Ryan, Roz 1951–

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Ryan, Roz 1951–

PERSONAL

Original name, Rosalyn Bowen; born July 7, 1951, in Detroit, MI; daughter of Thomas and Gertrude Bowen (employees of the Board of Education); married and divorced twice; children: Dante Reid.

Addresses: Agent—Gerry Koch, The Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403; (commercials) Leanna Levy, Cassell-Levy, Inc., 843 North Sycamore Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038.

Career: Actress and voice performer. Nightclub and cabaret performer, including performances of "All about the Music" and "A Personal Moment." Member of the musical group El Riot and singer at various venues; also a singer at benefit performances.

Awards, Honors: Carbonell Award, best supporting actress in a musical, 1986, for Cole Porter Requests the Pleasure; Carbonell Award, best actress in a musical, 1992, and ari-Zoni Award (some sources call award Zoni Award), both for Blues in the Night; Barrymore Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a play, Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, 1997, for Seven Guitars.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Ain't Misbehavin' (musical), Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1981, then Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1981–82.

Edna Burke and Effie Melody White in the musical Dreamgirls (musical), Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1984–85.

Party guest, Cole Porter Requests the Pleasure (musical), Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL, c. 1986.

Lady from the road, Blues in the Night (musical), Coconut Grove Playhouse, c. 1992.

Gospel singer, landlady and woman knitting, Violet (musical), Playwrights Horizons, Anne G. Wilder Theatre, New York City, 1997.

Louise, Seven Guitars, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1997, also produced at the Coconut Grove Playhouse.

Ghost of Christmas present, A Christmas Carol (musical; also known as A Christmas Carol—The Musical), Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1998.

Quilly, The Old Settler, The Old Globe, San Diego, CA, 1998.

Bertha Williams, One Mo' Time (musical), Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 2001, then Longacre Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Matron Mama Morton, Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville (musical), Shubert Theatre, New York City, 2002–2003, then Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 2003, 2004.

Violet (concert), Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 2003.

The Barry Z Live Variety Show, Gramercy Theatre, New York City, 2004.

So in Love: A Night of Romance at the Rainbow Room (benefit), Rainbow Room, New York City, 2006.

Mabel, The Pajama Game (musical), Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2006–.

Appeared as Miss Hannigan in the musical Annie. Affiliated with the Carolina Arts Festival.

Major Tours:

Matron Mama Morton, Chicago (musical), U.S. cities, beginning 2003, and in Portugal.

Toured as Miss Hannigan in the musical Annie, U.S. cities; appeared in Ain't Misbehavin' (musical), Israeli and European cities; as the lady from the road, Blues in the Night (musical), Japanese cities; as Effie and Nell, Broadway Tonight, South American and Dutch cities; and as Bloody Mary, South Pacific (musical), international cities.

Stage Work:

Worked with development workshops for musicals.

Television Appearances; Series:

Sister Amelia Herebrink, Amen, NBC, 1986–91.

Mrs. Dixon, The Good News (also known as Good News), UPN, 1997–98.

Voice of the president, a recurring role, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated; also known as Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"), UPN and syndicated, 2000.

Chickie, Danny (also known as American Wreck and Community Center), CBS, 2001.

Flo Anderson, All about the Andersons, The WB, 2003–2004.

Narrator, A2Z, VH1, beginning c. 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Judge, The 1988 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1988.

1990 King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1990.

The Sixth Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Special, UPN, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Panelist, The New Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1989.

Loretta Eakins, "Rehearsal of Fortune," Sparks (also known as Sparks, Sparks, Sparks), UPN, 1997.

Merle, "The Truth about Lies," The Journey of Allen Strange, Nickelodeon, 1998.

Voice of Thalia, "Hercules and the Muse of Dance," Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's "Hercules"), ABC and syndicated, 1998.

Voice of park ranger, "Monkey Fist Strikes," Kim Possible (animated; also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2002.

Voice of Wade's mother, "Crush," Kim Possible (animated; also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2002.

Josephine Baylor, "The Big Practice What You Preach Episode," Half & Half, UPN, 2004.

Voice of Wade's mother, "Mother's Day," Kim Possible (animated; also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2004.

Loretta McKee, "Unknown Soldier," JAG, CBS, 2005.

Mae, "Debates and Dead People," Barbershop, Showtime, 2005.

Mae, "Family Bussiness," Barbershop, Showtime, 2005.

Mae, "Madonna Is a Ho," Barbershop, Showtime, 2005.

Herself, Bid Whist Party Throwdown, TV One, 2005.

Herself, "Sherman Hemsley," Living in TV Land, TV Land, 2006.

Appeared as a guest in The Tonight Show, NBC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sister Amelia Herebrink, Amen, NBC, 1986.

Mrs. Dixon, The Good News (also known as Good News), UPN, 1997.

Chickie, Danny (also known as American Wreck and Community Center), CBS, 2001.

Flo Anderson, All about the Andersons, The WB, 2003.

Television Work; Series:

Song performer, including performer of title theme, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's "Hercules"), ABC and syndicated, 1998–99.

Film Appearances:

Voice of Thalia, Hercules (animated), Buena Vista, 1997.

Nurse, Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God … Be Back by Five, 1998, Phaedra Cinema, 2000.

Voice of Thalia, Hercules: Zero to Hero (animated), Walt Disney Pictures, 1999.

Nikita's Blues (short film), 1999.

Mildred Williams, Nikita Blues, York Entertainment, 2001.

Voice of Wade's mother, Kim Possible: The Secret Files (animated), Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2003.

Some sources cite appearances in The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984; and Dark Indigo.

Film Work:

Coproducer, Nikita Blues, York Entertainment, 2001.

RECORDINGS

Albums; with Others:

(With the group El Riot) "Do It Right," Searching for Soul, Ubiquity Records, c. 2005.

Video Games:

Voice of Thalia, Hercules, 1997.

WRITINGS

Albums; with Others:

(With the group El Riot) "Do It Right," Searching for Soul, Ubiquity Records, c. 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Black Pages Today, http://blackpagestoday.com, January 26, 2006.

BroadwayStars, http://www.broadwaystars.com, May 28, 2004.

RozRyan.com, http://www.rozryan.com, January 18, 2006.