Judy Kuhn
Born: 1958-05-20 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Judy Kuhn (born May 20, 1958) is an American actress and singer, known for her work in musical theatre. A four-time Tony Award nominee, she has released four studio albums and sang the title role in the 1995 film Pocahontas, including her rendition of the song "Colors of the Wind", which won its composers the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Kuhn made her professional stage debut in 1981 and her Broadway debut in the 1985 original production of the musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Subsequent Broadway roles include Cosette in Les Misérables (1987), Florence Vassy in Chess (1988), and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me (1993). For all three, she received Tony Award nominations. She also received an Olivier Award nomination for her 1989 West End debut playing Maria/Futura in Metropolis. Other musical roles include Betty Schaeffer in the 1993 US premiere production of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles and her Obie Award winning role as Emmie in the 2001 Off-Broadway production of Eli's Comin. She received a fourth Tony nomination in 2015 for her role as Helen Bechdel in the original Broadway production of Fun Home, and a second Olivier nomination in 2020 for her role as Golde in a London revival of Fiddler on the Roof.
Filmography
2025
- Broadway's Leading Ladies as Self
2024
2023
- Once Upon a Studio as Pocahontas (voice)
2021
- tick, tick... BOOM! as Nan
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
2019
- Eleanor of Illinois as Eleanor
2012
- Elementary as Board Member
2007
- Enchanted as Pregnant Woman with Kids
2006
- Day On Fire as Judy
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess as Pocahontas (singing voice)
2005
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party as Pocahontas (voice)
2004
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Cosette (segment "Les Misérables")
- Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream as Pocahontas / Ting Ting (voice)
2003
- Hope & Faith as Colleen
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Anna Ford
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Corinne Nicholson
- My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies as Self - Performer
1998
- Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World as Pocahontas (singing voice) (uncredited)
- Long Time Since
1997
1995
- Pocahontas as Pocahontas (singing voice)
- Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall as Cosette
- Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind as (voice) (archive footage)
1990
- Law & Order as Beth Prentiss
1989
- Chess in Concert as Florence
1971
- Great Performances as Cosette