Phoebe Strole

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title: "Phoebe Strole" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["21st-century-american-actresses", "american-film-actresses", "american-television-actresses", "american-video-game-actresses", "1983-births", "living-people", "musicians-from-fort-worth,-texas", "actresses-from-fort-worth,-texas", "tisch-school-of-the-arts-alumni", "american-stage-actresses"] description: "American actress and singer (born 1983)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Strole" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actress and singer (born 1983) ::

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Field	Value
name	Phoebe Strole
birth_date
birth_place	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
years_active	2001–present
occupation	Actress
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| name = Phoebe Strole | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | birth_name = | years_active = 2001–present | occupation = Actress Phoebe Strole (born January 22, 1983) is an American actress who is best known for originating the role of Anna in the 2006 Broadway musical Spring Awakening.

Strole is an actress graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2006. She has appeared in several stage productions, including Mourning Becomes Electra, Parade, The Metal Children, and Kung Fu. Strole has worked in film and television, starring in Sorority Wars and Hamlet 2, and appearing in shows like Rescue Me, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 30 Rock, and Glee. She was nominated for a Grammy award in 2008 for Best Musical Show Album for her work in Spring Awakening.

Early life

Strole was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from Southwest High School in Fort Worth. While in high school, Strole performed in several productions at Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, including Evita, Violet and Bye Bye Birdie. In 2001, Strole starred as Jean in A Different Moon at the Penguin Repertory Theatre in Stony Point, New York. Additional Penguin Rep credits include Animal of the Year.

She graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama. Tisch credits include a reading of When Grace Comes In opposite Marcia Gay Harden.

Stage career

Strole is perhaps best known for her role in the Broadway musical Spring Awakening in which she played the role of Anna and understudied the roles of Wendla and Ilse. She played the role from the musical's Broadway debut on December 10, 2006 through July 19, 2008. She also played the same role in the original Off Broadway production earlier during the summer of 2006. Phoebe shared her final performance in Spring Awakening on July 19, 2008 with fellow costars Skylar Astin, Remy Zaken, Brian Charles Johnson and Lilli Cooper. She was the eldest OBC playing a principal role, having been 23 when cast.

Strole was a cast member in The New Group production of Eugene O'Neill's play Mourning Becomes Electra at the Alcorn Theatre in New York, which ran from January 27 to April 18, 2009.

Strole performed in Parade at the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles from September 24 to November 19, 2009.

Strole played the role of Vera Dundee in The Metal Children, written and directed by Adam Rapp, from May 5 to June 13, 2010 at the Vineyard Theatre. From March through April 2012, she appeared in Dan LeFranc's The Big Meal at Playwrights Horizons.

She was seen alongside Edie Falco in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of The Madrid, which began previews on February 5, 2013, and opened on February 26, 2013. The show ran until May 5, 2013, after it had been extended.

Strole appeared in the Signature Theatre Company production of Kung Fu by David Henry Hwang. The play ran from February 4 through April 6, 2014 at the Pershing Square Signature Center. In October 2014, Strole played Lena in The Other Room, a solo show performed as part of Premieres' Inner Voices series.

In 2022, she took part in the HBO documentary film Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, which saw the 15 year reunion of the original cast of the musical.

Film and television

Strole starred in The Time Travelers Convention, an original musical podcast about her trying to travel back in time into the dinosaur age. The musical premiered on YouTube on January 11, 2011.

In 2006, she narrated the part of Clare, alongside Fred Berman, who narrated the part of Henry, in an audiobook version of The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger which was published by Audible and HighBridge and runs a length of approximately 17 hours and 38 minutes.

Television credits include a recurring role as Jennifer on the FX Network's show Rescue Me. She has also had guest lead appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 30 Rock, Mercy and Stella.

Strole starred as Sara in the 2009 film Sorority Wars. Strole starred as Epiphany Sellars in the 2008 film Hamlet 2 alongside Steve Coogan and her Spring Awakening co-star Skylar Astin. She sang "Raped in the Face" and "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" on the soundtrack with Astin and Coogan. Additional movie credits include Descent and My One and Only.

Strole's friend, Lea Michele, announced on Twitter on August 22, 2013, that Strole was set to appear on Glee during its fifth season. Her character, Penny Owen, was a sophomore in college and Sam Evans' new love interest. She appeared in two episodes.

Grammy awards

• Nomination/Win 2008: Best Musical Show Album Spring Awakening (Musical)

Filmography

Stage

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Year	Title	Role	Company/Venue
2001	A Different Moon	Jean	Penguin Repertory Theatre
2006–2008	Spring Awakening	Anna	Atlantic Theater Company
2009	Mourning Becomes Electra	Hazel Niles	The New Group
2009	Parade	Essie	Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles)
2010	The Metal Children	Vera Dundee	Vineyard Theatre
2011	F2M	Lucy	New York Stage and Film
2012	The Big Meal	Nicole	Playwrights Horizons
2013	The Madrid	Sarah	Manhattan Theatre Club
2014	Kung Fu	Linda	Signature Theatre Company
2014	The Other Room	Lena	Premieres
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Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Descent	Innocent Girl
2008	Hamlet 2	Epiphany Sellars
2009	My One and Only	Wendy
2009	Sorority Wars	Sara Snow	Television film
2011	The Lonely Pair		Short film
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Rescue Me	Jennifer	3 episodes: "Inches", "Alarm", "Immortal"
2005	Stella	Teenage Girl	Episode: "Amusement Park"
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Alexis Kippes	2 episodes: "In the Wee Small Hours" (parts 1 & 2)
2009	30 Rock	Becca	Episode: "Goodbye, My Friend"
2010	Mercy	Lily	Episode: "We're All Adults"
2013	Glee	Penny Owen	2 episodes: "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds",
"A Katy or a Gaga"
2014	Submissions Only	Jill Peters	Episode: "Box of Dirt"
2018	GLOW	Susan	2 episodes: "Mother of All Matches",
"Work the Leg"
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Video games

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Bully	Lola Lombardi	voice and motion capture
2007	Manhunt 2	Daniel's Daughter, Asylum PA	motion capture
2008	Grand Theft Auto IV	Business Woman
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References

References

1. Rose, Mike. (January 22, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 22, 2023 includes celebrities Diane Lane, Guy Fieri".
2. (December 8, 2006). "It's Springtime for Local Actress". Star-Telegram.
3. The Metal Children – Off-Broadway. (June 2, 2010). "Phoebe Strole on Spring Awakening Memories and Seducing Billy Crudup in The Metal Children | Broadway Buzz". Broadway.com.
4. James F. Cotter,For the Times Herald-Record. (August 16, 2002). "Penguin's 'Moon' full of emotion". recordonline.com.
5. http://rrsweetnamdesign.com/A-Different-Moon.php {{Dead link. (March 2022)
6. (March 7, 2014). "Spring Awakening – Tickets | Broadway's Best Shows | Broadway's Best Shows". Broadwaysbestshows.com.
7. Original Cast biographies, ''Spring Awakening'', Broadway Musical Playbill. December 10, 2006.
8. Mourning Becomes Electra. (December 18, 2008). "Casting Complete for New Group's Mourning Becomes Electra | Broadway Buzz". Broadway.com.
9. "Parade | Sept 24 – Nov 15, 2009 | Los Angeles". Center Theatre Group.
10. "THE METAL CHILDREN at Vineyard Theatre".
11. (February 2, 2012). "Anita Gillette, Phoebe Strole, David Wilson Barnes and More Will Bite into The Big Meal in NYC". Playbill.
12. Brantley, Ben. "The Madrid-2013". The New York Times.
13. (January 9, 2014). "Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua and More Join David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu; Complete Casting Announced". Playbill.
14. (September 18, 2014). "Andrea Frierson & Phoebe Strole Set for Premieres' INNER VOICES, Begin. 10/4". BroadwayWorld.com.
15. [http://www.thetimetravelersconvention.com/ "The Time Travelers Convention"] {{webarchive. link. (October 8, 2007 ''thetimetravelersconvention.com''. Retrieved April 10, 2011.)
16. [http://movies.broadwayworld.com/article/Nick_Blaemire_Phoebe_Stole_to_Appear_in_THE_TIME_TRAVELERS_CONVENTION_20110111 "Nick Blaemire & Phoebe Stole to Appear in THE TIME TRAVELERS CONVENTION"] ''broadwayworld.com'', January 11, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
17. Michele, Lea. (August 22, 2013). "Such amazing news that two of my very best friends are going to be on #Glee this year! @ddlovato & @PhoebeStrole!". Twitter.
18. (August 23, 2013). "Glee: Meet Sam's Season 5 Love Interest".

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