# Faith Prince
**Faith Prince** (born 1957) is an American singer and actress best known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Miss Adelaide in the 1992 Broadway revival of *Guys and Dolls*[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/faith-prince-56601). She was born in [Augusta, Georgia](https://www.edgepedia.org/augusta-georgia), and raised in [Lynchburg, Virginia](https://www.edgepedia.org/lynchburg-virginia), where she attended E. C. Glass [High School](https://www.edgepedia.org/high-school)[2](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Faith-Prince/). Over a career spanning more than four decades, she has appeared in roughly a dozen Broadway productions, on television in series such as *Huff* and *Spin City*, and in films including *Dave* and *Picture Perfect*[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-faith-prince-20161127-story.html) • [4](https://faith-prince.com/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / birth | Faith Prince, born 1957 in Augusta, Georgia; raised in Lynchburg, Virginia[2](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Faith-Prince/) |
| Signature role | Miss Adelaide in the 1992 Broadway revival of *Guys and Dolls*, opposite Nathan Lane as Nathan Detroit[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/) |
| Tony Awards | Winner, Best Actress in a Musical, 1992 (*Guys and Dolls*); nominations for *Jerome Robbins' Broadway* (1989), *Bells Are Ringing* (2001), and *A Catered Affair* (2008)[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/faith-prince-56601) |
| Other honors | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (1992); Outer Critics Circle Award for *Guys and Dolls* and for *Nick & Nora*[4](https://faith-prince.com/) |
| Education | Studied theater at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; honorary doctorate from the University of Cincinnati[2](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Faith-Prince/) • [6](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/faith-prince/profile/) |
| Television | Series regular on *Huff*; recurring roles on *Spin City*, *Drop Dead Diva*, *Melissa & Joey*, and *Modern Family*[4](https://faith-prince.com/) |
## Early career and Broadway debut
Prince developed an interest in theater while in high school, and while still in her early 20s she appeared in a revue staged at The Village Gate in [Greenwich Village](https://www.edgepedia.org/greenwich-village)[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/). This led to off-Broadway and regional productions of *Tintypes*, *Little Shop of Horrors*, *Guys and Dolls*, *Leave It to Jane*, *Groucho: A Life in Revue*, and *Living Color*[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/).
In 1986 she played Carrie Pepperidge in a Kennedy Center production of [Rodgers and Hammerstein](https://www.edgepedia.org/rodgers-and-hammerstein)'s *Carousel*[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/). Her Broadway debut came in the 1989 revue *Jerome Robbins' Broadway*, where she played the *Gypsy* character Tessie Tura; the show won the [Tony Award for Best Musical](https://www.edgepedia.org/tony-award-for-best-musical), and Prince received Tony and Drama Desk nominations for Best Featured Actress[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/) • [1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/faith-prince-56601). She later described working for Robbins as "very instructive," recalling that he was an extreme perfectionist[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-faith-prince-20161127-story.html).
## Miss Adelaide and the 1992 breakthrough
After the short-lived musical *Nick & Nora* (1991), which earned her an Outer Critics Circle Award, Prince returned to Broadway in the 1992 revival of *Guys and Dolls*[4](https://faith-prince.com/). Playing the perennially engaged nightclub singer Miss Adelaide opposite [Nathan Lane](https://www.edgepedia.org/nathan-lane)'s Nathan Detroit, she won the [Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical](https://www.edgepedia.org/tony-award-for-best-actress-in-a-musical) and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/faith-prince-56601). The Los Angeles Times points to her treatment of a single lyric in "Adelaide's Lament" as characteristic of her craft: she stretches a two-word aside, "See note," into a small comic discovery, communicating that Adelaide is an "average American female" satisfied at having solved a minor puzzle[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-faith-prince-20161127-story.html).
## Broadway roles since 1992
Prince has played both leading and character parts across revivals and new works. She starred opposite [Jerry Stiller](https://www.edgepedia.org/jerry-stiller) in Donald Margulies's play *What's Wrong with This Picture?* (1994), later took over the role of [Anna Leonowens](https://www.edgepedia.org/anna-leonowens) in a revival of *The King and I*, and starred with [Martin Short](https://www.edgepedia.org/martin-short) in the 1998 revival of *Little Me*[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/). In 2000 she stepped into the role of Gretta Conroy in *James Joyce's The Dead*, whose cast featured Christopher Walken[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/).
In the 2001 revival of the Comden-Green musical comedy *Bells Are Ringing*, she played Ella Peterson and received Tony and Drama Desk nominations[1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/faith-prince-56601); she also appeared that year as Belinda Blair in the revival of Michael Frayn's farce *Noises Off*[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/). She created the role of Aggie, a 1950s Bronx mother planning her daughter's wedding, in *A Catered Affair* (2008), opposite [Harvey Fierstein](https://www.edgepedia.org/harvey-fierstein) and [Tom Wopat](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-wopat), earning Tony and Drama Desk nominations[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/). Later Broadway credits include taking over the role of Ursula in Disney's *The Little Mermaid* on April 7, 2009, playing Miss Hannigan in the 2012 revival of *Annie*, starring as Shirley in the 2016 original musical *Disaster!*, and playing Valentina in the original *BOOP! The Musical* (2025)[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Faith-Prince/) • [4](https://faith-prince.com/) • [1](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/faith-prince-56601). She has also toured nationally as Mrs. Wilkinson in *Billy Elliot: The Musical*[4](https://faith-prince.com/).
## Television and film
On television, Prince was a series regular on Showtime's *Huff*, playing Kelly Knippers, the love interest of [Oliver Platt](https://www.edgepedia.org/oliver-platt), and had recurring roles on *High Society*, *Spin City* (five seasons), *Drop Dead Diva* (five seasons), *Melissa & Joey*, and *Modern Family*[4](https://faith-prince.com/). Guest appearances include *Remington Steele*, *Law & Order*, *Monk*, *House*, *Grey's Anatomy*, *Ugly Betty*, and *Happy Endings*[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Faith-Prince/).
Her film credits include *The Last Dragon* (1985), in which she sings and dances in the music-video spoof "Dirty Books"; *Dave* (1993); *My Father the Hero* (1994); *Friends at Last* (1995); *Picture Perfect* (1997); and *Our Very Own* (2005)[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/).
## Concert and cabaret work
Prince has performed with the Boston Pops, the Utah Symphony, the Cincinnati Pops, and the Philly Pops, and starred in the Orlando Philharmonic's concert version of *Sweeney Todd*[4](https://faith-prince.com/). In 2005 she presented her first cabaret show, *A Leap of Faith*, at Joe's Pub in New York City; a live recording of the show won an award[5](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/) • [4](https://faith-prince.com/). She has toured Australia with her *Annie* co-star Anthony Warlow, appearing at the [Sydney Opera House](https://www.edgepedia.org/sydney-opera-house), and toured her original show *Moving On* there[4](https://faith-prince.com/). Her album *Total Faith*, recorded at the Royal Room in Palm Beach, was released by Broadway Records[4](https://faith-prince.com/).
She also teaches, offering master classes and one-on-one coaching for performers; she has described the practice as a kind of "life coach" role for performing artists that did not exist when she was starting out[4](https://faith-prince.com/) • [3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-faith-prince-20161127-story.html).
## Personal life
Prince has been married to trumpeter Larry Lunetta for over 25 years; their son Henry Lunetta works as a music producer in Los Angeles[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-faith-prince-20161127-story.html). She and her family moved from New York to California in 2003, settling in Sacramento, near her husband's family[3](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-faith-prince-20161127-story.html).
## References
1. [Faith Prince, Broadway Cast & Staff, IBDB (Internet Broadway Database)](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/faith-prince-56601)
2. [Faith Prince (Actor), BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Faith-Prince/)
3. [Faith Prince brings her 'Faith-isms' to L.A. Opera's 'Wonderful Town', Los Angeles Times (2016)](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-faith-prince-20161127-story.html)
4. [About Faith Prince, faith-prince.com](https://faith-prince.com/)
5. [Faith Prince, The Official Masterworks Broadway Site](https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/faith-prince/)
6. [Faith Prince Biography, Broadway.com Buzz](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/faith-prince/profile/)
7. [Faith Prince Biography, Broadway.com Buzz (star file)](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/faith-prince/profile/)
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