The Sarah Siddons Society is also pleased to announce that Hollis Resnik is the winner of the 2008-2009 Chicago's Leading Lady Award for her performance in Grey Gardens. This is the second time she has been honored with this award by the organization. The award was presented at the Sarah Siddons annual Gala, held June 1, 2009.
Hollis most recently appeared as big and little Edie in the Northlight production of Grey Gardens. Her Goodman credits include Wings, A Little Night Music, House of Martin Guerre, and The Beard of Avon. National tours: Muriel in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Fantine in Les Miserables. Court Theatre credits include Titus Andronicus, The Little Foxes, Yravesties, Man of La Mancha, The Dead , The Misanthrope, The Learned Ladies, The Chairs, and The Cherry Orchard. Additional credits include Pen at Appletree Theatre, Always Patsy Cline at the Apollo, The Immigrant at Northlight, Rough Crossing at Writers Theatre, Mame and Into the Woods at Marriott Lincolnshire, and Song and Dance and Evita at Candlelight. She has sung with the Lyric Opera, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and at Ravinia. She appeared as Blanche in Streetcar Named Desire at Cleveland Playhouse and Lane in Clean House for Mixed Blood in Minneapolis. Other regional theatres include Alliance Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Indiana Rep, Long Wharf, Arizona Rep, and Santa Fe Stages. She has also appeared in film and television.
Hollis Resnik is the recipient of 9 Jeff awards, 3 After Dark awards, and this will be her second Sarah Siddons Chicago's Leading Lady Award. Previously she was honored for her role in Piaf at Interplay Theatre. She has recorded a CD entitled "Make Someone Happy."
April, 2009