Josie de Guzman, also known as Jossie de Guzman, is an American actress and singer of Puerto Rican descent, best known for work in the theatre.The New York Times Theater Reviews 1997-1998, google.com; accessed January 12, 2018.
Career Josie de Guzman graduated from the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro. After studying at the Boston Conservatory of Music, Guzman made her Broadway debut in 1978 as Lidia in the original production of Elizabeth Swados's Runaways. She returned to Broadway the following year to portray Gia Campbell in the original production of Joseph Stein and Alan Jay Lerner's Carmelina.
In 1980 she was handpicked by Leonard Bernstein to portray Maria in the 1980 revival of West Side Story for which she received her first Tony Award nomination. She returned to Broadway in 1992 to portray Sarah Brown in Jerry Zaks's critically acclaimed revival of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Peter Gallagher, and Faith Prince. For her performance she earned a second Tony Award nomination. The recording of the cast album was filmed for broadcast on PBS's Great Performances. She is currently a member of the Acting Company of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas.
Although Guzman's career has been in theatre, she has occasionally performed on television and in films. Her television credits include The Tenth Month (1979), Miami Vice (1984), Reading Rainbow (1998), and Third Watch (2002). Her film credits include F/X (1986)
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1986F/XMarisa Velez1991F/X2
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1979The Tenth MonthIlianaTelevision film1983Guiding LightAnita1984Miami ViceMaria RiveraEpisode: "Brother's Keeper"1984The Cosby ShowMrs. RamosEpisode: "How Ugly Is He?"1998Reading RainbowEpisode: "Saturday Sancocho"2002Third WatchAliciaEpisode: "The Unforgiven"
Stage +YearTitleRole(s)NotesRef.1978RunawaysLidiaBroadway (debut) Also provided translations and original material in Spanish1979CarmelinaGia CampbellBroadway1980West Side StoryMariaBroadway1991Fuente OvejunaLaurenciaShakespeare Theatre at the FolgerNick & NoraMaria ValdezBroadway1992Guys and DollsSarah BrownBroadway1997CarmenCarmenCourt Theatre (Chicago)2001The Music ManMarian ParooCherry County Playhouse2003DiosaAmberHartford Stage2004NineLuisaNorth Shore Music Theatre2009The Man Who Came to DinnerMaggie CutlerAlley TheatreRock 'n' RollEsme2010Mrs. MannerlyMrs. Mannerly2011August: Osage CountyBarbara FordhamAnd Then There Were NoneVera Claythorne2012The SeagullArkadinaNoises OffBelinda BlairBlack CoffeeBarbara ArmoryDeath of a SalesmanLinda Loman2013Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide ClubClub SecretaryThe HollowLady LucyYou Can't Take It with YouPenelope Sycamore2014Communicating DoorsRuellaVanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeMashaA Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of ChristmasSpirit of Christmas Past2015All My SonsKate KellerThe Other PlaceJuliana2016The NetherDetective MorrisAgatha Christie's Spider's WebClarissa Hailsham-BrownA Midsummer Night's DreamHippolyta, Titania
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