Patti Murin (born September 28,^[1] 1980)^[2][3] is an American actress, singer and dancer. OnBroadway, she has originated the title role inLysistrata Jones (2011) andPrincess Anna inFrozen (2018). She also had a recurring role as Dr. Nina Shore in theNBC medical dramaChicago Med from 2016 to 2019.

Patti Murin was born and raised inHopewell Junction, New York,^[4] attendedJohn Jay High School (Hopewell Junction, New York) and graduated fromSyracuse University in 2002, where she majored in musical theatre and was a member of theSyracuse Orange cheerleading squad.^[5][6]

Murin began her career inregional theatre, playing Polly Baker inCrazy for You in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.^[7][8] HerOff-Broadway debut was in 2005 in the staged concert of theElizabeth Diggs-Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt stage musicalMirette withYork Theatre Company.^[9] She next playedBelle in a national tour ofBeauty and the Beast (2006)^[10][11]

Murin made herBroadway debut in the musicalXanadu in 2007–2008 as a swing, understudy and then replacement in the leading role ofClio/Kira.^[4][6] In her next Broadway appearance, she originated the title role inLysistrata Jones in 2012.^[12] Among other roles in regional and other stage productions, she playedGlinda Upland in the first national tour ofWicked (2012–2013).^[13] She played pathologist Nina Shore on theNBCmedical drama television seriesChicago Med, which she joined in 2016^[14] and recurred until 2019.^[15]

Murin was the originalPrincess Anna in the musicalFrozen which opened on Broadway at theSt. James Theatre in March 2018.^[16] She also performed as Anna during the workshops and 2017 out of town tryout at theBuell Theatre inDenver, Colorado.^[17][18] Murin played her final performance in the role on February 16, 2020.^[19]

She appears in theHallmark Channel filmLove on Iceland with her husbandColin Donnell, which aired in January 2020.^[20]

Murin released a joint album withColin Donnell titledSomething Stupid in 2022. The album, released onBroadway Records, was produced by Robbie Rozelle, co-produced byYasuhiko Fukuoka, and arranged and orchestrated by Luke Williams.

In 2025, Murin reprised the role of Princess Anna inFrozen atthe Muny in St. Louis, Missouri.^[21]

Murin's first husband was Curtis Holbrook, her co-star in the Broadway production ofXanadu from 2009 until their divorce in 2013.^[22] On June 19, 2015, Murin married herLove's Labour's Lost co-starColin Donnell in New York City.^[23] Their daughter, Cecily, was born on July 14, 2020.^[24] In October 2022, the couple announced that Murin was pregnant with their second child.^[25]Their second daughter, Lorelai, was born on April 2, 2023.

• Official website
• Patti Murin at theInternet Broadway Database
• Patti Murin atIMDb
• Patti Murin at theInternet Off-Broadway Database (archived)

• 1980 births
• Living people
• People from Hopewell Junction, New York
• Dancers from New York (state)
• 21st-century American singers
• 21st-century American actresses
• American musical theatre actresses
• Syracuse Orange cheerleaders

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