Hope Levy
Actor
Folk-pop singer-songwriter Hope Levy is no stranger to folk music, having sung as a child on children’s records with the legendary Malvina Reynolds (Little Boxes, Magic Penny) and on her own 45-record titled “Hope and Her Friends” (with songs written by Marla Hunt “The Ace of Cups” and folk-celestial singer Laura Allan). Hope has a background in musical theatre, having performed lead roles in Los Angeles productions of “Les Misérables” at the Shubert Theatre, “The Rocky Horror Show” at the Tiffany Theatres (with David Arquette), the lead role of “Mary Bland” in Paul Bartel’s “Eating Raoul, The Musical” directed by Tony Award winner Scott Wittman at The Odyssey Theatres, Justin Tanner’s “Heartbreak Help” at The Cast Theatre, and sang a solo in the musicals “SHOWBOAT” at the Hollywood Bowl and “THE MUSIC MAN” the latter alongside Eric McCormack and Kristin Chenoweth.
Hope is also a working voice-over actress on numerous animated shows; she plays the “Mom” of Boss Baby in “Boss Baby: Back in Business” on Netflix, as well as voicing beloved characters in games, commercials, and live-action. She can be heard singing “Welcome to Duloc” in DreamWorks “SHREK” and singing in the language of Na’vi in James Cameron’s “AVATAR.”
She is also the voice in the iconic beloved game and the reboot as well as voicing Rebecca Chambers in “RESIDENT EVIL: BIOHAZARD”.
Hope currently lends her voice to the Los Angeles band “Circlons,” where recent Southern California gigs include Blipsy Bar, The Vine, Cinema Bar, and the upcoming International Pop Overthrow, and has had the pleasure of performing her folk-pop songs at The Hotel Café, The Federal Bar (in part with Hollowbody LA), The Trip, Redwood Bar and Cinema Bar. Hope’s music and CDs are in the vein of a Jill Sobule meets Susan Werner, and can be found streaming on Spotify (“Menagerie” and “Far Sawrey”).
When Hope is not performing her folk cabaret “The Connie Converse Universe” at festivals and other special events, she can be found taking a slightly altered version of it to another universe; Assisted living facilities which populate Los Angeles with a demographic in much need of out of the box shows that delight, intrigue, touch and entertain! Hope is excited to be making her Hollywood Fringe Festival 2024 debut.
