Lillias White (born July 21, 1951) is an American actress and singer. She is particularly known for her performances in Broadway musicals. In 1989 she won an Obie Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway musical Romance in Hard Times. In 1997 she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for portraying Sonja in Cy Coleman's The Life. She was nominated for a Tony Award again in 2010 for her work as Funmilayo in Fela Kuti's Fela!.
White is also known for her roles as Calliope in the Disney film Hercules (1997), and its animated series of the same name; Evette in the film Pieces of April (2003); and as Fat Annie in the Netflix series The Get Down. She has also starred as Bloody Mary in Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific on PBS's Great Performances with Reba McEntire, and in the PBS documentary In Performance at the White House. She is an active cabaret singer and has appeared in concert with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and at Carnegie Hall.
2020
2019
as Dr. Zaveri
2017
2016
as Wilma
2015
as Cecilia
2014
as Choir Member
2012
as Lillias White
2011
as Hon. R. Reginald
2011
as Herself
2007
as Sheila
2006
as Bloody Mary
2006
as Toyota Moseby
2005
as Rhonda (voice)
2004
2003
as Evette
2000
as Shopper
1999
as Sacred Spirit Minister
1999
as Calliope, Muse of Epics (voice) (archive sound)
1998
as Calliope (voice)
1997
as Self
1997
as Calliope the Muse of Epics (voice)
1995
as Woman Neighbor
1994
as Operator
1993
as Lila Edmonds
1990
as Susan Monroe
1990
as Streetwalker
1990
as Ms. Purvis
1988
as Secretary