Anna Leonowens eccentric Victorian female traveler". The novel was adapted as a hit musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, "The King and I" (1951), starring Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, which ran 1,246 performances on Broadway and was also a hit in London and on tour. In 1956, a film version was released, with Deborah Kerr starring in the role of Leonowens and Brynner reprising his role as the king. Revived many times on stage (with Brynner starring in revivals until 1985), the musical has remained a favourite of the theatregoing public. The humorous depiction of Mongkut as a polka-dancing despot, as well
Deborah Gates as "Oliver & Company" and video games like "Guild Wars". She played the lead role of American journalist Helen Foster Snow in the Chinese film "Yi ge mao xian de mei guo nu ren". Deborah Gates Deborah Gates is an American actress and director who founded the acting company Shakespeare at Play in Los Angeles, California that specializes in abridged versions of Shakespeare’s works for young audiences. Gates has played many classical roles, including Ophelia in Mark Ringer's staging of "Hamlet," Kate in "Taming of the Shrew," Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" at