Keala Settle - wikipedia Keala Settle Keala Settle Settle at The Greatest Showman premiere in Japan on 13 February 2018 Keala Joan Settle ( 1975 - 11 - 05 ) November 5, 1975 ( age 42 ) Laie, Oahu, Hawaii, US Occupation Actress singer Years active 2002 -- present Keala Joan Settle ( born November 5, 1975 ) is an American actress and singer. Settle originated the role of Norma Valverde in Hands on a Hardbody, which ran on Broadway in 2013, and was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2017, she portrayed Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the musical film The Greatest Showman. The song `` This Is Me '' from the film, principally sung by Settle, won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2.1 Broadway 2.2 Other work 3 Filmography 4 Discography 4.1 Soundtrack albums 4.2 Extended plays 4.3 Singles 4.4 Other charted songs 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Personal life Settle was born in Hawaii, the eldest of five children of Susanne ( née Riwai ), who is of Māori descent from New Zealand, and British - born David Settle. She is a graduate of Kahuku High School ( class of 1993 ), and an alumna of Southern Utah University. Career Broadway Settle made her Broadway debut in 2011 in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Shirley and in the ensemble. Settle originated the role of Norma Valverde in Hands on a Hardbody, a musical which ran briefly on Broadway in 2013, and is based on the 1997 documentary about real people competing to win a new truck. The TheatreMania reviewer wrote : `` Settle, as Norma, steals every scene she 's in. The spectacularly bizarre lead - in to her big number, ' Joy of the Lord, ' is more difficult to pull off than most Shakespearean monologues, and her solo vocals reveal a soulful, oversized gospel range that drives the Holy Spirit straight to the back of the theater. When she tearfully realizes what her faith in God may have wrought, it stings like a chigger bite. Settle 's touching performance should go on the shortlist for every Best Featured Actress prize in town. '' For this role, Settle was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Additionally, she was awarded the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway or Off - Broadway debut performance during the 2012 - 13 theatrical season. Settle played the role of Madame Thenardier in the revival of Les Misérables, starting in March 2014, and ending on March 1, 2015. Settle originated the role of Becky in the musical Waitress, which opened on Broadway on April 24, 2016, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre after premiering at the American Repertory Theater in August 2015. Other work Settle played the role of Tracy Turnblad in the national tour of Hairspray. In the review of the tour stop at the Kennedy Center in 2005, the Washington Post reviewer wrote : `` As for Settle, she is a fine Tracy, even if she looks too old for graduate school, let alone high school. '' She appeared in the national tour of the Lincoln Center production of South Pacific as Bloody Mary, starting in 2009. The reviewer for the Pioneer Press, Massachusetts, wrote : `` Better cast is Keala Settle, who plays the conniving Tonkinese trader lady Bloody Mary with a rolling gait, the venom of viper and -- buried deeply but achingly visible in strategic moments -- the maternal fierceness of a lioness. '' In November through December 2012, Settle played the role of Mrs. Fezziwig in the Pioneer Theatre Company ( Salt Lake City ) production of the musical A Christmas Carol. She played the role of the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine from July 31 to August 25, 2013. Settle performed in the Encores ! concert staging of Violet on July 17, 2013 with Sutton Foster, but did not move on to the Broadway revival due to taking the role Madame Thénardier in the revival of Les Misérables ; she was replaced in Violet by Annie Golden. Settle discussed her career path, noting that ``... I really am not a musical theatre performer. I 'm more an R&B singer and have been doing that my whole life. My mother is -- well, was -- also an R&B singer, in New Zealand... I was too busy wanting to sing backup or doing studio work singing chorus stuff, and singing backup for Gladys Knight in Vegas. '' Further, after her run in Hairspray, she stated that she ``... did n't know how to live in that world... '' and so for several years worked backstage with designers until she was cast in South Pacific. In 2017, Settle portrayed Lettie Lutz, a bearded lady, in the biographical musical drama film The Greatest Showman, alongside Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, and Zendaya. The song `` This Is Me '' from the film, principally sung by Settle, won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. On December 22, 2017, she released an extended play entitled Chapter One. In 2018, she was featured in `` Forbidden '', the newest Todrick Hall visual album, especially in the song called `` Forbidden '', a song against homophobia. Filmography The Greatest Showman ( 2017 ) Discography Soundtrack albums List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS CAN GER IRL JAP NZ KOR UK The Greatest Showman : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released : December 8, 2017 Label : Atlantic Records Format : CD, Digital download 5 17 RIAA : Platinum BPI : 3 × Platinum ARIA : Platinum MC : Gold RIAJ : Gold RMNZ : Platinum Extended plays Chapter One ( 2017 ) Singles List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS CAN FRA GER IRL JAP NZ KOR UK `` This Is Me '' ( with The Greatest Showman Ensemble ) 2017 58 10 74 52 55 11 17 13 9 RIAA : Gold ARIA : 2 × Platinum RMNZ : Gold BPI : Platinum MC : Gold The Greatest Showman : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Other charted songs List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS IRE FRA NZ UK `` The Greatest Show '' ( with Zac Efron, Hugh Jackman, Zendaya and The Greatest Showman Ensemble ) 2017 88 42 34 110 -- 20 RIAA : Gold ARIA : Gold BPI : Platinum The Greatest Showman : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack `` Come Alive '' ( with Hugh Jackman, Zendaya and Daniel Everidge ) -- -- 70 -- -- 55 BPI : Silver Notes Jump up ^ `` The Greatest Show '' did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Come Alive '' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Jump up ^ `` Come Alive '' did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 8 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart. References Jump up ^ `` Southern Utah University alum Keala Settle earns Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical '' Salt Lake Tribune, April 30, 2013 Jump up ^ ( 1 ) artandseek.net ^ Jump up to : Champion, Lindsay. `` Broadway Buzz. Hands on a Hardbody Showstopper Keala Settle on Growing Up Barefoot... '' broadway.com, March 14, 2013 Jump up ^ Burkitt, Bree. `` The greatest show woman : SUU alum Keala Settle finds success on screen and stage '' The Spectrum, January 10, 2018 Jump up ^ `` ' Priscilla Queen of the Desert ' Listing ' '' ibdb, accessed May 11, 2013 Jump up ^ Kaye, Kimberly. `` Review. ' Hands on a Hardbody ' '' theatermania.com, March 22, 2013 Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew ( 2013 - 04 - 22 ). `` Outer Critics Circle Nominees Announced ; Pippin Earns 11 Nominations ''. Playbill. Archived from the original on 2013 - 04 - 25. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 27. Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew ( 2013 - 04 - 29 ). `` Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards ; Giant and Hands on a Hardbody Lead the Pack ''. Playbill. Archived from the original on 2013 - 05 - 01. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Tony Awards 2013 nominees : Complete list ''. Los Angeles Times. 2013 - 04 - 30. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Buzz. Keala Settle Popped the Champagne on Nomination Morning '' broadway.com Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. `` Tom Hanks, Bertie Carvel, Valisia LeKae, Rob McClure and More Are Theatre World Award Winners '' Archived 2013 - 06 - 07 at the Wayback Machine. playbill.com, May 7, 2013 Jump up ^ Playbill Staff. `` Beyond the Barricades : ' Les Misérables ' Thénardier and Madame Thénardier '' Playbill, March 18, 2014 Jump up ^ Gioia, Michael. `` Caissie Levy, Andy Mientus, Keala Settle, Cliff Saunders and Kyle Scatliffe Take Final Bows in ' Les Misérables ' '' Playbill, March 1, 2015 Jump up ^ Viagas, Robert. `` ' Bullets Over Broadway ' Star Nick Cordero Joins Cast of Broadway - Bound ' Waitress ' '' Playbill, January 12, 2016 Jump up ^ Marks, Peter. Mostly, ' Hairspray ' Holds Up Well '' washingtonpost.com, July 18, 2005 Jump up ^ `` People, Keala Settle '' broadwayworld.com Jump up ^ Blank, Matthew. `` PHOTO CALL : ' South Pacific ' Tour Begins Rehearsal '' playbill.com, August 26, 2009 Jump up ^ Papatola, Dominic P. `` Theater review : ' South Pacific ' is very nearly an enchanted evening '' thetranscript.com, May 5, 2010 Jump up ^ Gioia, Michael. `` Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens ' ' Christmas Carol ', With Kevin Earley, Laura Hall, Opens Nov. 30 in Salt Lake City '' playbill.com, November 30, 2012 Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. `` Clay Aiken and Keala Settle Star in Ogunquit 's ' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ', Beginning July 31 '' playbill.com, July 31, 2013 Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. `` Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry, Van Hughes, Keala Settle, Christopher Sieber Star in One - Night - Only ' Violet ' July 17 '' Archived 2013 - 11 - 03 at the Wayback Machine. playbill.com, July 17, 2013 Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew. `` DIVA TALK : A Chat With ' Hands on a Hardbody ' Star Keala Settle '' Playbill, March 8, 2013 Jump up ^ Grobar, Matt ( November 17, 2017 ). `` The Greatest Showman Songwriters Benj Pasek & Justin Paul On The Revitalization Of The Original Hollywood Musical ''. Deadline Hollywood. Jump up ^ Chapter One itunes.apple.com, December 22, 2017 Jump up ^ Caulfield, Keith. `` ' The Greatest Showman ' Soundtrack Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart '' billboard.com, January 7, 2018 Jump up ^ `` ' The Greatest Showman ' '' australian-charts.com Jump up ^ `` Canadian Albums billboard.com Jump up ^ `` Album Details '' offiziellecharts.de Jump up ^ `` IRMA - Irish Charts ''. www.irma.ie. Jump up ^ `` 2018 年 02 月 26 日 ~ 2018 年 03 月 04 日 オリコン 週間 CD アルバム ランキング ''. oricon.co.jp. Jump up ^ https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4449 Jump up ^ `` 국내 대표 음악 차트 가온 차트 ! ''. gaonchart.co.kr. Jump up ^ `` the greatest showman full Official Chart History Official Charts Company ''. officialcharts.com. ^ Jump up to : riaa.com ^ Jump up to : `` BPI Awards '' bpi.co.uk Jump up ^ `` Albums Chart '' ariacharts.com.au Jump up ^ `` Gold / Platinum - Music Canada ''. musiccanada.com. Jump up ^ http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html Jump up ^ `` Albums Chart '' nztop40.co.nz Jump up ^ `` Music : Top 100 Songs Billboard Hot 100 Chart ''. billboard.com. Jump up ^ Hung, Steffen. `` australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal ''. www.australian-charts.com. Jump up ^ `` Canadian Music : Top 100 Songs Chart ''. billboard.com. Jump up ^ Hung, Steffen. `` lescharts.com - Les charts français ''. www.lescharts.com. Jump up ^ `` Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts ''. www.offiziellecharts.de. Jump up ^ `` IRMA - Irish Charts ''. www.irma.ie. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Japan Hot 100 Charts Billboard JAPAN ''. billboard-japan.com. Jump up ^ https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4453 Jump up ^ `` Gaon Download Chart -- Issue date : 2017.12. 24 -- 2017.12. 30 '' Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company ''. www.officialcharts.com. Jump up ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart Jump up ^ https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4457 Jump up ^ https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=This+Is+Me%20Keala+Settle Jump up ^ http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Keala+Settle&cat=s Jump up ^ http://www.irma.ie/#chartTab1 ( NOTE : Respective dates need to be searched ) Jump up ^ http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Keala+Settle&cat=s Jump up ^ http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Keala+Settle&cat=s Jump up ^ `` JACKMAN / SETTLE / EFRON / ZENDAYA full Official Chart History Official Charts Company ''. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52837/hugh-jackman-greatest-showman/ ^ Jump up to : `` NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart ''. Recorded Music NZ. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- The Greatest Showman Ensemble ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 28, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/SinglesAccreds2018.htm ^ Jump up to : `` BPI Awards - bpi '' ( To access, enter the search parameter `` Zendaya '' and select `` Search by Keyword '' ). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 9, 2018. External links Keala Settle on IMDb Keala Settle at the Internet Broadway Database VIAF : 305857145 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keala_Settle&oldid=854741665 '' Categories : American stage actresses Living people 1975 births New Zealand stage actresses Actresses from Hawaii People from Laie American people of New Zealand descent American people of Māori descent American people of British descent Southern Utah University alumni 21st - century American actresses American film actresses American Latter Day Saints American television actresses Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2018 Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Português Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 13 August 2018, at 13 : 27 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who played the bearded lady on the greatest showman
Answer: Keala Joan Settle