the National Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musicalvoted on by fansfor her performances on Aida's First National Tour before returning to Broadway's Palace Theatre. She reprised this role for a short time at The Muny Theater in St. Louis in the summer of 2006. In August 2007, she played Fantine in Les Misérables at The Muny. Simone has released five solo albums: Simone on Simone, All Is Well, Lisa Simone with Tromsø Big Band Live at the Edge, My World, and In Need of Love. Simone is married to Robert Kelly. Simone has appeared on Psychic Kids, the Larry King Show, and the Tyra Banks Show. Simone is also fluent in French, having been partly raised in Switzerland. She was featured on the France 24 program A l'Affiche'' on April 5, 2016. References External links Official Lisa Simone website Living people 1962 births American musical theatre actresses American women jazz singers American jazz singers United States Air Force airmen 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American women singers Nina Simone American contemporary R&B singers Acid jazz musicians American neo soul singers American folk singers