Patti LuPone

Directed by Arthur Laurents in LuPone's version of "Gypsy" at City Center; reprised role for the Broadway production in 2008

Cast in "Sweeney Todd" as the industrious pie-maker; earned a Tony nomination for her performance

Played Emmy Cosell opposite John Turturro in the TNT movie "Monday Night Mayhem"

Returned to the stage as co-star of the Broadway revival of "Noises Off"

Co-starred as the social climbing, mayor's wife in David Mamet's "State and Main"

Performed her concert show "Matters of the Heart" at Lincoln Center

Performed in concert with Audra McDonald at the Hollywood Bowl (July)

Played an assistant district attorney in the CBS drama "Falcone"

Starred as Mrs Lovett in benefit concert staging of "Sweeney Todd" honoring Stephen Sondheim on his 70th birthday

Had supporting role in Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam"

Returned to features as a tough TV producer in Nancy Savoca's "The 24 Hour Woman"

Toured in the one-woman show "Matters of the Heart"

One-woman show "An Evening with Patti LuPone" aired on PBS stations

Returned to Broadway in David Mamet's "The Old Neighborhood"

Replaced Zoe Caldwell in the Broadway production of "Master Class"; took show to London

Headlined own one-woman show, "Patti LuPone on Broadway"

Returned to NY stage in City Center's "Encores! Great American Musicals" concert performance of "Pal Joey" in May

Cast in the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard"; fired by Webber in favor of Glenn Close who appeared in Los Angeles production; filed lawsuit and settled out of court for undisclosed damages

First leading role in TV series, "Life Goes On" (ABC)

Cast as Fantine in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of "Les Miserables"

London stage debut, the Moll in the Acting Company's production of "The Cradle Will Rock"

Earned plaudits as Nancy in the short-lived Broadway revival of "Oliver!"

Breakthrough stage role as "Evita" in the Broadway production

Film debut in "King of the Gypsies"

First leading role in stage musical, "The Baker's Wife"; toured but did not open in NYC

Broadway debut in "The Three Sisters"

Joined John Houseman's Acting Company after graduating from The Juilliard School

Attended Juilliard as a member of the first class of the drama division

Began taking tap dancing lessons at age four

Performed with brothers, twins Robert and William as "The LuPone Trio" in mid-1960s