Amanda Courtney-Davies
- Actress
Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, Courtney-Davies began as a
classical ballet dancer. Trained by some of the greatest ballerinas of
the last century she won the gold medal at The Royal Academy's 1983
Genee International Ballet Competition, one of the most prestigious
classical ballet competitions in the world. The gold medal was
presented to her by it's president Dame
Margot Fonteyn, Prima Ballerina Assoluta.
Courtney-Davies is also a highly qualified graduate of The Royal Ballet
School's Teachers Course, taught by Valerie Adams in the style of Dame
Ninette de Valois. This versatile
dancer, singer, actress, began her professional career at the age of
thirteen playing Rochester's ward "Adele" in a production of "Jane
Eyre." She is best known for her performances in London's West End
theatre starring in shows including Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Song and
Dance" and "Cats." She was cast by
Trevor Nunn in The Royal National Theatre's
production of "Oklahoma!" starring
Hugh Jackman, with choreography by
Susan Stroman, and the third epic musical
operetta "Martin Guerre" by Alain Boublil
and
'Claude-Michel Schonberg' the composers of "Les Misérables." Courtney-Davies met her future husband Nick Musker
in Anthony Van Laast's accomplished dance company "Souls In Motion."
She has been presented to Her Majesty The Queen and other members of
The Royal Family on several occasions and invited to perform at
Buckingham Palace for "The Duke Of Edinburgh's Award." Feature film and
television include
Andrew Lloyd Webber Great
Performances (1998),
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
with Donny Osmond,
Oklahoma! (1999) with
Hugh Jackman and
Vanity Fair (2004) with
Reese Witherspoon.