Claudia Shear was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Play and Best Actress for her play Dirty Blonde.
10 Facts About Claudia Shear
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Claudia Shear's mother was a glamorous executive in the cosmetic industry, a talented amateur painter and collector of antiques.
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Claudia Shear's father, who was a Deputy Chief in the New York City Fire Department at the time of her birth, left her mother and her older sister Diane, soon after she was born.
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Claudia Shear won an Obie Award, Special Citation and a 1994 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance.
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Claudia Shear adapted it for a 1995 presentation on the PBS series American Playhouse.
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Claudia Shear wrote the play Dirty Blonde, her exploration of the life and career of Mae West.
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Claudia Shear earned Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for both Best Play and Best Actress and won the Theatre World Award.
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Claudia Shear's acting credits include the films It Could Happen to You and Living Out Loud and a guest appearance as "fake Monica" on the NBC sitcom Friends in 1995.
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Claudia Shear appeared in the Broadway play by Michele Lowe, The Smell of the Kill, which had a brief run of 40 performances in 2002.
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Claudia Shear co-wrote the book for the new musical based on the book Tuck Everlasting, titled Tuck Everlasting.