Debbie Kurup is a British

United Kingdom

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 actress. She is the sister of singer and actress Helen Kurup

Helen Kurup

Helen Kurup is a British actress best known for her role as Khush in the CBBC's I Dream. She is the sister of actress and singer Debbie Kurup.- Career :...

. Kurup was educated at the Edmonton County School

Edmonton County School

Edmonton County School was a specialist technology college in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield in north London.-Admissions:The Cambridge Campus buildings are the site which was used by the former grammar school on the Great Cambridge Road near Bush Hill Park railway station...

 in the London Borough of Enfield

London Borough of Enfield

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  and later trained at the North London Dance Studio.

Career

She has appeared in several theatre productions, including
Chicago

Chicago (musical)

Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...

as Velma Kelly between January and April 2006 at the Adelphi Theatre

Adelphi Theatre

The Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiving house for a variety of productions, including many musicals...

, London

London

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, DeeDee in Ben Elton

Ben Elton

Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton is an English comedian, author, playwright and director. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, as a writer on such cult series as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as also a successful stand-up comedian on stage and TV....

's musical Tonight's The Night

Tonight's The Night (2003 musical)

Tonight's the Night is a "compilation musical" by comedian Ben Elton, based on the music of Rod Stewart. It opened in October 2003 at the Victoria Palace Theatre, and ran for just over a year...

at the Victoria Palace

Victoria Palace

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, Mimi in Rent

Rent (musical)

Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...

UK Tour and in the West End

West End of London

The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...

 at the Prince of Wales Theatre

Prince of Wales Theatre

The Prince of Wales Theatre is a West End theatre on Coventry Street, near Leicester Square in the City of Westminster. It was established in 1884 and rebuilt in 1937, and extensively refurbished in 2004 by Sir Cameron Mackintosh, its current owner...

, Carmen in Fame (musical)

Fame (musical)

A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...

 for the UK tour and Consuela/Anita in West Side Story

West Side Story

West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...

at the Prince of Wales Theatre. In September 2007 she starred in new musicalI Love You Because

I Love You Because

I Love You Because is a musical set in modern day New York, inspired by the Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice. It features lyrics by Ryan Cunningham, set to music by Joshua Salzman.-Production history:...

at the Landor Theatre

Landor Theatre

The Landor Theatre is a pub theatre in Clapham, South London.Originally the Cage Theatre upon its opening in 1994, the Landor became "Upstairs at the Landor" in 1995 and finally the Landor Theatre in 1998, following a refit of the building....

, Clapham, London as Diana Bingley, receiving critical acclaim.

She appeared as a soloist in the Chess In Concert Company for two nights at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....

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Debbie features on the original London cast soundtrack of Tonight's The Night.

Debbie also played the role of KT and was in the ensemble of Sister Act the musical, at the London Palladium. She was first understudy to leading role Deloris.

From May 9th 2011, she will reprise her role of Velma Kelly in the West End production of Chicago.

Personal life

Debbie and Jason Pennycooke have a daughter named Saffron. Both appeared in the BBC One

BBC One

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 and BBC Three

BBC Three

BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...

 series, He's Having A Baby.