Dee Hoty


Dee Hoty is an American actress known for her work in musical theatre. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in numerous Broadway productions and earned three Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical, for The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, and Footloose.

Biography

A native of Lakewood, Ohio, Hoty grew up in Cleveland, where she was active in her church choir. During high school at Lakewood, she discovered musical theatre and made it her college major at Otterbein College.
Hoty moved to New York City in June 1977 and began to pursue a professional acting career. Her Broadway appearances include Shakespeare's Cabaret, The Five O'Clock Girl, Me and My Girl, City of Angels, The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose, and Mamma Mia!.
Of these appearances, she received Tony Award nominations for Footloose!, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public and The Will Rogers Follies as Best Actress in a Musical.
She received acclaim for the 1998 Paper Mill Playhouse production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, playing the role of Phyllis Rogers Stone and recording a well-received cast album
The Variety reviewer wrote: "Analyzing her options in 'Could I Leave You?,' Hoty turns the song into a marital slice-and-dice triumph. She is also divinely spicy in a sophisticated striptease, 'Ah, But Underneath.' " She played "Mrs. MacAfee" in the 2009 Roundabout Theatre revival of Bye Bye Birdie, Aunt Alicia in the 2015 Broadway revival of Lerner and Lowe's Gigi, and Mama Murphy in the 2016 Broadway premiere of the Steve Martin and Edie Brickell musical Bright Star.
She has also appeared in several film and television productions including As the World Turns, Guiding Light, Models Inc., St. Elsewhere, The Equalizer, ', Ryan's Hope, Capital, Law & Order, ', Untold West, and Harry and Walter Go to NY.
In 2013, Hoty was inducted into Cleveland Play House's Hall of Fame.

Career

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984St. ElsewhereDr. Patricia Meldrum2 episodes
1985It's Your MoveTerryEpisode: "A Woman Is Just a Woman"
1985The EqualizerHostessEpisode: "The Distant Fire"
1986'Sarah BrownEpisode: "One If by Land, Two If by Sea"
1991Hi Honey, I'm Home!Elaine DuffEpisode: "Pilot"
1991As the World TurnsKaren MartellEpisodes from 1991–1992
1994Models Inc.GretchenEpisode: "Ultimatums Are Us"
2006'Mrs. StevensEpisode: "Blasters"
2008Law & OrderJudge H. Kifner2 episodes
2012ElementaryPatsyEpisode: "The Leviathan"
2013SmashDirectorEpisode: "The Nominations"
2014Back to RealityDr. ShruvnitzEpisode: "The Way of the Future"

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981The Five O'Clock GirlCora WainwrightBroadway
1981Shakespeare's CabaretDeeBroadway
1981BarnumChairy BarnumFirst US National Tour
1981Ta-Dah!PerformerOff-Off-Broadway
1985PersonalsClaireOff-Broadway
1986Me and My GirlLady Jacqueline CarstoneBroadway
1989City of AngelsAlaura Kingsley; Carla HaywoodBroadway
1991The Will Rogers FolliesBetty BlakeBroadway
1994The Best Little Whorehouse Goes PublicMona StangleyBroadway
1998FolliesPhyllis Rogers StonePaper Mill Playhouse
1998FootlooseVi MooreBroadway
2003Mamma Mia!Donna SheridanBroadway; First US National Tour
2006Doctor DolittleEmma FairfaxUS National Tour
2006The Night of the HunterWilla HarperNew York
2009Love, Loss, and What I WorePerformerOff-Broadway
2009Bye Bye BirdieMrs. MacAfeeBroadway
20109 to 5: The MusicalViolet NewsteadFirst US National Tour
2015GigiAunt AliciaKennedy Center; Broadway
2016Bright StarMama MurphyBroadway