1. Mandy Gonzalez was born on August 22,1978 and is an American actress and singer, best known for her leading roles on Broadway.
21 Facts About Mandy Gonzalez
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Mandy Gonzalez originated the role of Nina Rosario in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of the musical In the Heights.
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Mandy Gonzalez played Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway cast of Hamilton for a six-year run, from 2016 to 2022.
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Mandy Gonzalez's father is Mexican and her mother is Jewish.
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Mandy Gonzalez returned to Aida in 2003, as Amneris, opposite Toni Braxton and Will Chase.
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In 2005, Mandy Gonzalez appeared in the Broadway musical Lennon, based on the life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, She played multiple roles, including Lennon himself.
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Mandy Gonzalez then starred as Nina Rosario in the original Broadway cast of In the Heights.
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Mandy Gonzalez created the role of Nina in the show's Off-Broadway production and received a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal.
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Mandy Gonzalez had previously been offered the role of Elphaba on the first national tour of Wicked, which she would have taken over from Shoshana Bean in January 2007; instead, she declined in order to star in In the Heights, with the role of Elphaba going instead to Victoria Matlock.
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Mandy Gonzalez had previously appeared in the ensemble in one of the musical's first readings.
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In September 2016, Mandy Gonzalez joined the Broadway cast of Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler Church, replacing Renee Elise Goldsberry.
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Mandy Gonzalez appeared on television in The Good Wife, Third Watch, Guiding Light, and Madam Secretary.
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Mandy Gonzalez's films include Across the Universe and Pieter Gaspersz' After.
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In 2016, Mandy Gonzalez starred in the ABC thriller Quantico playing the recurring role of Agent Susan Coombs.
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In 2021, Mandy Gonzalez had a guest appearance in season 1, episode 6 of the Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building, playing the character Mabel Mora's mother, Silvia.
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In November 2023, Mandy Gonzalez appeared in Salute to Service: A Veterans Day Salute on PBS, hosted by Jon Stewart.
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Mandy Gonzalez sang a song "Fearless" based on her parents courtship, sight unseen, as pen pals writing for the year her father served in Viet Nam, and her mother was a stateside 17 year old volunteer pen pal to soldiers.
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Mandy Gonzalez can be heard on the original Broadway cast recording of In the Heights and in the Disney animated film Mulan II as the singing voice of Su.
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Mandy Gonzalez released her first solo album, Fearless, on October 20,2017.
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Mandy Gonzalez debuted her solo show, titled Fearless, at the Cafe Carlyle for two weeks from October 24 to November 4,2017.
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Mandy Gonzalez performed songs from her album as well as many others.