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My Take
Kelli O'Hara represents, to me, the ideal of the patient Broadway artist. Raised in Oklahoma and trained at Oklahoma City University, she built her reputation slowly, earning nomination after nomination before finally claiming the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical in 2015. That persistence is what I find most admirable. Her voice is good enough to carry her onto the opera stage, not just the musical theatre one, which says everything about her instrument. She is not a flashy, manufactured star but someone who earns trust role by role. I deeply respect that approach, and I would love to hear her sing live someday.
Overview
Kelli Christine O'Hara (born April 16, 1976) is an American actress and singer, most known for her work on the Broadway and opera stages. She has received a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for three Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She was honored with the Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre in 2019.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kelli O'Hara
- Name (Japanese)
- ケリー・オハラ
- Reading
- けりー・おはら
- Born
- April 16, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Oklahoma, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / stage actor / television actor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Oklahoma City University
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- Drama League Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.