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Jane Ann Sell

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Jane Ann Sell was a Tony Award‑winning American stage actress celebrated for her Broadway work, especially in Over Here!.

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Jane Ann Sell was born on October 1, 1939, and began performing in musical theatre at a young age.

She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the 1974 Broadway production of Over Here!, which also featured the Andrews Sisters and introduced John Travolta and Marilu Henner to Broadway. Sell appeared in other Broadway musicals such as George M!, I Love My Wife, Irene, Dames at Sea and a revival of Pal Joey, and performed off‑Broadway in productions including Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.

In the mid‑1990s she substituted for Carol Burnett in Wednesday matinee performances of Moon Over Buffalo. Sell continued to work in television and film guest roles throughout her career. She died after a brief illness on June 9, 2026, at the age of 86.

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  1. Jane Ann Sell — WikipediaWikipediaReference
  2. Janie Sell, Tony-Winning Star of ‘Over Here!,’ Dies at 86hollywood-reporter

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