Nichola McAuliffe is an English actress.
Biography[]
Born in Surrey, England, McAuliffe trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and appeared in a number of television roles, including as Sheila Sabatini in Surgical Spirit and Anita Scott in Coronation Street. She also provided the voice of James Bond's BMW in Tomorrow Never Dies.
Also an acclaimed stage actress, McAuliffe won acting awards at the Edinburgh Fringe for her performances in A Bed Among the Lentils and Maurice's Jubilee, which she also penned.
Singing[]
McAuliffe first sang as Queen Victoria in Poppy before giving award winning performances as Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me, Kate and Baroness Bomburst in the original production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She also appeared as the formidable Katisha in The Mikado.
Stage[]
Poppy (1984)[]
- The Bounty of the Earth (solo)
- The Blessed Trinity (contains solo lines)
Kiss Me, Kate (1987)[]
- Wunderbar (duet)
- So in Love (solo)
- We Open in Venice (contains solo lines)
- I Hate Men (solo)
- Kiss Me, Kate (contains solo lines)
- From This Moment On (duet)
- I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple (solo)
- Kiss Me, Kate (Reprise = Finale)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002)(originated the role)[]
- Chu-Chi Face (duet)
- The Bombie Samba (contains solo lines)
The Mikado (2008)[]
- Mi-ya Sa-ma (contains solo lines)
- See how the Fates their gifts allot (contains solo lines)
- Alone, and yet alive (solo)
- There is beauty in the bellow of the blast (duet)
- Finale Act II
Gallery[]
