Jennifer Cody
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Jennifer Cody is an American dancer and actress.
. She began dancing at an early age. She studied acting at Fredonia State University
. She and her husband, actor and occasional co-star Hunter Foster
, live in Teaneck, New Jersey
.
. She then began her lengthy career on the Broadway stage as a replacement in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats in the role of Rumpleteazer (after touring with the production). Her stage career continued to grow when she was featured in Grease as Cha-Cha, Beauty and the Beast as a Silly Girl, Seussical (opposite Rosie O'Donnell), The Pajama Game, Urinetown, Taboo. She recently starred as the Shoemaker's Elf, among other characters, in the original Broadway cast of Shrek the Musical, opposite sister-in-law Sutton Foster
. Opening Night took place December 14, 2008. She played in the company for nine months, from when previews began in November 2008 through August 2009.
Cody has also played in Milburn, N.J. at the Paper Mill Playhouse
as the ugly stepsister Joy in the musical Cinderella and as Hildy in On The Town. Cody played Natalie Haller in All Shook Up at the Ogunquit Playhouse (opposite Sally Struthers) as well as off-Broadway productions of Junie B. Jones (as Junie), Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party (as Mae), and the acclaimed Henry and Mudge (as Annie), the latter of which earned her a Drama League Nomination. She also played Betty in No, No Nanette at New York City Center Encores opposite Sandy Duncan and Mara Davi. Cody is a Pittsburgh CLO veteran playing roles in Oklahoma! (as Ado Annie) and Sondheim's Into the Woods (as Little Red).
Cody has also made her mark at the esteemed Sacramento Music Circus, starring in productions of West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, 42nd St, and Oklahoma.
Cody appeared at the Cape Playhouse at Cape Cod in productions of Lend Me a Tenor (as Maggie), Moon Over Buffalo (as Roz) with Gary Beach, John Scherer and her longtime husband, fellow actor Hunter Foster, whom she met during Cats (star of Urinetown, Little Shop of Horrors and The Producers).
Cody played Little Sally, and Don Richard played Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, the Musical. Cody and Richard usually appear at such events as Rosie Live and the Annual Easter Bonnet Competition.
She is best known for her role as Charlotte in The Princess and the Frog'.
Cody has also been a part of Broadway Bares, a benefit show to raise money and awareness for BC/EFA.
Cody was seen as Linda Lou in the Actor's Fund Benefit production of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
version of Winx Club
.
, with Harry Connick Jr. and Kelli O'Hara
, Shrek the Musical with Sutton Foster
and Brian d'Arcy James
, Lippa
's The Wild Party
, Taboo
, Seussical, and Vincent Youmans's Through The Years.
Early life
Cody was born in Henrietta, New YorkHenrietta, New York
Henrietta is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Rochester. The population was 42,581 at the 2010 census. Established in 1818, the town is named after Henrietta Laura Pulteney, Countess of Bath, daughter of Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, a major British...
. She began dancing at an early age. She studied acting at Fredonia State University
State University of New York at Fredonia
The State University of New York at Fredonia is a four-year liberal arts college located in Fredonia, New York, United States; it is a constituent college of the State University of New York...
. She and her husband, actor and occasional co-star Hunter Foster
Hunter Foster
Hunter Foster is an American musical theatre actor/singer, librettist and playwright.-Early life:Foster was born in Lumberton, North Carolina, but raised in Augusta, Georgia and Troy, Michigan. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Studies from the University of Michigan in 1992...
, live in Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
.
Stage
Cody's career began on the road as Dainty June in the touring production of GypsyGypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...
. She then began her lengthy career on the Broadway stage as a replacement in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats in the role of Rumpleteazer (after touring with the production). Her stage career continued to grow when she was featured in Grease as Cha-Cha, Beauty and the Beast as a Silly Girl, Seussical (opposite Rosie O'Donnell), The Pajama Game, Urinetown, Taboo. She recently starred as the Shoemaker's Elf, among other characters, in the original Broadway cast of Shrek the Musical, opposite sister-in-law Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster
Sutton Lenore Foster is an American actress, singer and dancer. Foster has received two Tony Awards, in 2002 for her role of Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie and in 2011 for her role of Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes...
. Opening Night took place December 14, 2008. She played in the company for nine months, from when previews began in November 2008 through August 2009.
Cody has also played in Milburn, N.J. at the Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse
Paper Mill Playhouse is a regional theatre with approximately 1200 seats, located in Millburn, New Jersey, less than 25 miles from Manhattan. Due to its location, it can draw from the pool of actors who live in New York City. Its location, as well as its focus on producing large-scale shows, makes...
as the ugly stepsister Joy in the musical Cinderella and as Hildy in On The Town. Cody played Natalie Haller in All Shook Up at the Ogunquit Playhouse (opposite Sally Struthers) as well as off-Broadway productions of Junie B. Jones (as Junie), Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party (as Mae), and the acclaimed Henry and Mudge (as Annie), the latter of which earned her a Drama League Nomination. She also played Betty in No, No Nanette at New York City Center Encores opposite Sandy Duncan and Mara Davi. Cody is a Pittsburgh CLO veteran playing roles in Oklahoma! (as Ado Annie) and Sondheim's Into the Woods (as Little Red).
Cody has also made her mark at the esteemed Sacramento Music Circus, starring in productions of West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, 42nd St, and Oklahoma.
Cody appeared at the Cape Playhouse at Cape Cod in productions of Lend Me a Tenor (as Maggie), Moon Over Buffalo (as Roz) with Gary Beach, John Scherer and her longtime husband, fellow actor Hunter Foster, whom she met during Cats (star of Urinetown, Little Shop of Horrors and The Producers).
Cody played Little Sally, and Don Richard played Officer Lockstock in Urinetown, the Musical. Cody and Richard usually appear at such events as Rosie Live and the Annual Easter Bonnet Competition.
She is best known for her role as Charlotte in The Princess and the Frog'.
Cody has also been a part of Broadway Bares, a benefit show to raise money and awareness for BC/EFA.
Cody was seen as Linda Lou in the Actor's Fund Benefit production of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Television
Cody was featured on the Law and Order episode "Crimebusters" as Vicki Saunders, a beauty shop associate. Cody was a series regular on the short-lived Untitled Paul Reiser Project, playing the sassy secretary and friend Clarissa. She also does the voice of Darcy on the NickelodeonNickelodeon
Nickelodeon is a US cable TV channel.Nickelodeon may also refer to:-In television:*Spinoffs of the Nickelodeon channel:** Nickelodeon Magazine, a children's magazine.** Nickelodeon Universe, an amusement park....
version of Winx Club
Winx Club
Winx Club is a 2004 Italian animated television series, created by Iginio Straffi and produced by Rainbow S.r.l.. The series is aimed toward children between the ages of five and twelve, but is also popular among teens...
.
Recordings
Cody's voice can be heard on the cast albums of The Pajama GameThe Pajama Game
The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where worker demands for a seven-and-a-half cents raise are going unheeded...
, with Harry Connick Jr. and Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.O'Hara has been nominated for three Tony Awards: for her performance as Clara Johnson in The Light in the Piazza; for her performance as Babe Williams in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Pajama Game, where she starred...
, Shrek the Musical with Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster
Sutton Lenore Foster is an American actress, singer and dancer. Foster has received two Tony Awards, in 2002 for her role of Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie and in 2011 for her role of Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes...
and Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician.-Personal life:James was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Mary , a seller of children's books, and a lawyer father, Thomas F. James. Brian's maternal grandfather was Harry F. Kelly, former Governor of the state of Michigan...
, Lippa
Andrew Lippa
Andrew Lippa is an American composer, lyricist, book writer, performer, and producer. He is a resident artist at the Ars Nova Theater in New York City.-Biography:...
's The Wild Party
The Wild Party (Lippa musical)
The Wild Party is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Andrew Lippa. It is based on Joseph Moncure March's 1928 narrative poem of the same name...
, Taboo
Taboo (musical)
Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies , lyrics by Boy George, and music by George and Kevan Frost....
, Seussical, and Vincent Youmans's Through The Years.
Awards and nominations
- For her work on The Princess and the Frog, Cody won an Annie AwardAnnie AwardThe Annie Awards have been presented by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972...
for Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production. - Cody also received a Drama League Nomination for her work in the off-Broadway show by Brian LowdermilkBrian LowdermilkBrian Lowdermilk is an American musical theater composer and lyricist.-Biography:Brian Lowdermilk is a composer and lyricist of musicals. He is also a music director, arranger, vocal coach, and pianist....
and Kait KerriganKait KerriganKait Kerrigan is an American playwright and musical theater lyricist and book writer.-Biography:Kait Kerrigan is a playwright and a lyricist and composer of musicals. Originally from Kingston, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Wyoming Valley West Senior High School in Plymouth, Pennsylvania in...
, Henry and MudgeHenry and MudgeHenry and Mudge is a series of American children's books written by Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant and published by Simon & Schuster. The series is a common read found in curriculums for 2nd grade and 3rd grade...
. - Cody received a Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in the role of Minnie Fay in the MUNY's production of Hello, Dolly!Hello, Dolly! (musical)Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955....