Conservatoire for dance and musical theatre
Helen Anker

Helen is a West End and Broadway leading lady and is currently playing Tanya in the UK & International Tour of Mamma Mia!

Her theatre credits include Heartbreak House (The Union Theatre), Guinevere in Camelot (Chanhassen Theatre), Mrs Mullin in Carousel (Houston Grand Opera), Perfect Timing (Theatre 40), The Full Catastrophe (Contemporary American Theatre Festival), Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (Guthrie Theatre), The Odd Couple (Pioneer Theatre Company, Salt Lake City), The 39 Steps (Milwaukee Rep), Curtains (Paper Mill Theatre), Medda in Newsies (Paper Mill Playhouse), Miss Olsen in Promises, Promises (The Broadway Theatre, New York), Cappuccino Girls (Welsh Tour), It’s A Wonderful Life (The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich), The Thorn Birds (UK Tour), Mrs Phagan/Sally Slaton in Parade (Donmar Warehouse), On The Town (ENO), Alvaro’s Balcony (Landor Theatre), Aunt Em/Glinda in The Wizard Of Oz (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Dames At Sea (Eastbourne Theatres), The Soldier’s Tale (UK Tour), Ivy Smith in On The Town (London Coliseum), Zelda Fitzgerald in Beautiful & Damned (Lyric Theatre), Judy Turner in A Chorus Line (Sheffield Crucible), Cats (Cameron Mackintosh Ltd), Iris in Fame (Collins and Co), Oklahoma! (Royal National Theatre) and Crazy For You (Mike Ockrent).

Helen’s Film & TV credits include Ted 2 (Universal Pictures), Cinderella (Disney), The Good Wife (CBS), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC), White Collar (USA Network TV), Holby City (BBC Television) and Oklahoma – The Movie (Oklahoma Productions).