancer.. She made her Broadway debut in 110 in the Shade in 1963. In 1965 she received wide recognition for playing the title role in the television musical production of Cinderella.
Cinderella is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written for television. It was originally broadcast live in color on CBS on March 31, 1957, as a vehicle for Julie Andrews, who played the title role. The broadcast was viewed by more than 100 million people. It was subsequently remade for television twice, in 1965 and 1997.
Stuart Damon, as the Prince; Lesley Ann Warren, as Cinderella (1965) The original 1957 broadcast starred Julie Andrews as Cinderella and Jon Cypher as the Prince. [1] More than 107 million viewers saw the broadcast. [2] [3] Its extraordinary popularity led to consideration of a Broadway adaptation as soon as early 1958, but none materialized. [4]
Some of her other notable roles include the Wicked Stepmother in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1965), Paul Newman's mother in Cool Hand Luke (1967), and Peter Sellers's mother in I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968). Van Fleet's work on television included such series as Naked City, Thriller, Bonanza, The Wild Wild West, and Police Woman.
Rationalizing why she was not cast, Darnell said: "It's a man's part and the girl's role is only incidental." [3] Dorothy Lamour was cast, instead. Nevertheless, Darnell had her way. She was assigned to the female lead opposite Power in the light romantic comedy Day-Time Wife (1939). Although the film received only slightly favorable reviews ...
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Another Cinderella Story featured Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley and Jane Lynch in the main cast. Meanwhile, the 2011 version A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song starred Lucy Hale , Freddie Stroma and ...