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{{short description|American actress (born 1939)}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = Janie Sell
| name = Janie Sell
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| othername = Jane Ann Trese (married name)
| othername = Jane Ann Trese (married name)
| birthname = Jane Ann Sell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|10|1}}<!-- Born in 1939 per Intelius -->
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|10|1}}<!-- Born in 1939 per Intelius -->
|birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress, singer
|occupation = Stage/television actress
| spouse = Patrick Trese
| spouse = Patrick Trese (secondly; c. 1990-present)
| children = 1 (by her first marriage)
| tonyawards = '''[[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]''' <br>1974 ''[[Over Here!]]''
| awards = '''[[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]]''' <br>1974 ''[[Over Here!]]''
}}
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'''Jane Ann "Janie" Sell''' (born October 1, 1939, [[Detroit, Michigan]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actress]].
'''Jane Ann "Janie" Sell''' (born October 1, 1939, in [[Detroit, Michigan]]) is an American stage actress. She has performed in plays and musicals both on and off-Broadway, as well as in some films and television episodes.


==Career==
==Career==
Sell won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for ''[[Over Here!]]'', which also starred the then-surviving [[Andrews Sisters]], Maxene and Patty. She also appeared in ''[[George M!]]'', ''[[I Love My Wife]]'', ''[[Irene (musical)|Irene]]'', and a revival of ''[[Pal Joey (musical)|Pal Joey]]''.
Sell won the [[Tony Award]] for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for ''[[Over Here!]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/?q=Janie%20Sell |title=Winners (Janie Sell) |publisher=[[Tony Awards]]}}</ref> which also starred the then-surviving [[Andrews Sisters]] Maxene and Patty, and introduced [[John Travolta]] and [[Marilu Henner]] to Broadway. She also appeared in ''[[George M!]]'', ''[[I Love My Wife]]'', ''[[Irene (musical)|Irene]]'', ''[[Dames at Sea]]'' and a revival of ''[[Pal Joey (musical)|Pal Joey]]''. She appeared off-Broadway in ''[[Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater]]'' in 1979 at the [[Village East by Angelika|Entermedia Theater]]. The musical comedy version of Vonnegut's novel was adapted and directed by [[Howard Ashman]], with music by [[Alan Menken]], and lyrics by Ashman and Dennis Green.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/03/archives/janie-sell-in-vonnegut-show.html|title=Janie Sell in Vonnegut Show|date=September 3, 1979|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 11, 2018}}</ref>


She substituted for [[Carol Burnett]] in each Wednesday matinée performance of the comedy ''[[Moon Over Buffalo]]'', which co-starred [[Philip Bosco]], in the mid-1990s.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
==Last role==

A legal secretary, she last worked as an actress substituting for [[Carol Burnett]], and playing Burnett's role in [[wikt:matinée|matinée]] performances of the comedy, ''[[Moon Over Buffalo]]'', which co-starred [[Philip Bosco]], in the mid-1990s.
==Acting credits==
===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1968
|''[[George M!]]''
|Mrs. Baker/Mme. Grimaldi/Flamethrower's Assistant
|Broadway
|-
|1973
|''[[Irene (musical)|Irene]]''
|Jane Burke, Irene O'Dare (u/s)
|Broadway
|-
|1974
|''[[Over Here!]]''
|Mitzi
|Broadway
|-
|1976
|''[[Pal Joey (musical)|Pal Joey]]''
|Gladys Bumps
|Broadway
|-
|rowspan="2" |1977
|''[[I Love My Wife]]''
|Monica
|Broadway
|-
|''[[Happy End (musical)|Happy End]]''
|Lillian Holiday
|Broadway
|-
|1979
|''[[Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater]]''
|Sylvia Rosewater
|Off-Broadway
|-
|1995
|''[[Moon Over Buffalo]]''
|Charlotte Hay (standby), Ethel (standby)
|Broadway
|}

===Television and film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1975
|''Wives''
|Frannie
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2" |1979
|''Starting Fresh''
|Phoebe Johnson
|TV movie
|-
|''[[Lost and Found (1979 film)|Lost and Found]]''
|Zelda
|
|-
|1980
|''[[Captain Kangaroo]]''
|Old Mother Hubbard
|1 episode
|-
|1983
|''Your Place...Or Mine''
|Sandy
|TV movie
|-
|1984
|''A Good Sport''
|Sherry
|TV movie
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IBDB name|71712}}
*{{IBDB name}}
*{{Playbill person|janie-sell-vault-0000042460}}
*{{IMDb name|0783259}}
*{{IMDb name|0783259}}


{{TonyAward MusicalFeaturedActress 1947-1975}}
{{TonyAward MusicalFeaturedActress 1947-1975}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Sell, Janie
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Trese, Jane Ann; Sell, Jane Ann
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Actress; legal secretary
| DATE OF BIRTH = October 1, 1939
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}


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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:American musical theatre actors]]
[[Category:American musical theatre actresses]]
[[Category:American stage actors]]
[[Category:American stage actresses]]
[[Category:American television actors]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:Actors from Michigan]]
[[Category:Actresses from Detroit]]
[[Category:People from Detroit, Michigan]]
[[Category:Theatre World Award winners]]
[[Category:Theatre World Award winners]]
[[Category:Tony Award winners]]
[[Category:Tony Award winners]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]


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Latest revision as of 04:34, 31 August 2023

Janie Sell
Born
Jane Ann Sell

(1939-10-01) October 1, 1939 (age 85)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Other namesJane Ann Trese (married name)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Spouse(s)Patrick Trese (secondly; c. 1990-present)
Children1 (by her first marriage)
AwardsBest Featured Actress in a Musical
1974 Over Here!

Jane Ann "Janie" Sell (born October 1, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American stage actress. She has performed in plays and musicals both on and off-Broadway, as well as in some films and television episodes.

Career

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Sell won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Over Here!,[1] which also starred the then-surviving Andrews Sisters Maxene and Patty, and introduced John Travolta and Marilu Henner to Broadway. She also appeared in George M!, I Love My Wife, Irene, Dames at Sea and a revival of Pal Joey. She appeared off-Broadway in Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater in 1979 at the Entermedia Theater. The musical comedy version of Vonnegut's novel was adapted and directed by Howard Ashman, with music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Ashman and Dennis Green.[2]

She substituted for Carol Burnett in each Wednesday matinée performance of the comedy Moon Over Buffalo, which co-starred Philip Bosco, in the mid-1990s.[citation needed]

Acting credits

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Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
1968 George M! Mrs. Baker/Mme. Grimaldi/Flamethrower's Assistant Broadway
1973 Irene Jane Burke, Irene O'Dare (u/s) Broadway
1974 Over Here! Mitzi Broadway
1976 Pal Joey Gladys Bumps Broadway
1977 I Love My Wife Monica Broadway
Happy End Lillian Holiday Broadway
1979 Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Sylvia Rosewater Off-Broadway
1995 Moon Over Buffalo Charlotte Hay (standby), Ethel (standby) Broadway

Television and film

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Year Title Role Notes
1975 Wives Frannie TV movie
1979 Starting Fresh Phoebe Johnson TV movie
Lost and Found Zelda
1980 Captain Kangaroo Old Mother Hubbard 1 episode
1983 Your Place...Or Mine Sandy TV movie
1984 A Good Sport Sherry TV movie

References

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  1. ^ "Winners (Janie Sell)". Tony Awards.
  2. ^ "Janie Sell in Vonnegut Show". The New York Times. September 3, 1979. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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