Terry Saunders

Terry Saunders was a film and Broadway performer. She is most widely known for playing Lady Thiang in the film and stage versions of The King And I, first as a replacement on Broadway,^[1] then in the film,^[2] performing the song "Something Wonderful" in both. Saunders had five other roles on Broadway ^[1] and guest starred on an episode of Make Room For Daddy.^[3] She died in 2012.^[4]

Terry Saunders
Died	2012
Occupation(s)	Actress and Singer
Years active	1942–1972[1]
Known for	The King And I

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	The King And I	Lady Thiang

Stage

Year	Title	Role(s)	Venue	Notes	Ref.
1942	The Time, The Place and the Girl	ensemble	Mansfield Theatre	Broadway debut	[5][6]
1944	Bloomer Girl	Delia (replacement)	Shubert Theatre		[7]
1950	Kiss Me, Kate	Lilli Vanessi/ Katherine	Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera		[8]
	Roberta	Stephanie, the assistant to Roberta
1951	Show Boat	Julie
	Music in the Air	Marthe, understudy Frieda Hatfield	Ziegfeld Theatre		[9]
1954	The King and I	Lady Thiang (replacement)	St. James Theatre		[10]
		Lady Thiang	US tour		[11]
1960	Damn Yankees	Meg	San Bernardino Civic Light Opera		[12]
1962	Milk and Honey	Ruth (replacement)	Martin Beck Theatre		[13]
1963		Ruth	US & Canada tour		[14]
1966	Show Boat	Julie	Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera		[8]
1972	Follies	Christine Crane (replacement)	Winter Garden Theatre		[15]
		Meredith Lane, standby Phyllis Rogers Stone, standby Carlotta Campion	US tour		[16]
1974	Bitter Sweet	Manon	The Muny		[17]
1976	The King and I	Lady Thiang	US tour		[18]
1978	Damn Yankees	Meg	The Muny		[19]
	The Sound of Music	Mother Abbess	US tour		[20]