Trés Hanley
Très Hanley ( ) is an American and British actress and singer. Early life Hanley was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Her mother is of Italian descent and her father's family is from County Cork, Ireland. Hanley spent much of her childhood holidays traveling with her paternal grandmother to England to visit family and become enamored with London at an early age. Career Hanley, a coloratura soprano, trained as an opera singer and attended the Juilliard School in New York City. A teenage protégé of Leonard Bernstein, she was chosen by him to sing as the principal female soloist in concert at Lincoln Center where he conducted her singing his work "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide. In 1993 she played Polly Peachum in a London revival of The Beggar's Opera. She garnered much publicity for the role as she was the first non-British born actress to play the part since the musical was first performed in 1728. Hanley went on to call London 'home' and established herself as a respected TV actress, working with some of the best of British talent. Her U.K. credits include, The Spender, As Time Goes By, Casualty, Hale & Pace, and Murder