8 - J. Elaine Marcos
b'J. Elaine\\xa0was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. At age\\xa09, she felt\\xa0the first adrenaline rush of "getting a laugh" on stage at a\\xa0performing arts\\xa0camp, and from that moment on, J. Elaine\'s mission has been to\\xa0incorporate laughter\\xa0into everything she did, be it\\xa0in her dance competitions, in french class or even as the Student Council President of her High School. \\xa0\\nJ. Elaine moved to New York City, pounded the pavement\\xa0and graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy as a true quadruple\\xa0threat; singer, dancer, actor, comedian.\\xa0At the time of graduation, J. Elaine was offered The National Tour of A Chorus Line.\\xa0\\xa0She\\xa0would revisit that iconic show 3 more times in different stages of her career, always playing "Connie Wong, it\'s always been Connie Wong", under the direction of the one and only Baayork Lee.\\nJ. Elaine made her Broadway debut in 1999 in Miss Saigon and continued to work on\\xa0Broadway in the revivals of Flower Drum Song with Lea Salonga, Wonderful Town\\xa0with Brooke Shields, Sweet Charity\\xa0with Christina\\xa0Applegate,\\xa0A Chorus Line\\xa0with Mario Lopez, and as "Lily St. Regis" opposite Jane Lynch in Annie. J.Elaine originated roles in The Wedding Singer as Imelda Marcos, and as scene stealer "Cynthia"\\xa0in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Yes, she was that\\xa0gal with the iconic ping pong number. It should be noted that J. Elaine\\xa0has had the opportunity to shoot ping pong balls into the audience in two different Broadway shows, without the use of a paddle.\\xa0\\nIn 2008, after an ACL knee injury, J. Elaine chass\\xe9d\\xa0away from musicals to pursue comedy in film and television. J.\\xa0Elaine made her feature film debut in\\xa0Morning Glory\\xa0opposite Rachel McAdams playing "Lisa Bartlett" and continued to appear\\xa0on the big screen in\\xa0St. Vincent\\xa0with Bill Murray,\\xa0Before I Disappear, and in the critically acclaimed documentary Every Little Step, which chronicles the emotional audition process for the Broadway Revival of\\xa0A Chorus Line.\\xa0She has worked on 2 Broke Girls, Grace and Frankie,\\xa030 Rock, Rescue Me,\\xa0and\\xa0Law & Order: SVU.\\xa0\\nAs a comedian now living in LA, J. Elaine writes and produces her own comedy Blog Motivational Mondays with "V" on her YouTube Channel\\xa0as well as continuing to produce\\xa0her own brand of comedy which incorporates everything a Broadway gypsy does well; \\xa0singing, dancing, acting, and anything else\\xa0to get a laugh.\\xa0\\nwww.jelainemarcos.org\\n#podcast #confessionsofanactress #new #newepisode #actress #broadway #friday #jelainemarcos #meredithpatterson #jessetylerferguson #barrettfoa #dancastellaneta #stephanieblock #christineebersole #rosieodonnell #chasebrock #baayorklee #bobavian #achorusline #whatIdidforlove #conniewong #annmiller #makebelieve #mariskahargitay #pingpongballs #selfhelp #tonyrobbins #lawandordersvu #improv #goldenhandcuffs #rentlive #amda #amdaallumni #mirandasings #motivationalmondays #dancer #triplethreat #quadruplethreat #truth #authentic #funny #comedy #DontRingTheBell #NavySeal #vacation #ChaseBrock #LaughIn #Annie #BreneBrown#FeelTheFearAndDoItAnyway\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message'