Gerrianne Raphael
American actress
Gerrianne Raphael
Born Occupation(s) Actress, voice actress Years active 1938–2009 Spouse(s) John Weaver, Gregory Allen Hirsch, Noah Keen Children Three (first marriage)
Gerrianne Raphael is an American stage, screen, and voice-over actress. Though much of her career has been spent in the theatre, she is perhaps best known for her major role as the voice of Pumyra in ThunderCats .[citation needed ]
Personal life
Gerrianne Raphael was born in New York City to Sidney, a concert pianist and Evelyn Raphael, a former actress.[citation needed ] She was married three times, most recently to actor Noah Keen , from 2004 until his death in 2019. Her first husband was stage manager/actor, director John Weaver, (1955 - 1978).[ 1] Gregory Allen Hirsch (1979 - 1986) was her second husband, a theatrical lighting designer. She has three daughters from her first marriage. She graduated from the Professional Children's School in New York City, in 1949.[ 2]
Career
Raphael's first professional performances were on radio when she was four years old[ 3] on Let's Pretend , a children’s program of fairy tales. Her first Broadway show was at seven years of age in a play called Solitaire by John Van Druten. She understudied Patricia Hitchcock , the daughter of Alfred Hitchcock . Since then, her dozens of stage performances have included the landmark production of Threepenny Opera with Lotte Lenya and Beatrice Arthur [ 4] and the original Broadway production of Man of La Mancha .[ 5] Having started in radio as a child, the progression to commercial voice-overs, "audiobooks"[ 6] and cartoons came naturally. At one point Raphael had voice-overs for Revlon, Gloria Vanderbilt, Geritol and Helena Rubinstein all running at the same time. She had also provided the voice for the littlest dwarf on the Ajax commercials in the 1950s.[ 7] [ 8]
Filmography
Theatre
Broadway
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1942
Solitaire
Virginia Stewart
Standby (Pat Hitchcock )
1942
Guest in the House
Lee Proctor
Standby (Joan Spencer)
1944
Violet
Violet
Standy (Patricia Hitchcock )
1948
Goodbye, My Fancy
Clarisse
1955
Seventh Heaven
Camille
Understudy Diane (Gloria DeHaven ) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album
1957
Li'l Abner
"Moonbeam" McSwine
Replacement (Carmen Alvarez)[ 18]
1959
Saratoga
Daisy Porcelain
Understudy Cleo Dulaine (Carol Lawrence ) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Masterworks Broadway
1961
Milk and Honey
Zipporah
Replacement (Ellen Madison)
1965
Man of La Mancha
Fermina
Understudy Aldonza/Dulcinea (Joan Diener ) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album and STUDIO CAST
RECORDING available Golden Records LP#265[ 19]
1967
Hallelujah, Baby!
Mrs. Charlies, Mistress, Ethel, Dorothy
Replacement (Marilyn Cooper )
1972
Man of La Mancha
Aldonza/Dulcinea
Lincoln Center Revival
1978
King of Hearts
Isolde, La Chanteuse d'Opera
Understudy Madeleine (Millicent Martin ) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Original Cast Records – THT CD 9225
Off-Broadway
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1954
The Threepenny Opera
Dolly, a whore
Theatre de Lys ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album
1954
The Threepenny Opera
Polly Peachum
Replacement (Jo Sullivan ) Theatre de Lys
1960
The Threepenny Opera
Jenny
Replacement (Lotte Lenya ) Theatre de Lys[ 20]
1958
The Boyfriend
Maisie
The Downtown Theatre \ The Cherry Lane
1960
Ernest in Love
Cecily Cardew
Grammercy Arts \ The Cherry Lane ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Masterworks Broadway[ 21]
1961
Fourth Avenue North
Principal
Madison Avenue Playhouse[ 22] with Linda Lavin
1972
Say When
Therese
Plaza 9[ 23]
1974
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Jean Brodie
Manhattan Theatre Club
1976
Stauf
Goddess Kali
Cubiculo Theatre[ 24]
1978
Noah
Mrs. Noah
Pratt Institute[ 25]
1981
The Butler Did It
Angela Butler
Players Theatre
1984
The Ninth Step
Joanna Wheeler
Riverwest Theatre
1989
Sid Caesar & Co.
Part of "& Co."
Downstairs at the Village Gate
1993
Ernest in Love
Lady Bracknell
All Soul's Players, NYC[ 26]
1996
Dorian Gray
Mrs. Vane
Judith Anderson Theatre[ 22]
1998
Little Women
Aunt March
York Theater Co. at Saint Peter's Church[ 27]
2001
Imagining Shadows
Ohio Theater[ 28]
Tours and Regional
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1940
American Jubilee
Children's Chorus
1940 New York World's Fair, Queens NY
1946
Charley's Aunt
Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, NJ[ 29]
1950
Cry of the Peacock
Locust Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA[ 30] by Jean Anouilh
1953
Glad Tidings
Claire Abbott
Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA
1953
The Country Girl
Nancy Stoddard
Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA[ 31] with Jack Klugman
1953
Celia
Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA[ 32] by George Batson, pre-Broadway.
1953
The Little Foxes
Alexandra
Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA[ 33]
1954
Arabian Nights
Chorus
Jones Beach Marine Theatre[ 34] ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available
Sepia 11116
1955
Picnic
Madge
Casino Theatre, Newport, RI[ 35]
1956
Finian's Rainbow
Sharon
Brandywine Music Box, Painter's Mill, PA[ 36]
1956
Brigadoon
Meg
Brandywine Music Box, Painter's Mill, PA[ 37]
1957
The Boy Friend
Maisie
Tour through Grist Mill Theatre, Andover MA (July 1957), Neptune Music Circus, Neptune NJ (August, 1957), Southern Tier Playhouse, Binghamton NY (Sept., 1957)
1958
The Boy Friend
Maisie
Highland Park Music Theatre, Highland Park, IL[ 38]
1958
Brigadoon
Meg
Highland Park Music Theatre, Highland Park, IL
1959
The Boy Friend
Maisie
MusicCarnival Productions, Cleveland, OH
1960
West Side Story
Maria
Paper Mill Playhouse (and subsequent tour), Millburn NJ[ 39]
1961
Gypsy
Louise
National Company: Lambertville, PA and then the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, with Mitzi Green (later Benay Venuta ) as "Mama Rose" and Bernadette Peters in the ensemble.[ 40]
1968
Catch My Soul
Amelia
Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA[ 41]
1963
Fiorello!
Thea
Westchester Dinner Theatre, NY with Michael O'Shea and Virginia Mayo
1970
Dames at Sea
Mona Kent
Parker Playhouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.[ 42]
1971
Man Of La Mancha
Aldonza/Dulcinea
National Theatre (Washington DC), O'Keefe Center (Toronto ONT), Emerson Colonial Theatre (Boston MA) with Allan Jones [ 43]
1973
A Shot in the Dark
Madame Beaurevers
Lincoln Bank Summer Festival Playhouse-in-the-Park, Cincinnati OH with Elke Sommer
1974
Fashion
Mrs. Tiffany
Theatre-in-the-Dome, Lambertville PA[ 44]
1980
Man of La Mancha
Aldonza/Dulcinea
Westport Country Playhouse[ 45] with David Atkinson , Westport CT
1980
Man of La Mancha
Aldonza/Dulcinea
Coachlight Dinner Theatre with David Atkinson, Nanuet NY
1982
Candide
The Old Lady
The Pennsylvania Opera Theater, Philadelphia PA[ 46]
1994
Bodo
Lady Gutrun
Burt Reynolds Theatre, Tequesta, FL, world premiere of a new musical by Anne Crosswell, Lee Pockriss and Hugh Wheeler[ 47]
1997
Slouching Toward the Millennium
Jesse
The 42nd Street Workshop, by Murray Schisgal , New York, NY[ 48]
2000
Dear World
Countess Aurelia
Standby, Goodspeed-at-Chester/Norma Terris Theatre, East Haddam CT
2002
Zorba
Madame Hortense
Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA[ 49]
2003
A Delicate Arrangement
Helen Gavros
Winning entry, Theatrefest Regional Playwriting Contest, Montclair, NJ[ 50]
2005
Cocktails with Coward
Judith Bliss
Don't Tell Mama, New York, NY[ 51]
2005
The Full Monty
Jeanette
Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, NY[ 52]
2009
The Unexpected Guest
Mrs. Warwick
Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, PA[ 53]
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