Judy Kuhn (born May 20, 1958) is an American actress and singer, known for her work in musical theatre. A four-time Tony Award nominee, she has released four studio albums and sang the title role in the 1995 film Pocahontas, including her rendition of the song "Colors of the Wind", which won its composers the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Kuhn made her professional stage debut in 1981 and her Broadway debut in the 1985 original production of the musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Subsequent Broadway roles include Cosette in Les Misérables (1987), Florence Vassy in Chess (1988), and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me (1993). For all three, she received Tony Award nominations. She also received an Olivier Award nomination for her 1989 West End debut playing Maria/Futura in Metropolis. Other musical roles include Betty Schaeffer in the 1993 US premiere production of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles and her Obie Award winning role as Emmie in the 2001 Off-Broadway production of Eli's Comin. She received a fourth Tony nomination in 2015 for her role as Helen Bechdel in the original Broadway production of Fun Home, and a second Olivier nomination in 2020 for her role as Golde in a London revival of Fiddler on the Roof.
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-05-20
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Pocahontas
1995
6.90
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
7.62
Once Upon a Studio
2023
8.29
What's Your Sign?
1997
4.00
Day On Fire
2006
5.00
Long Time Since
1998
4.20
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
8.00
Chess in Concert
1989
10.00
Eleanor of Illinois
2019
0.00
Enchanted
2007
6.84
Broadway’s Leading Ladies
2025
0.00