Grace Hodgett Young
Biography
(she/her) is the winner of the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Professional Debut and an Olivier Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Sunset Blvd. at the Savoy Theatre. Other theatre credits include Eurydice in Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre. Screen credits include “What It Feels Like for a Girl” (BBC). Training: Mountview cademy of Theatre Arts.
Credits
Sunset Boulevard
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