Person Details

Birthday: 1968-03-14 01:25:01

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Rockhampton, Australia

Homepage: http://helendonaldson.com/

Movie Involvements: 2

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Donaldson started singing at the age of seven, after winning an eisteddfod. She was trained at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music and a Graduate Diploma in Opera. While at university, she performed in many shows, including Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe as Phyllis. Her first professional role was as a chorus member and swing in The Phantom of the Opera in 1990. The role that gave her real recognition in the Australian theatre industry was as Mabel in Essgee Entertainment's The Pirates of Penzance. She has performed in several other Essgee shows: The Mikado (as Yum-Yum), HMS Pinafore (as Josephine), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (as Philia) and The Merry Widow (as Anna, during the Brisbane run of the production, and as Valencienne during the Melbourne, Victoria; Adelaide, South Australia and Perth, Western Australia run of the production). Donaldson has performed in over twenty operas, including Cinderella's Bad Magic as Cinderella I, a role she created in Russia and the United States. In 2008, she returned to Australia and to Essgee, reprising the role of Yum-Yum in The Mikado.

Most Famous Work

The Pirates of Penzance
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6
HMS Pinafore
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9

HMS Pinafore

(1997) Josephine Corcoran

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1997 Josephine Corcoran
1994 Mabel
Year Character Movie/Tv

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