Elena Roger
Elena Roger
Elena Silvia Rogeris an Argentine actress who won the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Édith Piaf in Piaf. She has also appeared in the West End in Evita, Boeing-Boeing, and Passion...
NationalityArgentinian
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth27 October 1974
knows ifs
I don't know if vocally I am so great.
night safe behind-you
Sometimes Buenos Aires is not so safe. You are scared to have someone behind you at night.
dancing singing stories
I like to tell stories through dancing and singing.
play broadway
I would like to play Broadway!
mother sunday phones
Sunday is the day I connect with Buenos Aires. I speak to or text my mother every day, but on Sunday I phone everyone.
home spending-time spending
I really enjoy spending time at home.
grandmother childhood mind
My grandmother taught me to knit, and as I knit, my mind returns to my childhood.
party lovely too-much
I met Patti LuPone and Elaine Paige in a party. I didnt speak too much with Patti, but she was lovely with me.
singing acting age
At the age of 15 I began my singing lessons, and once I became a professional performer, I dove into acting.
fans room run worry
I keep everything fans give me, if I can, but I do worry about when I run out of room in my house!
love
I love to be awful. There's nothing wrong with being awful.
gave instead
'Piaf' I did it because I wanted to do more theater instead of only musicals, and someone gave me the book and said to me, 'You have to do it.'
dream english given good london opportunity theatre work
London has this culture of the theatre that is so big, it was a like a dream - but I never had a thought to be able to play here because my English was not very good. So being given the opportunity to come work here was like a gift.
love shows wake
When I am working, I have two shows on Saturday, and when I wake up, and it's a lovely day, I just cry. I'm joking: I love my job.