Phillipa Soo Biography

Phillipa Soo
Phillipa Soo
  • Born May 31, 1990

Phillipa Soo (/ˈfɪlɪpə/; born May 31, 1990) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for originating the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a performance for which she was nominated for the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her additional stage credits include the role of Natasha Rostova, which Soo originated in a number of New York productions of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 in 2012 and 2013, and the title role in Amélie, which Soo originated on Broadway in 2017. \n', '

Most recently, Soo appeared on Broadway in The Parisian Woman, which ran from November 2017 to March 2018.\n', '

Soo was born to a Chinese-American father and a European-American mother. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Soo spoke about her upbringing: "In terms of my own experience, my dad is first-generation, so his parents were from China, and my mom was born and raised in southern Illinois, and she was involved in the arts. My dad\'s a doctor. I was very much always encouraged [to pursue an acting career], but the mentality of \'get your education\' was still there."\n', '


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