Jessie Mueller

About

Stage actress best known for her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in the 2008 Chicago production of Carousel and her Tony Award-winning role in the Broadway production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Before Fame

After graduating from Syracuse University in New York, she performed at the Swan Theatre (in Stratford-upon-Avon, England) and the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

Trivia

She first appeared on Broadway in the 2011 revival of the Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.

Family Life

She grew up in Evanston, Illinois, as the child of actors Roger Mueller and Jill Shellabarger Mueller. All three of her siblings, Matt, Andrew, and Abby, pursued acting careers.

Associated With

She played the role of Cinderella in a 2012 production of the popular Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods.