birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title birth_name
madison , wisconsin 28 march 1969 domenick allen -lrb- ? - present -rrb- 1 child 1991 -- present leigh zimmerman
 leigh michelle zimmerman
leigh zimmerman

leigh zimmerman -lrb- born march 28 , 1969 -rrb- is an american actress , singer and dancer .
she has appeared on broadway in `` the will rogers follies '' , `` crazy for you '' and `` a funny thing happened on the way to the forum '' with nathan lane and in london 's west end in `` the seven year itch '' , `` chicago '' , `` the producers '' and `` a chorus line '' , for which she won an olivier award in 2013 .
in 1992 , she had a minor but memorable role in '' '' as a woman who has a run-in with burglars harry & marv .
in april 2001 leigh made a huge splash in the west end starring as velma kelly , opposite denise van outen in `` chicago '' for an unprecedented one-year contract .
in 2002 , she was asked to work for the second time with director susan stroman to create for the west end the role of the girl in the yellow dress in `` contact '' , once again at the queens theatre .
during that time , leigh completed feature film work on `` proof '' with gwyneth paltrow and anthony hopkins , `` red light runners '' with harvey keitel , `` the defender '' with dolph lundgren , and `` submerged '' with steven seagal .
in 2004 , leigh was asked to play the role of miriam in the controversial play , `` three on a couch '' , by the nobel prize winning scientist , carl djerrassi and worked closely with him to shape the play for the legendary london fringe theatre , the kings head .
leigh then starred as leslie peters in the television docudrama '' '' for the fx channel and as tamsin reed on bbc 's `` doctors '' .
leigh was thrilled when she was asked to create the role of ulla in london 's west end production of `` the producers '' , and her portrayal earned her an olivier award nomination for best leading actress in 2004 .
during her run as ulla in london from 2004 -- 2006 , leigh accepted leading roles in several more highly acclaimed film and television projects .
she played the english double agent , helen harlow , alongside brian cox , in itv 's `` the outsiders '' .
she starred as the scottish police sergeant , sergeant beasley , in the bbc hit comedy `` feel the force '' .
she also had a leading role as the american desperate housewife , megan , in ben elton 's comedy series `` blessed '' for the bbc .
in 2006 , leigh appeared in several high profile feature films .
she portrayed christine snyder in `` united 93 '' directed by paul greengrass for universal and working title films .
she spoke fluent spanish as the gothic siren , irene , in the soon to be released spanish film , `` la luna en botella '' -lrb- `` moon in a bottle '' -rrb- for ikiru films in madrid and barcelona .
leigh also stars as the california love guru , candy connor , in the upcoming british independent film , `` are you ready for love '' for carnaby films .
in early 2007 , leigh returned to the us when she was asked to open the las vegas company of `` the producers '' , reprising her role as ulla .
in early 2009 leigh returned to the musical `` chicago '' in london 's west end to play velma kelly at the cambridge theatre .
she performed alongside aoife mulholland as roxie hart and jerry springer as billy flynn .
leigh guested on cbs 's `` numbers '' .
in early 2013 , zimmerman played sheila in the west end revival of `` a chorus line '' .
for this role she won the laurence olivier award for best performance in a supporting role in a musical .
