Yvonne Elliman in Jesus CHRIST... | 1973

Clip Name: Judas Walks Away

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Yvonne Elliman in Jesus Christ Superstar | 1973

Starring: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson and Yvonne Elliman
Directed by: Norman Jewison
About this actor

Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a #1 hit with "If I Can't Have You." After declining success, she dedicated herself to her family, and after a long hiatus made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004. Elliman's father was of Irish descent, and her mother shared Japanese and Chinese ancestries. She was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, and graduated from President Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1970. Her father taught her how to play the piano. She played in the high-school band, and after graduation she moved to London. Elliman's singing career began in 1969 in London where she performed as a singer at various bars and clubs. An unknown, she was discovered by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who asked her to sing Mary Magdalene's part in Jesus Christ Superstar, and later invited her to join the traveling...