Laura Osnes Laura Osnes Laura Ann Osnes (born November 19, 1985) is an American actress and singer known for her work on the Broadway stage. She has played starring roles in "Grease" as Sandy, "South Pacific" as Nellie Forbush, "Anything Goes" as Hope Harcourt, and "Bonnie and Clyde" as Bonnie Parker, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She also starred in the title role of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella" on Broadway, for which she received a Drama Desk Award and her second Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Osnes was born
Nellie Euphemia Coad Nellie Euphemia Coad Nellie Euphemia Coad (15 October 1883–6 September 1974) was a New Zealand teacher, community leader, and writer. She was an alumna of Wellington Girls' College and Victoria College, where she received her MA in 1914. Coad taught at Wellington Girls' College between 1917 and 1938, where she became "the head of the department of history, civics and geography," and authored several textbooks on the same subjects. She also participated in the New Zealand Women Teachers Association, where she fought for better salaries for female teachers and equal accommodations for female student athletes. After retiring from teaching, Coad