Artist:Lesley Ann Warren
Song:In My Own Little Corner
Album:Cinderella: Original 1965 TV Soundtrack
Though Lesley Ann Warren has had a long career in films and TV, her most memorable appearance was the title role in the 1965 TV adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella. She's had other starring roles. But by the 80s she was more of a supporting player. She was born Aug. 16, 1946 in New York City. She attended the High School of Music and Art and studied dance at the School of American Ballet. At age 17, she was the youngest applicant accepted into the famed acting school The Actors Studio. She made her Broadway debut in the 1963 musical 110 in the Shade. Then she won the hotly contested leading role in the 1965 TV production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella. Lesley was 19 years old. Cinderella was the first musical produced for TV in 1957 starring Julie Andrews. That was in black and white. So it's not surprising that CBS wanted to remake it in color. Lesley sure had big shoes to fill. But there was a great cast led by Celeste Holm as The Fairy Godmother. In My Own Little Corner was Lesley's only solo performance in the show. The soundtrack is available as a digital download and the show can be streamed on Amazon Prime. Since then Lesley has had a long acting career. But she's never been a star. She sang in two films. The first was the 1967 film The Happiest Millionaire. The second was the 1982 film Victor Victoria for which she was Oscar nominated for Best Supporting Actress. By the 80s she doing mostly supporting roles in films like the 1984 films Choose Me and Songwriter. And on TV she was doing guest shots and TV movies. She's still around but she should have been a much bigger star. Here's Lesley Ann Warren performing In My Own Little Corner of the World on the 1965 TV production of Cinderella.
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