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Patti Murin
American actress, singer and dancer (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patti Murin (born September 28,[1] 1980)[2][3] is an American actress, singer and dancer. On Broadway, she has originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones (2011) and Princess Anna in Frozen (2018). She also had a recurring role as Dr. Nina Shore in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med from 2016 to 2019.
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Early life
Patti Murin was born and raised in Hopewell Junction, New York,[4] attended John Jay High School (Hopewell Junction, New York) and graduated from Syracuse University in 2002, where she majored in musical theatre.[5][6]
Career
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Murin began her career in regional theatre, playing Polly Baker in Crazy for You in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.[7][8] Her Off-Broadway debut was in 2005 in the staged concert of the Elizabeth Diggs-Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt stage musical Mirette with York Theatre Company.[9] She next played Belle in a national tour of Beauty and the Beast (2006)[10][11]
Murin made her Broadway debut in the musical Xanadu in 2007–2008 as a swing, understudy and then replacement in the leading role of Clio/Kira.[4][6] In her next Broadway appearance, she originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones in 2012.[12] Among other roles in regional and other stage productions, she played Glinda Upland in the first national tour of Wicked (2012–2013).[13] She played pathologist Nina Shore on the NBC medical drama television series Chicago Med, which she joined in 2016[14] and recurred until 2019.[15]
Murin was the original Princess Anna in the musical Frozen which opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in March 2018.[16] She also performed as Anna during the workshops and 2017 out of town tryout at the Buell Theatre in Denver, Colorado.[17][18] Murin played her final performance in the role on February 16, 2020.[19]
She appears in the Hallmark Channel film Love on Iceland with her husband Colin Donnell, which aired in January 2020.[20]
Murin released a joint album with Colin Donnell titled Something Stupid in 2022. The album, released on Broadway Records, was produced by Robbie Rozelle, co-produced by Yasuhiko Fukuoka, and arranged and orchestrated by Luke Williams.
In 2025, Murin reprised the role of Princess Anna in Frozen at the Muny in St. Louis, Missouri.[21]
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Personal life
Murin's first husband was Curtis Holbrook, her co-star in the Broadway production of Xanadu from 2009 until their divorce in 2013.[22] On June 19, 2015, Murin married her Love's Labour's Lost co-star Colin Donnell in New York City.[23] Their daughter, Cecily, was born on July 14, 2020.[24] In October 2022, the couple announced that Murin was pregnant with their second child.[25] Their second daughter, Lorelai, was born on April 2, 2023.
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