Anita Louise Combe  Anita Louise Combe is an Australian actress, singer, dancer who has worked extensively in the entertainment industry all around the world. Combe attended the Gwen Mackay School of Dancing and trained in the Cechetti method of ballet with Jennifer Pollard in Adelaide, South Australia before making her first professional appearance on stage as Sillabub in the Australian Premiere Production of Cats at the Theatre Royal in Sydney. She is one of the few people in the world to date who has played both roles of Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly in the production of Chicago in the West End. Anita created the role of Stephanie Mangano in the World Premiere Production of Saturday Night Fever opposite fellow Australian, Adam Garcia and produced by Adelaide born, Robert Stigwood. Combe was born in Adelaide, South Australia. Her mother Rosemary was a nursing sister and her father John was an architect. She grew up with five brothers, two older and three younger. Her eldest brother, Scott, died in a car accident only months after her opening night in the musical Cats. Her main ambition was to become a ballet dancer, but after being cast in her first role in Cats she realised she wanted to expand her career into singing and acting also. After playing roles such as Peron's Mistress in Evita, Sybil in Private Lives and Cosette in "Les Misérables", all in Australia, Combe then made her West End debut in the world premiere production of Sunset Boulevard. It was in London that she met the father of her daughter. Her daughter was born in 2000 in London  Eastenders, Rochelle, BBC, Dir: John Dower  The Royals (TV series), (Season 3) Lady Jane  Doctors, Laura Bowles Miller, BBC, Dir: Graham Sherrington  Holby City, Margarhita, BBC  Salsa "Industry pilot", Gail, Luvchild Productions, Dir:Lorrie Sheehy/Kevin Ball  Rabbit Fever, "Feature film by Stephen Raphael "Sheila Tucker, Caught in the headlight prod.,Dir:Ian Denyer Silent Witness, Rachel Blake, BBC, Dir:Nick Renton  Belinda, "Australian Film by Pamela Gibbons", Vicki, Dir: Pamela Gibbons A Country Practice Guest Lead, Anna Collins, JNP FILMS  Home and Away Guest Lead, Shirley, Channel 7 network  G.P Guest Lead, Melanie Bloom, ABC Network  Ray Martin Midday Show, Guest appearances singing live, Channel 9 network  Good Morning Australia Guest appearances singing live  Ragtime, Mother, Charing Cross Theatre London, 2016 Dir: Thom Southerland  Cats, Grizabella, UK Tour 2016 Dir: Trevor Nunn  Gypsy, Tessie Tura, Chichester Festival/Savoy Theatre 2014/15, Dir: Jonathan Kent  9to5, Roz Keith, UK tour, 2013, Dir: Jeff Calhoun  Starting Here, Starting Now, Victorian State Opera Melbourne, Dir: Andrew Mcbean  Stepping Out, Mavis Turner, Derby Playhouse, Dir: Stephen Dexter  Taking Steps Alan Ayckbourne, Elizabeth Crabbe, Gatehouse Theatre, London, Dir: Alex Holt  Private Lives Noël Coward, Sybil, Sydney Opera House, Dir: Peter Williams  Honeyspot "Aust/aboriginal play by Jack Davis", Peggy, Canada/USA/Aust.[Elizabethan Theatre Trust], Dir: Richard Tulloch  "Chicago" (with David Hasselhoff), Velma Kelly, Adelphi Theatre, London, Dir: Scott Faris  Chicago (with Alyson Moyet & Marti Pellow), Roxie Hart, Adelphi Theatre, London, Dir: Scott Faris  Oscar (which closed after opening night), Constance Lloyd, George Bernard Shaw Theatre, London, Dir: Mike Read  Hello Again London Premiere, The Actress, Bridewell Theatre, London, Dir: Clive Paget  Saturday Night Fever (musical), Created role of: Stephanie Mangano, London Palladium, Dir: Arlene Phillips  La Boheme World Premiere MTL production, Mimi, Dir: Tony Britten Sunset Boulevard World Premiere Production, Betty Schaefer, Adelphi Theatre, London, Dir: Sir Trevor Nunn  Sunset Boulevard Canadian Premiere, Betty Schaefer, Toronto & Vancouver, Dir: Sir Trevor Nunn  Les Misérables, Cosette, Australian Production, Dir: Gayle Edwards  Evita, Peron's Mistress, State Theatre, Sydney, Dir: Tom Guerra  CATS Australian Premiere, Sillabub, Theatre Royal, Sydney, UK and European Tour, Grizabella Dir: Sir Trevor Nunn  Man of La Mancha, Fermina/Gypsy Dancer, Victorian State Opera, Melbourne, Dir: Graeme Murphy, George Fairfax  Green Room Awards, Australia - Best Actress in a Musical 'A Chorus Line'  Robert Helpmann Awards, Sydney - for Best Actress in a Musical 'A Chorus Line'  Dora Maver Moore Award, Toronto - for Best Supporting Actress in a musical ‘Sunset Boulevard’  Jessie Richardson Award, Vancouver - for Best Actress in a Musical ‘Sunset Boulevard’  WhatsOnstage Award, London – for Best Actress in a musical ‘Hello Again’  Gypsy, London Cast Recording  Saturday Night Fever, World Premiere Cast Recording  Sunset Boulevard, World Premiere Cast Recording  Sunset Boulevard, Canadian Cast Recording  A Chorus Line, BBC, Live Recording  Andrew Lloyd Webber Greatest Hits, Silva Screen Records  Cats, Australian Premiere Cast Recording  Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert, Guest singer, Israel Chamber Orchestra, CONDUCTOR: Martin Yates  Take That Concert, The Ultimate Tour, SJM Productions, DIR: Kim Gavin  Encore Concert, Guest Singer in Dubai, Creative Concerts Ltd  Rodgers & Hammerstein Concerts, Guest Singer, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  West End at Home Concert in Poole, Guest Singer, Creative Concerts Ltd  Summer Showstoppers Concert on the Isle of Wight, Guest Singer, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  Radio Broadway, Starring role, Various Concert Locations  Concert in Amsterdam with John Barrowman, CONDUCTOR: Martin Yates A Chorus Line Concert, Bebe Benzenhiemer, BBC, BBC Big Band  Over the Threshold, Kate, Gatehouse Theatre, DIR: Nick Afka  White Christmas, Betty Haynes, DIR: Michael Blakemore  Helen of Troy Music/lyrics: Brian Johnson/Brendan Healy Athena/Dido/Cassandra Prince of Wales Theatre, London Gary Griffin Book/additional lyrics: Dick Clement/Ian La Frenais  Saturday Night Fever (musical)