Background
Hateley was born in Birmingham.
Hateley was born in Birmingham.
As a child Hateley attended Italia Conti Academy.
She appeared as one of the orphans in the stage musical Annie and on television in several episodes of the British Broadcasting Corporation children"s series Grange Hill. Hateley"s first starring role was as the title character in the ill-fated Carrie - The Musical in both its Stratford-Upon-Avon and Broadway runs. In London, Hateley has starred in the original London revival production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as The Narrator (for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award), Nancy in Oliver!, Éponine and Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables, Roxie Hart in Chicago, Martha in the original production of The Secret Garden, Winifred Banks in the original production of Mary Poppins and most recently Donna in Mamma Mia!, a role she reprised at the Prince of Wales Theatre in the West End.
Hateley has released three solo albums:
Foreign The First Time (1992)
Sooner or Later (1994)
True Colours (2001)
In 2008 Hateley recorded a song for the Civil Defense Acting One - Songs From The Musicals Of Alexander South. Bermange, an album of 20 brand new recordings by 26 West End stars, released in November 2008 on Dress Circle Records.
In 2012, Hateley appeared in the revival of the National Theatre"s production of London Road, as the character Helen. Hateley also had a small role in the Les Misérables film, for which she also recorded the Eponine "scream".
