directed a revival of Stepping Out in the West End Vaudeville Theatre in 2017. Personal life Friedman has two sons: Toby Sams-Friedman (b. 1994) with director and writer Jeremy Sams; and Alfie Friedman (b. 2002) with cameraman Oleg Poupko. She was married to dancer Roland Brine; her boyfriend is Adrian Der Gregorian. Stage productions Fiddler on the Roof (Golde) (2019) The Woman in White (Marian) Ragtime (Mother) (2003) (Olivier Award – Best Actress in a Musical) By Extra Special Arrangement Chicago (Roxie Hart) (1998) The Witches of Eastwick (Sukie) Blues in the Night By Special Arrangement (Olivier Award Best Entertainment) Passion (Fosca) (1996) (Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical) Lady in the Dark (Liza Elliot) April in Paris Ghetto (Hayyah) (1989) Sunday in the Park with George (Dot) (1990) Merrily We Roll Along (Haymarket Theatre, Leicester) (1992) The Break of Day (Royal Court, 1995) Square Rounds The King and I (Royal Albert Hall) Filmography Heil Honey I'm Home! (unaired episodes) Red Dwarf Casualty Hey Mr. Producer! Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Narrator) EastEnders - Elaine Peacock (2014–2017) The Sound of Music Live - Mother Abbess - UK version of The Sound of Music Live! broadcast 20 December 2015 Awards and nominations References External links About Maria Show Music Magazine article featuring an interview with Maria Friedman London's Broadway Baby Photo Archive 1960 births Living people People educated at the Arts Educational Schools English women singers English people of Russian-Jewish descent English television actresses English stage actresses English soap opera actresses English sopranos Laurence Olivier Award winners 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Women theatre directors Theatre World Award winners