Karen Ziemba

Karen Ziemba is an American actress, singer, and dancer born on November 12, 1957, in St. Joseph, Michigan. She is best known for her work in musical theatre. Ziemba won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 2000 for her performance in Contact. She attended the University of Akron, where she studied dance, and danced with the Ohio Ballet in 1977. Ziemba made her Broadway debut in A Chorus Line as Diana Morales and later played the lead role of Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street. Her other Broadway roles include Polly Baker in Crazy for You, Roxie Hart in Chicago, and Belle Hagner in Teddy & Alice. Ziemba has also appeared Off-Broadway.More