Background
A native of Lakewood, Ohio, Hoty grew up in Cleveland, where she was active in her church choir.
A native of Lakewood, Ohio, Hoty grew up in Cleveland, where she was active in her church choir.
During high school at Lakewood, she discovered musical theatre and made it her college major at Otterbein College. Hoty moved to New York in June 1977 and began to pursue a professional acting career. Her Broadway appearances include Shakespeare"s Cabaret, The Five O"Clock Girl (Cora Wainwright), Maine and My Girl (Jaqueline Carstone), City of Angels, The Will Rogers Follies (Betty Blake), The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose (Vi), and Mamma Mia! (Donna).
She received acclaim for the 1998 Paper Mill Playhouse (Milburn, New Jersey) production of Stephen Sondheim"s Follies, playing the role of Phyllis Rogers Stone and recording a well-received cast album The Variety reviewer wrote: "Analyzing her options in "Could I Leave You?," Hoty turns the song into a marital slice-and-dice triumph.
In addition to stage acting, Hoty has appeared in several film and television productions including As the World Turns, Guiding Light, Models Incorporated., Saint Elsewhere, The Equalizer, Spenser: Foreign Hire, Ryan"s Hope, Capital, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Untold West, and Harry and Walter Go to New New York In 2013, Hoty was inducted into Cleveland Play House"s Hall of Fame.
Over the course of her career, she has appeared in numerous high-profile Broadway productions and earned three Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical. Of these appearances, she received Tony Award nominations for Footloose!, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public and The Will Rogers Follies as Best Actress in a Musical.
