1. Keala Settle was born on November 5,1975 and is an American actress and singer.
20 Facts About Keala Settle
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The song "This Is Me" from the film, principally sung by Keala Settle, won the 2017 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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Keala Settle made her Broadway debut in 2011 in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Shirley and in the ensemble.
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Keala Settle originated the role of Norma Valverde in Hands on a Hardbody, a musical which ran briefly on Broadway in 2013, and is based on the 1997 documentary about real people competing to win a new truck.
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Keala Settle's touching performance should go on the shortlist for every Best Featured Actress prize in town.
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Keala Settle played the role of Madame Thenardier in the revival of Les Miserables, starting in March 2014, and ending on March 1,2015.
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Keala Settle originated the role of Becky in the musical Waitress, which opened on Broadway on April 24,2016, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after premiering at the American Repertory Theater in August 2015.
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Keala Settle played the role of Tracy Turnblad in the national tour of Hairspray.
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In November through December 2012, Keala Settle played the role of Mrs Fezziwig in the Pioneer Theatre Company production of the musical A Christmas Carol.
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Keala Settle played the role of the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine from July 31 to August 25,2013.
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In 2017, Keala Settle portrayed Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the biographical musical drama film The Greatest Showman, alongside Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, and Zendaya.
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The song "This Is Me" from the film, principally sung by Keala Settle, won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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In 2019, Keala Settle played the role of Cy in Fox's Rent: Live.
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Also in 2019, Keala Settle toured with Hugh Jackman during his The Man.
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On this tour Keala Settle performed her original song Harder to a live audience for the very first time.
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Keala Settle performed "This Is Me" at the 2021 Royal Variety Performance.
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In 2022, Keala Settle sang "How Many Sleeps 'till Christmas" for the Numberblocks.
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Keala Settle made her pantomime debut in 2022, playing the role of Fairy Sugarsnap in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Royal Derngate Theatre, Northampton.
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In February 2024, Keala Settle participated in the fifth series of The Masked Singer UK as the character "Air Fryer".
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Keala Settle was eliminated and unmasked in the semi final, taking fifth place.