Ann Duquesnay is an American musical theatre singer/actress, composer and lyricist.
Duquesnay's parents were Southern sharecroppers who moved to Harlem when she was five years old.
[2] She toured extensively in the U.S. and internationally.She was critically acclaimed for her performance in roles as Alberta Hunter Cookin at the Cookery (Drama League Recognition Award and Drama Desk nominee); and Billie Holiday Lady Day" (Bay Area Critics Circle Award).
For her contributions, she won a Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and was nominated for Best Original Score.
[citation needed] In 2006, Duquesnay returned to Broadway in the revue Hot Feet, featuring music by Maurice White.