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name: "Caroline O'Connor"
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born: "2 September 1962"
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# Caroline O'Connor

Actor. Born 2 September 1962 in Oldham.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 September 1962, Oldham

## Biography

Caroline O'Connor is a British-born Australian actress and singer. Born on 2 September 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, she trained at the Royal Ballet School in London and began her professional career with the Australian Opera Ballet before moving into musical theatre.

She made her West End leading lady debut in 1995 as Mabel Normand in *Mack and Mabel*, receiving a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. O'Connor appeared as Nini Legs in the Air in Baz Luhrmann's *Moulin Rouge!* (2001) and as Ethel Merman in the Cole Porter biopic *De-Lovely* (2004). Her stage credits include Velma Kelly in *Chicago* on Broadway and in Australia, and roles in productions such as *Piaf*, *End of the Rainbow* and *Anything Goes*. She has won three Helpmann Awards for her Australian theatre work.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, carolineoconnor.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Moulin Rouge!* (2001), Fi1m 75, as Nini Legs in the Air — [page](https://film.one/film/moulin-rouge.md)

## Also known for

- *De-Lovely* (2004), Ethel Merman

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