Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (born April 10, 1981) is a Tony Award-nominated American actress and singer who has performed in a number of Broadway roles, both starring and supporting, as well as in television and film. Her most well known Broadway roles are the original Amber in Hairspray, Glinda in Wicked (standby), and the original Elle Woods in Legally Blonde The Musical.
Bundy was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of Don Bundy and Lorna Bu...
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Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (born April 10, 1981) is a Tony Award-nominated American actress and singer who has performed in a number of Broadway roles, both starring and supporting, as well as in television and film. Her most well known Broadway roles are the original Amber in Hairspray, Glinda in Wicked (standby), and the original Elle Woods in Legally Blonde The Musical.
Bundy was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of Don Bundy and Lorna Bundy-Jones. She grew up dancing at Town and Village school of Dance, in Paris, Kentucky. She made her stage debut in regional theatre when she was nine years old. She graduated from Lexington Catholic High School.
Bundy originated the role of Tina Denmark in the Off-Broadway musical Ruthless! The Musical. For this part, she was nominated for a 1993 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. In 2002 she made her Broadway debut in the musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle. Bundy was next a standby for both...
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