Biography
Who is Victoria Clark?
Education and Early Career
Victoria Clark grew up in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Lorraine and Banks Clark. During her undergraduate studies at Yale University, she performed the role of Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance at age eighteen. She subsequently played the title character in Patience and directed a performance of Ruddigore for the Yale Gilbert and Sullivan Society. After completing her bachelor degree, Victoria Clark attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She studied in the musical theatre master program to train as a stage director and began directing professional operas and musicals.
Broadway Stage Credits
Her stage career features many Broadway credits. She worked as an understudy for Sunday in the Park with George and performed in Guys and Dolls, A Grand Night for Singing, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She created the role of Alice Beane in Titanic and appeared as Fraulein Kost in Cabaret. Later, she played Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown and Doris MacAfee in a City Center Encores production of Bye Bye Birdie.
Victoria Clark earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of Margaret in The Light in the Piazza from 2005 to 2006. This work resulted in a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, plus a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and the Joseph Jefferson Award. She later appeared in Follies at the Ahmanson Theatre and starred as Marie in Cinderella on Broadway. She also played Mamita in the 2015 revival of Gigi.
Recent Performance Work
In 2021, she performed the title character in Kimberly Akimbo at the Linda Gross Theatre. This production moved to Broadway in 2022, securing her second Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She also appeared in the title role of Sousatzka in Toronto in 2017. Beyond the stage, Victoria Clark has sung in several animated films and appeared on television, including a guest role on Homeland. She released her solo album, Fifteen Seconds of Grace, in 2008. In 2025, she began a role on the series The Gilded Age as Joan Carlton. She teaches voice and studies acting at Michael Howard Studios.
Personal Life
Victoria Clark married Thomas Reidy on August 1, 2015. The wedding took place in North Carolina. She is the mother of one son from a prior marriage.
Birthday and age
Victoria Clark was born on October 10, 1959, which makes Victoria 67 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Victoria shares the date with 76 other famous people.
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