Vicki Frederick (born January 2, 1949) is an American actress and dancer who has appeared in a number of musicals on Broadway plays, in films, and on popular TV shows such as Mork and Mindy and Happy Days in 1979, and Murder She Wrote in 1990.
Frederick was a protégé of Bob Fosse, dancing in the ensemble and in lead roles in his Broadway productions of Pippin (1972), and Dancin' (1978).[1]
She starred in Robert Aldrich's final film ...All the Marbles (1981), and in the 1984 rock musical film Body Rock, and had a bit part in Fosse's 1979 film All That Jazz. Frederick may be most remembered for her role as the sassy, elegant, long-haired dancer Sheila Bryant in the 1985 movie adaptation A Chorus Line.
Films and TV
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | All That Jazz | Menage Partner #1 | |
| 1980 | Coast to Coast | Woman Golfer | |
| 1981 | ...All the Marbles | Iris | by Robert Aldrich |
| 1984 | Body Rock | Claire | |
| 1985 | A Chorus Line | Sheila Bryant | |
| 1986 | Stewardess School | Miss Grummet | |
| 1989 | Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Jewel | |
| 1991 | Scissors | Nancy Leahy | |
| 1992 | Chaplin | Party Guest #1 | Frederick took no rolling credit for this film |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Happy Days | Helga | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Laverne & Shirley | Helga | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Sutra | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Claire Hastings | 1 episode |
| 1990 | Dream On | Valerie Knox | 1 episode |
Broadway
- Minnie's Boys (1970)
- The Rothschilds (1970–1972)
- Pippin (1972)
- Tricks (1973)
- Cyrano (1973)
- The Pajama Game (1973–1974)
- A Chorus Line (Cassie) (1977)
- Dancin' (1978)
- A Chorus Line (Sheila) (1985)
References
- ↑ Rowan, Tom (2000). "17: "They're All Special" The girls who played Cassie". A Chorus Line FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Broadway's Singular Sensation. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4950-4603-2. Retrieved 2022-03-10 – via Google Books.
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