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Elaine Paige

Elaine Paige

Actor · Born 1948-03-05 · Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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Biography

Elaine Jill Paige OBE (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut. Following a number of roles over the next decade, Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public. For this role, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a musical. She originated the role of Grizabella in Cats and had a Top 10 hit with "Memory", a song from the show. In 1985, Paige released "I Know Him So Well" with Barbara Dickson from the musical Chess, which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo. She then appeared in the original stage production of Chess, followed by a starring role in Anything Goes which she also co-produced. Paige made her Broadway debut in Sunset Boulevard in 1996, playing the lead role of Norma Desmond, to critical acclaim. She appeared in The King…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Sylvia Reynolds
  2. Cats (1998) — Grizabella
  3. Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) — Dora Bunner
  4. Father Brown (2013) — Mrs. Octavia Eden
  5. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Suzie
  6. Strictly Come Dancing (2004) — Self
  7. The One Show (2006) — Self
  8. Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978) — Susie
  9. A Closed Book (2012) — Canvasser
  10. Beautiful People (2008) — Self
  11. Great Performances (1971) — Self
  12. This Morning (1988) — Self
  13. Life (2020) — Helen
  14. A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016) — Mistress Quince
  15. The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) — Self
  16. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  17. Wogan (1982) — Self
  18. Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) — Self - Performer
  19. Pebble Mill (1991) — Self
  20. The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) — Self
  21. Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998) — Grizabella
  22. Musicals: The Greatest Show (2021) — Self
  23. The Best of the Adventures (1981) — Susie (archive footage) (uncredited)
  24. An Audience with... (1978) — Self
  25. The Play on One (1988) — Anne Clark
  26. Show Tunes at the BBC (2024) — Herself
  27. Our Cilla (2015) — Self
  28. Daytime Live (1987) — Self
  29. Einer wird gewinnen (1964) — Self
  30. Numéro un (1975) — Self
  31. Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)
  32. Unexplained Laughter (1989) — Betty
  33. Elaine Paige: I’m Still Here (2015) — Self
  34. Elaine Paige at the BBC (2022) — Self
  35. An Audience with Cliff Richard (1999) — Self
  36. Chess Moves (1985) — Florence
  37. All Star Musicals (2017) — Self - Judge
  38. Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out (1988) — Self
  39. King of the River (1966) — Nancy
  40. Remembers… (2022)