Tanisha L Spring is a British actress and vocalist. She is best known for playing Satine in Moulin Rouge! at the Piccadilly Theatre.
Early life and education Spring is from South London and of Jamaican descent. She is a mentor and part of the Access and Participation programme at Laine Theatre Arts.
Career
Stage In early 2020 she joined the cast of Stephen Schwartz's The Prince of Egypt in the role of Nefertari, alongside Liam Tamne, Christine Allado, Luke Brady and Alexia Khadime. The show paused its run in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and re-opened in August 2021.
In summer 2023 Spring played Rita in Groundhog Day, returning to the Old Vic with Andy Karl reprising the lead role.
In September 2023 Spring joined the cast of Moulin Rouge! as alternate Satine, covering the role full time from October 2023, alongside Dom Simpson as Christian. YearTitleRoleTheatre2016Beautiful: the Carole King MusicalJanelleAldwych Theatre2017Big FishStory JennyTour2018Caroline, or ChangeRadioPlayhouse Theatre2019Little Shop of HorrorsCrystal2021TinaIketteAldwych Theatre2021The Prince of EgyptNefertariDominion Theatre2023Groundhog DayRita HansonOld Vic2021-2024Moulin Rouge!alternate Satine/ SatinePiccadilly Theatre2026Game of Thrones: The Mad KingAshara DayneRoyal Shakespeare Theatre
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2018Once an Old Lady Sat On My ChestUjushort2019RocketmanSylvimovie2021Ted LassoTV series2023Dreaming Whilst BlackFilm Set GirlTV series, 1 episode
Producer In 2021 Spring founded Blue Mahoe Production. Her first project, a Killer Party Musical, led to Spring being nominated as Best Producer in the Black British Theatre Awards in the same year.
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