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Helen Carey

Birth Place: Boston, MA, USA

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Broadway credits: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Pygmalion, Hedda Gabler, London Assurance (for which she received a Tony nomination and Theatre World Award). Regional credits: Arena Stage- Long Day's Journey into Night, Other Desert Cities, Noises Off. The Shakespeare Theatre Company- Major Barbara (Helen Hayes Award), The Persians, Antony and Cleopatra, Macbeth. The Guthrie Theater- Death of a Salesman, The Cherry Orchard. The Stratford Festival Theatre, Canada- Arms and the Man, The School for Scandal. The Abbey Theatre, Dublin- All My Sons (Irish Times/ESB nomination). Film credits: Julie & Julia, The Next Three Days, 21, Little Children. TV credits- “The Good Wife,” “Brotherhood,” “American Embassy,” “Law & Order.”


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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
Mrs. Alexander

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2009
Performer [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2007
Mrs. Higgins

[Off-Broadway]
2000
Diana

[Off-Broadway]
1999
Grainne Fitzmaurice

[Off-Broadway]
1998
Mrs Clandon

[Broadway]
1997
Lady Gay Spanker


Movies

The Pelican Brief
[ 1993 ] Federal Clerk
Shadow Conspiracy
[ 1997 ] Tamara Yarshov
Just the Ticket
[ 1998 ] Mrs. Bennett, N.Y. Times Food Critic
Black Knight
[ 2001 ] The Queen
The Emperor's Club
[ 2002 ] Miss Johnston
Standalone
[ 2005 ] Judge Atkinson
Little Children
[ 2006 ] Jean
21
[ 2008 ] Ellen Campbell
Julie & Julia
[ 2009 ] Louisette Bertholle
Wild About Harry
[ 2009 ] Mrs. Yates
The Next Three Days
[ 2010 ] Grace Brennan

TV Shows

Brotherhood
Peggy Fitzgerald
Homicide: Life on the Street
A.S.A. Maggie Conroy, Maggie Conroy
Law & Order
Charlotte Swan

Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Helen CareyLong Day's Journey Into Night


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Helen CareyMajor Barbara

Helen Hayes Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Helen CareyNoises Off

Helen Hayes Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Helen CareyHenry VI


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Helen CareyVolpone


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1997 - Performance

Helen Carey, London Assurance

Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Helen Carey, London Assurance

Helen Hayes Awards - 1996 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Helen CareyMacbeth

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Kathleen Chalfant, Obi Abili, Corey Allen & More to Star in Virtual Premeire of THE ORESTEIA

Theatre for a New Audience will present a new virtual production of The Oresteia, the New York premiere of Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptation and translation of Aeschylus’ trilogy, featuring music composed by Kamala Sankaram, directed by Andrew Watkins (TFANA, as Assistant Director: The Winter's Tale, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Father, A Doll's House).
Photo Flash: Shakespeare Theatre Company Celebrates Artistic Director, Michael Kahn

On Sunday, June 16, Washington, D.C.'s theatre community gathered to celebrate the end of MICHAEL KAHN's 33-year tenure as Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company with musical and dramatic performances, special guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, and media, and a mayoral proclamation.
BWW Interview: Washington Says Farewell to Michael Kahn with THE ORESTEIA

For those hoping to see Kahn in his element, you have one last chance with The Oresteia. After that, well, this quote from Romeo & Juliet seems most appropriate, "Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again."
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Shakespeare Theatre Co's THE ORESTEIA

On Sunday, April 21, 2019, Shakespeare Theatre Company opened the doors to Sidney Harman Hall to theatregoers to experience Open Rehearsal for The Oresteia, freely adapted by Ellen McLaughlin from Aeschylus' trilogy and directed by Shakespeare Theatre Company's outgoing Artistic Director Michael Kahn.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal For Shakespeare Theatre Company's THE ORESTEIA

On Tuesday, March 12, Shakespeare Theatre Company's cast and creatives met for first rehearsal for ' The Oresteia by playwright Ellen McLaughlin and directed by Michael Kahn. 
Shakespeare Theatre Company Announces THE ORESTEIA Cast

In a fitting conclusion to his illustrious tenure at STC, Michael Kahn is bringing a dream project to the stage. 'I've always wanted to do all of The Oresteia,' he says. 'When I was in college, we read the whole Oresteia, and I was completely fascinated by the story, by the form, by the relationships, by the incredible depths of what it was about-violence, revenge, and the search for human justice.'
Cast Announced for the Goodman's HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS' FIRST 100 YEARS

"Life is short, and it's up to you to make it sweet." - Sadie Delany (1889 -1999). Goodman Theatre revives Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, Emily Mann's "warming theatrical event" (Variety)that celebrates the lives of "two strong, vibrant women dispensing joy and wisdom" (Chicago Tribune). Goodman Theatre Resident Director Chuck Smith's production features Ella Joyce and Marie Thomas as the Delany centenarians, Bessie (1891 - 1995) and Sadie (1889 -1999), respectively, as they trace their lives in a heartfelt reflection of their family history and triumphs over prejudices in times of social unrest.
BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at The Old Globe

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at The Old Globe presents a clever, energetic, and very earnest "Earnest.'
Photo Flash: The Old Globe presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Maria Aitken will direct the Globe's handsome production of this timeless world classic-an unmissable opportunity to see what the London Telegraph calls 'the most perfect comedy in the English language.' The Importance of Being Earnest will run January 27 - March 4, 2018 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Tickets start at $30.00 and are on sale now to the general public. Previews run January 27-31. Opening night is Thursday, February 1 at 8:00 p.m.
Cast and Creative Team Announced for The Old Globe's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

The Old Globe's 2017 2018 Season continues with today's announcement of the complete cast and creative team of a top-notch revival of Oscar Wilde's endlessly entertaining comedy The Importance of Being Earnest. Maria Aitken will direct the Globe's handsome production of this timeless world classic an unmissable opportunity to see what the London Telegraph calls the most perfect comedy in the English language. The Importance of Being Earnest will run January 27 March 4, 2018 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Tickets start at $30.00 and are on sale now to the general public. Previews run January 27 31. Opening night is Thursday, February 1 at 8:00 p.m.
Photo Flash: Lisa O'Hare and Richard E. Grant Take the Stage in MY FAIR LADY at Lyric Opera

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the American premiere of a new production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, starring Richard E. Grant and Lisa O'Hare as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. The production runs tonight, April 28, through May 21 (press opening April 29) at Lyric's Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Dark, Graceful, Whimsical and Enduring - Looking Back at Shows That Closed in 2016

Happy New Year, BroadwayWorld! As we eagerly anticipate the amazing musicals and plays coming up in 2017, we're taking a moment to look back at the significant Broadway closings of 2016.
New Cooperative to Tour to Regional Theaters Nationwide; Will Launch with Tectonic Theater Project Shows

Trish Santini, Peter Flynn and Frank Butler announced today the formation of their new company Mainspring Arts Cooperative (MAC), a not-for-profit organization that will produce and present productions that can tour regional theaters nationwide.
BWW Interview: Broadway Welcomes Washington's Own Nancy Robinette

The bustle and chaos of the Friday evening pre-show crowds on West 47th Street on Broadway are a fitting contrast to the calm that emanates from venerable DC-based actor, Nancy Robinette, who kindly agreed to chat with me about making the move to Broadway as Mrs. Alexander, in the Tony Awards® Best Play of 2015, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. We met up in front of the Barrymore Theatre, Nancy's current professional home, but DC is very fortunate to call Nancy one of our own; she was raised in Arlington, graduated from Yorktown High School, and has graced the stages of Washington's most well-respected theaters over the years, including The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth, Ford's Theatre and Studio Theatre. She's a Helen Hayes Award-winner for her work in Washington, and now the work has taken her a few hours north to make her Broadway debut; although to hear her tell, no matter the city or the theater, good work is good work, and Nancy is definitely familiar with lots of good work, having performed in every major DC theatre, Off Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop and Roundabout Theatre Company, among others, Papermill Playhouse (New Jersey), at The Williamstown Festival (Massachusetts), and in cities around the country, including San Diego at The Old Globe.
'CURIOUS INCIDENT' Will Welcome New Cast Members on Broadway This Fall, Including Alex Sharp's Successor

On September 15, the Tony Award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will welcome Tyler Lea in his Broadway debut as Christopher, Rosie Benton (Stick Fly) as Siobhan, Andrew Long (The Iceman Cometh at BAM) as Ed, and Nancy Robinette('Louie') as Mrs. Alexander, BroadwayWorld has just confirmed. Benjamin Wheelwright will also make his Broadway debut as Christopher at certain performances.
Photo Coverage: Broadway Partytime- Inside CURIOUS INCIDENT's Tonys After Party!

THE 69TH ANNUAL TONY? AWARDS, aired live from Radio City Music Hall, last night Sunday, June 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The fun didn't stop after the cermony though, as most of Broadway continued the celebration long into the night. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TIme party, winner of Best Play, below!
CURIOUS INCIDENT's Paule Constable Wins Tony for Best Lighting Design - Play

Paule Constable has won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Wins Tony for Best Play

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME has won the 2015 Tony Award for Bet Play.
CURIOUS INCIDENT's Alex Sharp Wins Tony for Best Performance Actor Leading Role

Alex Sharp has won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his role as Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Helen Carey been in?

Helen Carey has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Helen Carey been in?

Helen Carey has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Helen Carey been nominated for?

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Major Barbara , Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Noises Off , Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Henry VI, Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Volpone, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for London Assurance, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for London Assurance and Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Macbeth.

What awards has Helen Carey won?

Helen Carey has won the following awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Major Barbara; Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Volpone; and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for London Assurance.

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