Gerianne Raphael
Biography

Biographical Information

    Born on February 23, 1939, Gerianne Raphael is the daughter of Sidney and Evelyn Raphael.  Her father was a concert pianist, and Gerianne herself has three children: Kathleen, Kristen, and Deirdre.

    Having done much in the realm of theatre work in her career, notable projects include The Man of La Mancha at the American National Theatre Academy and West Side Story during a United States tour.  Gerianne has also appeared in CBS soap As the World Turns, and voiced the characters of Pumyra, Chilla, and others in the popular children's cartoon ThunderCats.  She also has a clothing design displayed among the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    If you would like to contact Gerianne Raphael, you may do so care of her agent, Don Buchwald and Associates, 10 E. 44th Street,
New York, NY 10017.  A full listing of her known accomplishments follows this biography.


 PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES

bulletPolly, Jenny, The Threepenny Opera, Theatre De Lys, New York City,
1954
bulletAldonza, Man of La Mancha, American National Theatre Academy, Washington Square Theatre, New York City, 1965, then Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1972
bulletAmelia, Catch My Soul, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1969
bulletVera, King of Hearts, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1978
bulletAngela, The Butler Did It, Players Theatre, New York City, 1981
bulletJoanna Wheeler, The Ninth Step, Riverwest Theatre, New York City, 1984

Also appeared in Goodbye My Fancy, Morosco Theatre, New York City,
1950; Seventh Heaven, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1954; Li'l Abner,
St. James Theatre, New York City, 1959; Saratoga, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1960; Milk and Honey, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1962; Hallelujah Baby, Martin Beck Theatre, 1968; Solitaire, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1971; title role, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City; Cecily, Ernest in Love, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City; Maizie, The Boy Friend, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City; Stauf (opera), Cubiculo Theatre, New York City; Noah (opera), Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; The Conjurer (opera), New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City; A Guest in the House, New York City, 1972; Violet, New York City, 1974.

MAJOR TOURS

bulletMaria, West Side Story and in Gypsy, U.S. cities, both 1964
bulletAldonza, Man of La Mancha, U.S. cities, 1975


PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES

bulletAs the World Turns, CBS.
bulletAlso appeared in The First Hundred Years; From These Roots; One Man's Family.
bulletElinor, The Aldrich Family, NBC, 1954.

VOICE ACTING

bulletCourage the Cowardly Dog, 1999.
bulletThe Comic Strip, 1987. [AKA Mini-Monsters]
bulletPumyra, Chilla, ThunderCats, 1985
bulletRanger Craig, Captain Video and His Video Rangers, 1949 [AKA Captain Video]