Fredi Walker
{{short description|American actress}}
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Fredi Walker-Browne (née Walker) is an American actress.
Life and career
She is an alumna of New York University.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/fwbrowne Fredi Walker-Browne - LinkedIn profile]
Her Broadway debut was the role of Joanne Jefferson, the high-class lawyer and lover of Maureen Johnson (Idina Menzel), in the original Broadway cast of Rent. At 33, Walker-Browne was the oldest of the eight principal cast members. The role garnered her an Obie{{cite web |title=1996 SPECIAL CITATIONS {{!}} The Acting Ensemble - Rent |date=1996 |website=obieawards.com |url=https://www.obieawards.com/events/1990s/year-96/ |access-date=2023-08-06}} and a Fanny Award{{who|date=July 2015}}. She also toured nationally with The Lion King as Rafiki.
In 2005, her role of Joanne in the film version of Rent was played by Tracie Thoms. Walker stated that she was not offered the film role due to her age. At her request, however, the producers cast an actress of African descent.{{cite news |title=Nine Years in the Life |first=Catherine |last=Billey |date=2005-09-04 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/movies/04bill.html?_r=0 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529171420/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/movies/nine-years-in-the-life.html |archive-date=2015-05-29 |url-status=live}}
In 2012, she had a recurring guest spot on the Showtime series The Big C.
She is the founder and president of Big Spoon Productions, which produces and directs screenplays and teleplays. {{As of|2015|November}}, Walker-Browne was a voice instructor at the Music and Art Academy in Matawan, New Jersey.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicandartacademy.com/fwalkerbrowne.html |title=Fredi Walker-Browne - Music and Art Academy - voice teacher NJ |work=musicandartacademy.com |access-date=23 November 2015}}
Filmography
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 1999 | Law and Order | Valerie Tashe | Guest Star |
| 2012 | The Big C | Shay | Recurring character |
| 2019 | Rent: Live | Herself | {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/brennin-hunt-rent-live-fox-1203119563/|title='Rent' Star Injured in Live Performance, Original Broadway Cast to Appear|first=Danielle|last=Turchiano|work=Variety|date=January 27, 2019|accessdate=January 27, 2019}} |
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American musical theatre actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American television actresses
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