Terry Saunders

Terry Saunders
Died	2012
Occupation(s)	Actress and Singer
Years active	1942–1972[1]
Known for	The King And I

Terry Saunders was a film and Broadway performer. She is most widely known for playing Lady Thiang in the film and stage versions of The King And I, first as a replacement on Broadway,[1] then in the film,[2] performing the song "Something Wonderful" in both. Saunders had five other roles on Broadway [1] and guest starred on an episode of Make Room For Daddy.[3] She died in 2012.[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	The King And I	Lady Thiang

Stage

Year	Title	Role(s)	Venue	Notes	Ref.
1942	The Time, The Place and the Girl	ensemble	Mansfield Theatre	Broadway debut	[5][6]
1944	Bloomer Girl	Delia (replacement)	Shubert Theatre		[7]
1950	Kiss Me, Kate	Lilli Vanessi/ Katherine	Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera		[8]
	Roberta	Stephanie, the assistant to Roberta
1951	Show Boat	Julie
	Music in the Air	Marthe, understudy Frieda Hatfield	Ziegfeld Theatre		[9]
1954	The King and I	Lady Thiang (replacement)	St. James Theatre		[10]
		Lady Thiang	US tour		[11]
1960	Damn Yankees	Meg	San Bernardino Civic Light Opera		[12]
1962	Milk and Honey	Ruth (replacement)	Martin Beck Theatre		[13]
1963		Ruth	US & Canada tour		[14]
1966	Show Boat	Julie	Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera		[8]
1972	Follies	Christine Crane (replacement)	Winter Garden Theatre		[15]
		Meredith Lane, standby Phyllis Rogers Stone, standby Carlotta Campion	US tour		[16]
1974	Bitter Sweet	Manon	The Muny		[17]
1976	The King and I	Lady Thiang	US tour		[18]
1978	Damn Yankees	Meg	The Muny		[19]
	The Sound of Music	Mother Abbess	US tour		[20]

References

1. League, The Broadway. "Terry Saunders – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
2. "The King and I". 29 June 1956. Retrieved 18 October 2016 – via IMDb.
3. "My Fair Vocal Coach". 10 December 1956. Retrieved 18 October 2016 – via IMDb.
4. "News from the Tony Awards - TonyAwards.com - The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® - Official Website by IBM". TonyAwards.com. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
5. "The Time, the Place and the Girl – Broadway Musical – 1942 Revival". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
6. "Terry Saunders – Broadway Cast & Staff". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
7. "Bloomer Girl – Broadway Musical – Original". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
8. "Terry Saunders - Artist Database - Pittsburgh CLO". Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
9. "Music in the Air – Broadway Musical – 1951 Revival". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
10. "The King and I – Broadway Musical – Original". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
11. "The King and I – Broadway Musical – 1954-1955 Tour". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
12. "'DAMN YANKEES' HIT FOR CAPACITY HOUSE". The San Bernardino County Sun. 30 March 1960. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
13. "Milk and Honey – Broadway Musical – Original". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
14. "Milk and Honey – Broadway Musical – Tour". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
15. "Follies – Broadway Musical – Original". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
16. "Follies – Broadway Musical – Tour". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
17. "'Bitter Sweet' At Park Opera". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 11 August 1974. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
18. "The King and I – Broadway Musical – Tour". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
19. "Browns at Muny". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 6 August 1978. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
20. Croan, Robert (28 November 1978). "Sound of Music Still a Favorite". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 31 March 2024.