Karine Plantadit

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Karine Plantadit (born January 15, 1970) is a dancer and performer. She was born in France and raised in Cameroon.{{cite news|newspaper=New York Times|location= New York|date=February 21, 2010|author=Bloom, Julie|title=Karine Plantadit, Dancer|page=AR8|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/theater/21plantadit.html|accessdate=2012-10-13}}{{cite news|title=Children Of Dance Become Broadway Babies|newspaper=New York Times|location=New York|date=January 3, 2003|author=Dunning, Jennifer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/03/movies/children-of-dance-become-broadway-babies.html|accessdate=2010-09-02}} She moved to Cannes at age 14 to study dance. She subsequently moved to New York City to study dance with Alvin Ailey.

Plantadit was nominated in 2010 for a Tony Award in the category of Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her playing the role of Kate in the musical Come Fly Away.{{cite web|work=Playbill.com|date=June 4, 2010|title=Diva Talk: Chatting with Tony Nominee Karine Plantadit Plus Four Questions for Nominee Jan Maxwell|url=http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/140049-DIVA-TALK-Chatting-with-Tony-Nominee-Karine-Plantadit-Plus-Four-Questions-for-Nominee-Jan-Maxwell|author=Gans, Andrew|accessdate=2010-09-02}} She was also in Saturday Night Fever, The Lion King, Movin' Out and Frida in which she played Josephine Baker.