Linda Balgord
Linda Balgord | |
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Balgord (left) as Grizabella with Sharon Wheatley in Cats, 2000 | |
| Born | February 18, 1960 New Lisbon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 2024 (aged 64) Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Viterbo University University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse |
Andrew Fenton (m. 1993) |
Linda Balgord (February 18, 1960 – March 5, 2024) was an American Broadway actress and singer, most notable for playing Norma Desmond in the 1996 United States tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard, being the last actress to portray Grizabella in the original Broadway run of Cats, and originating the role of Queen Elizabeth I in The Pirate Queen on Broadway. She also played the role of Madame Giry in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, in both the restaged North American tour and on Broadway.