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March 28, 2021 40 mins

PHILLIPA SOO is best known for originating the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in Broadway’s critically acclaimed Hamilton, garnering her numerous industry awards and a Tony Award nomination. She can currently be seen in the film version of Hamilton on Disney+. Soo is currently voicing a lead role in Netflix’s animated film Over the Moon. She can also be seen in Sony’s The Broken Hearts Gallery and in Disney+’s The One and Only Ivan. She made her feature film debut in Here and Now. On the small screen, she will next be seen in Hulu’s upcoming drama series DOPESICK, based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name and in Spectrum Originals’ upcoming series PLAN Z. She was previously a series regular on CBS's The Code and featured in NBC's Smash. Soo co-starred on Broadway in The Parisian Woman, as well as playing the title role in the Broadway musical Amelie. She also originated the role of ‘Natasha Rostova’ in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School Drama Division.

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