Amra-Faye Wright (born 22 August 1960) is a South African stage actress best known for portraying Velma Kelly in the musical Chicago, both on Broadway and in international tours.
Wright began her professional career as a dancer in Sun City South Africa, appearing in several musical extravaganzas.
In 1993, she performed at the Le Sporting in Monaco, dancing in shows for Whitney Houston, MC Hammer, Paul Anka and Donna Summer.
Wright returned to South Africa in 1999 to create the principal role in Elvis Las Vegas, (director Andrew Botha) winning a Vita Award[citation needed] for most outstanding performance in Musical Theatre.
Her father, John Ball, was a long-distance runner, who held the record for running from Los Angeles to New York in 1972.