Draft:Hannah Elless

Hannah Elless is an American actress, singer, and painter. She is best known for her role as Margo Crawford in the Broadway production of Bright Star written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. She made her television debut on HBO’s The Deuce.

Early life and Education
Elless grew up in Southwest Michigan. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Western Michigan University. While in college she was awarded "Best Music Theatre Partner" at the American College Theatre Festival and was a 2008-2009 nominee for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship recognizing and honoring outstanding student performers.

Career
Elless made her Broadway debut in the 2012 revival of Stephen Schwartz's Godspell. Her other Broadway credits include Jack Thorne's A Christmas Carol and originating the role of Margo Crawford in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Bright Star. Deadline called Elless' performance in Bright Star "radiant." The New York Times described Elless' portrayal of Margo as "genially wry."

Her most recent project has her starring as Mary Follett in Lynn Ahrens' and Stephen Flaherty's new musical, Knoxville, based on both the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Death in the Family, by James Agee, and the Pulitzer Prize winning play, All the Way Home, by Tad Mosel. Elless was described as "powerful in her performance" by Sarasota Magazine.