Cats Characters Victoria
She is portrayed by francesca hayward.
Cats characters victoria. Judi dench as old deuteronomy dench will play a gender flipped version of old deuteronomy the leader of the jellicle tribe in charge of choosing which cat will ascend to the heaviside layer to be reborn. Her movements are graceful elegant and timid although she is not shy around the rum tum tugger. Victoria the youngest of the cats is new to the tribe. Victoria also known as the white cat is a principal character in the 1981 musical cats written by andrew lloyd webber based on t.
The american idol alum plays the infamous grizabella the glamour cat of the movie a main character in the film. Cats 1998 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Victoria is a young cat the eldest of the four female kittens. One of the few character names not seemingly plucked from an edwardian fairytale name generator victoria is a shy naive white kitten who finds herself part of the jellicle tribe.
The role of victoria in past productions of cats has been played by phyllida crowley smith pictured above also an english ballerina. Francesca hayward plays victoria in cats 2019 live action remake. She is one of the kinder and more accepting cats like jemima sillabub and is well liked by the rest of the tribe. Universal who is francesca hayward who plays victoria in the cats live action remake.
Most recently she has held the position of principal at the royal ballet in london and she joined the company back in 2010. Eliot s 1939 old possum s book of practical cats. Francesca hayward is an english ballet dancer. Primarily a dance role with no solo singing parts playing victoria demands extensive ballet training and a high degree of flexibility.
Kind and empathetic she has an inner fire and strength.