After moving to New York as a teen to pursue a career in acting and dancing, she went on to star in several Broadway productions and appear in movies and TV shows.
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Pamela Blair, ‘A Chorus Line’ and ‘All My Children’ Actress, Dies at 73
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Pamela Blair, original performer of comedic ‘Chorus Line’ gem, dies at 73
Pamela Blair, who originated the role of the surgically enhanced Valerie Clark in the Broadway smash A Chorus Line, died Sunday at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, following a lengthy illness. She was…
After moving to New York as a teen to pursue a career in acting and dancing, she went on to star in several Broadway productions and appear in movies and TV shows.
Blair co-star Baayork Lee wrote: “I am very sad to say my Sagittarian sister Pam Blair has gone to play with her [‘A Chorus Line’] colleagues among the clouds.”
A dancer and actress, Pamela Blair's small-town-to-Broadway story became part of the character Valerie in the original cast of "A Chorus Line" and she defined one of the show's comedic highlights, a musical ode to cosmetic surgery and newfound curves.
As Val, one of the dancers in the hit Broadway musical, she sang a memorable song explaining how she got work by enhancing her body through cosmetic surgery.
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