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Donna Murphy

Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1959) is an American actress, best known for her work in musical theater. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she has twice won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical: for her role as Fosca in ''Passion'' (1994–1995) and as Anna Leonowens'' in The King and I'' (1996–1997). She was also nominated for her roles as Ruth Sherwood in ''Wonderful Town'' (2003), Lotte Lenya in ''LoveMusik'' (2007), and Bubbie/Raisel in ''The People in the Picture'' (2011).

Murphy made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the 1979 musical ''They're Playing Our Song''. Her other stage credits include the original off-Broadway productions of ''Song of Singapore'' (1991) and ''Hello Again'' (1993), as well as the alternate to Bette Midler as the title character in a Broadway revival of ''Hello, Dolly!'' (2017–2018). In 1997, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for her role in ''Someone Had to be Benny'', an episode of the HBO series ''Lifestories: Families in Crisis''. Her film roles include Anij in ''Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998), Rosalie Octavius in ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), Mother Gothel in the animated film ''Tangled'' (2010), and one of the government secretaries in ''The Bourne Legacy'' (2012). As of 2022, she portrays Caroline Schermerhorn Astor in the HBO series ''The Gilded Age''. Provided by Wikipedia