Karen Olivo

Stage Actress

Karen Olivo was born in Manhattan, New York, United States on August 7th, 1976 and is the Stage Actress. At the age of 47, Karen Olivo biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
August 7, 1976
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, United States
Age
47 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Profession
Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor
Karen Olivo Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 47 years old, Karen Olivo has this physical status:

Height
173cm
Weight
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Hair Color
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Karen Olivo Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
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Hobbies
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Education
University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music
Karen Olivo Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Matt Caplan, ​ ​(m. 2006; div. 2012)​, James Uphoff ​(m. 2014)​
Children
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Karen Olivo Life

Karen Olivo (born August 7, 1976) is an American stage and television actress and singer.

Vanessa in In the Heights on Broadway originated in 2008.

For her appearance as Anita in a revival of West Side Story, she received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

She is the first and only actress to receive a Tony Award for a role in West Side Story.

In the Chicago production of Hamilton, Olivo played Angelica Schuyler from 2016 to 2017.Olivo is now playing Satine in Moulin Rouge's lead role. On Broadway, the actor starred on Broadway.

Early life

Olivo was born in the South Bronx, New York City, on August 7, 1976. Olivo's father is of Puerto Rican and Native American descent, and their mother is of Dominican and Chinese descent. They were raised in Bartow, Florida. They studied at the Lois Cowles Harrison Center for the Performing Arts in Lakeland, Florida, and later the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. They left school early in their third year to attend Rent's original Broadway revival.

Personal life

Olivo is married to Jim Uphoff, with whom they have two step-children. In September 2014, Olivo and Uphoff, a marketing manager and former New York theater sound technician, married. Olivo's wife, Broadway actress Matt Caplan, was married until 2012.

Olivo and Uphoff married in Madison, Wisconsin, where they and Uphoff share a home they refer to as their "home base" while taking a break from acting. Both Olivo and their husband have family in Madison. Olivo has lived in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles.

Olivo declared that they are non-binary and use they/them pronouns in 2021.

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Karen Olivo Career

Career

Olivo began their professional career in 1997 when they joined Rent's original Broadway production. They joined as a replacement swing, while still undermining Mimi and Maureen's roles. As a replacement swing once more, they embarked on Rent's first national tour dubbed the "Angel Tour" in the following year. Olivo joined Mimi on the tour in late 1998 and stayed in the role until leaving the theater in January 1999. They returned to New York City in 1999, but they did not get a single role outside of As the World Turns before joining the regional try-out of the musical Brooklyn in 2003. Olivo appeared in a regional staging of Children of Eden and filmed guest appearances for All My Children and Law & Order before moving to Broadway the following fall. The musical Brooklyn premiere opened in October 2004 and closed in June 2005. Following its closing, Olivo appeared in the cast of the Brazilian-themed off-Broadway musical Miracle Brothers, which closed in October 2005. In the year after, they appeared in NBC's Conviction and the independent film Adrift in Manhattan, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.

In 2008, In the Heights opened on Broadway. Vanessa was opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda, opposite Vanessa.

Olivo received a Tony Award in 2009 for their role as Anita in the Broadway revival of West Side Story. They were also nominated for both a Drama Desk and an Outer Critics Circle Award for their critically acclaimed role as Anita. They received their second Astaire Award for their performance in West Side Story, after winning the same award in 2008 for their appearance in In the Heights. They were employees with West Side Story at the Palace from 2010 to 2010. Olivo broke their foot during their West Side Story matinee performance on May 8, 2010. Natalie Cortez, an Anita standby, appeared on the show until it was ended.

Olivo appeared in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre, where he appeared in the world premiere. The play "draws on the screwball films of the 1930s to provide a witty and irreverent glimpse at Hollywood racial stereotypes."

On CBS, Olivo appeared in The Good Wife. Giada Cabrini, a prospective love interest of firm partner Will Gardner (Josh Charles), was a wealthy law student in the game. Olivo appeared in NBC's Harry's Law's second season as a "hot shot prosecutor" Cassie Reynolds hired by Kathy Bates' character.

Isabelle Perez, a woman who was unknowingly sterilized in the Law & Order episode "Birthright," appeared alongside Olivo. Jennifer Benitez appears in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jennifer Benitez in an episode titled "Loophole." In an episode titled "October Sunrise," they appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Yelina Muoz.

Olivo has appeared in films including Make Yourself at Home, The New Twenty, Shanghai Hotel, and The Orphanage.

On March 18, 2013, Olivo announced on their website that they were taking a break from acting, adding, "With this information I begin a new chapter." I leave behind the actor and start learning how to be me." They migrated to Madison, Wisconsin, where they taught classes for the University of Michigan's Madison theater company and became active in the local theater scene, which included opening a private studio to tutor young actors.

They returned to professional acting with the Encores at New York City Center the following year. BOOM! the Jonathan Larson musical tick tick comes to an end. In June 2014 off-Broadway with Hamilton classmates Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom Jr.

Olivo would appear as Angelica Schuyler in the Chicago production of Hamilton on July 13, 2016. They appeared on the cast from October 19, 2016 to August 6, 2017. After leaving the industry, they said they wanted to continue teaching, adding, "I'm leaving the spotlight to make sure others find theirs." In February 2018, Olivo appeared Florence Vassy in the Kennedy Center's revival of the musical Chess.

Olivo appeared in the premiere of the Broadway revival of Moulin Rouge on July 25, 2019. In New York City, we're in the center of it. They continued to perform in the show at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre for an open-ended run. Olivo was nominated for the Best Leading Actress in a Musical on October 15, 2020. Olivo's on April 14, 2021, that they will not return to the show as a result of the industry's silence on producer Scott Rudin's allegations. "Social responsibility is more relevant than being the sparkling diamond," Olivo said in an Instagram video.

Olivo joined We Won't Sleep, a bio-musical based on Jeannette Rankin's life in December 2021. The production of the book was recorded in New York City on December 17, 20, 2021 and 2021. In May 2022, the world premiere was supposed to open in Arlington, Virginia, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Podcasts

Olivo appeared on a podcast named Noah's Corner, previously Rye's Little Corner, on episode 19, titled "Dreams Come True Bitches"https://podcasts.apple.com/id154823925.i=1000529239252;> Karen was interviewed by co-hosts Noah Grace and Nellie on the episode. They talked about their time in In The Heights and Moulin Rouge! Leave, as well as their album.

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