Colleen Zenk is a 3-time Emmy nominee for her portrayal of fashionista-diva-evil-bitch-mother-from-hell Barbara Ryan on AS THE WORLD TURNS, a role she played continuously for 32 years, from 1978-2010. Film: Annie (directed by John Huston), WOMAN ON THE LEDGE, YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT. Broadway: BRING BACK BIRDIE (opposite Chita Rivera and Donald O'Connor). Off B'way: ODYSSEY, the Epic Musical, SUMMER STOCK NYC for CAP21. Regional: FOLLIES, HELLO, DOLLY!, APPLAUSE, LOVE LETTERS, PORTRAITS, THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG, CAN-CAN, WHERE'S CHARLEY?, MY FAIR LADY, MUSIC MAN, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, many more. A hundred+ television commercials. Catholic University of America. An Oral Cancer survivor celebrating her 5-year milestone, she continues to speak about early detection as the National Spokesperson of the Oral Cancer Foundation. Ms. Zenk is the recipient of numerous Humanitarian Awards for her activism: New York University Strusser Memorial Award, Hollywood, Health and Society Sentinel Award, American Cinema Award, Connecticut Bar Association-Humanitarian of the Year, March of Dimes-Mother of the Year. Board of Governors of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Favorite role: mother of a blended family of six, 4 girls, 2 boys, but, alas, now an empty-nester. One of the many producers of GODSPELL, currently at Circle in the Square on Broadway, Ms. Zenk debuted her one-woman musical evening, STILL SASSY, at Feinstein's at the Regency this past fall. This season, Colleen was last seen here at the CAP21 Theatre in the World Premiere of MARRYING GEORGE CLOONEY.
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