Deborah Van Valkenburgh Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied at the New York University School of Social Work for a time during early 1980s
• Studied ballet at the Ballet Arts Carnegie Hall
• Studied voice with Kirk Nurock and Richard Green, and improvisation with Daniel Richter
• Studied acting with John Shea and William Esper
• Studied puppet production with Him Henson of "The Muppet Show․"
• Studied modern dance with James Cunningham
• Started acting career working on Broadway appearing in the show "Hair," as well as plays off-Broadway such as "Honeybee," "Six Characters in Search of an Author," "The Tempest," "Hay Fever," and more
• Quote: "(Regarding living the life of an actor) "[It's] the luxury of becoming acquainted with so many different kinds of people that exist in our life time, or in previous lifetimes․ It's an amazing treat to be able to inhabit all of these characters․""
• Best known for her work on "The Governor's Wife," "Too Close for Comfort," "The Warriors," "The Devil's Rejects," and "Streets of Fire․"