Tanny McDonald (Performer) | Playbill

Tanny McDonald

Performer

She was born Frances Ethel McDonald on Feb. 13, 1936 in Princeton, Indiana, and was an accomplished pianist and singer as well as an actor. At her graduation from Vassar College she was awarded the Francis Walter Prize for Excellence in Performance and the Reid Hall fellowship for study of music in Paris. There she studied with Nadia Boulanger, Jean Casedesus, and Jean Doyen.

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  • Born: Feb 13, 1936 in Princeton, NJ, USA
  • Death: Jan 25, 2004 in New York, NY, USA

Roles (27)

Medea Playbill - Opening Night, April 1994 Medea
Opened April 07, 1994
  • as Nurse (Understudy - Original)
  • as Woman of Corinth (Understudy - Original)
Man of La Mancha Playbill - Opening Night, April 1992 Man of La Mancha
Opened April 24, 1992
  • as Maria (Original)
  • as Fermina (Understudy - Original)
  • as Moorish Dancer (Understudy - Original)
  • as The Housekeeper (Understudy - Original)
Macbeth Playbill - Opening Night, April 1988 Macbeth
Opened April 21, 1988
  • as Gentlewoman (Original)
  • as Witch (Original)
Clothes for a Summer Hotel Playbill - March 1980 Clothes for a Summer Hotel
Opened March 26, 1980
  • as Ghost (Original)
  • as Hadley Hemingway (Original)
  • as Nurse #2 (Original)
  • as German Sister #1 (Understudy - Original)
  • as German Sister #2 (Understudy - Original)
  • as Zelda Fitzgerald (Understudy - Original)
Clothes for a Summer Hotel Playbill - March 1980
Patio / Porch Playbill - April 1978 Patio / Porch
Opened April 13, 1978
  • as Dot (Standby - Original)
  • as Jewel (Standby - Original)
  • as Lucille (Standby - Original)
  • as Pearl (Standby - Original)
The Lincoln Mask Playbill - Oct 1972 The Lincoln Mask
Opened October 30, 1972
  • as Elizabeth Edwards (Original)
  • as Florence (Understudy - Original)
  • as Georgina (Understudy - Original)
  • as Mary Meredith (Understudy - Original)
  • as Mrs. Shields (Understudy - Original)
Come Summer Playbill - March 1969 Come Summer
Opened March 18, 1969
  • as Emma Faucett (Standby - Original)
  • as Submit Pratt (Standby - Original)
Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - Sept 1964 Fiddler on the Roof
Opened September 22, 1964
  • as Fredel (Replacement)
  • as Hodel (Understudy - Replacement)
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