Elaine Paige

Personal Info

Birthday

March 5, 1948

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Elaine Paige

Biography

Elaine Jill Paige OBE (née Bickerstaff; born 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress, best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16.

Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut. Following a number of roles over the next decade, Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public. For this role, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a musical.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Father Brown

Agatha Christie's Marple

Tales of the Unexpected

King of the River

The Play on One

Life

Cats

Filmography

2024
Show Tunes at the BBC
as Herself
2022
Elaine Paige at the BBC
as Self
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Musicals: The Greatest Show
as Self
2020
Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer
as Self
2019
ABBA: Super Troupe
as Self
2018
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
as Self
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Mistress Quince
2015
Our Cilla
as Self
Elaine Paige: I’m Still Here
as Self
2012
A Closed Book
as Canvasser
2009
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story
as Self
2001
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece
as Self
1999
An Audience with Cliff Richard
as Self
1998
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
as Grizabella
Cats
as Grizabella
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
as Self - Performer
1989
Unexplained Laughter
as Betty
A View of Harry Clark
as Anne Clark
1984
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
as Self
1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
as Kim
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
as Daisy