Karen Ziemba (born November 12, 1957) is an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her work in musical theatre.
While appearing in 42nd Street, she was featured in the October 1984 issue of Playboy in the article "Babes of Broadway", in which she posed partially nude.
Ziemba's other Broadway roles include Polly Baker in Crazy for You in 1992 (replacement),[3] Roxie Hart in Chicago (1998),[4] and Belle Hagner in Teddy & Alice (1987).
[9] In 2000, Ziemba won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in Susan Stroman's Contact.
), brings an amazing female Walter Mitty vulnerability to a frustrated wife having dinner with a husband..."[12] She appeared in Much Ado About Nothing as Beatrice at the Hartford Stage (Connecticut) and then the Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, DC) in November 2002 through January 5, 2003.
The New York Times reviewer wrote: "...her voice had swagger, grainy brashness and brassy energy, undistracted by higher ambitions.
[24] On television, she has appeared on Law & Order and on film in The Producers[2] and the ill-fated, never released remake of The Devil and Daniel Webster.