Kelley Abbey

Kelley Abbey (born 28 July 1966) is an Australian actress, choreographer, singer and dancer. She has been a leading performer and choreographer in TV, film and musical theatre for more than 20 years. She remains best known for her role on soap opera E Street as Jo-Jo Adams.

Awards

Abbey won the Green Room Award, Mo Award and Variety Heart awards for her performance as the lead in Sweet Charity. She also won a Mo Award for playing the lead in Fame the Musical which she also choreographed. She won the Green Room Award for her choreography in Fame and later restaged this show in Asia and South Africa.

Abbey played Sheila in the 2003 Australian cast of Hair and Rizzo in an arena production of Grease, and later choreographed an arena stadium tour of Grease – the Arena Spectacular. Other musicals Abbey has choreographed include Follies at the Sydney Opera House, Footloose and most recently Hugh Jackman's The Boy from Oz in the Arena for which she won a Helpmann Award along with Kenny Ortega.