Ann Crumb

Elizabeth Ann Crumb (May 25, 1950 – October 31, 2019) was an American actress and singer born in Charleston, West Virginia. She was the daughter of composer George Crumb and pianist Elizabeth Crumb, and the sister of composer David Crumb. Crumb died at her parents' home in Media, Pennsylvania from ovarian cancer at the age of 69.

Crumb's Broadway career spanned from 1987 to 1999. She made her Broadway debut as a member of the original cast of Les Misérables in 1987. Her subsequent Broadway credits included Chess, Anna Karenina, Aspects of Love, and Swing! In Anna Karenina, she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical nomination in 1993. Her role as Rose Vibert in Aspects of Love was one she had originated in the West End production.

Beyond Broadway, Crumb toured in the title role of Evita and performed in regional theatre productions at venues including the Guthrie, Coconut Grove Playhouse, and Tennessee Repertory Theatre. Her television work encompassed daytime dramas As the World Turns, The Guiding Light, and Another World, as well as the primetime series Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She was also in pre-production for a miniseries called The Road to Saint Lazarre, in which she was set to portray spy Mata Hari.

Her recordings include A Broadway Diva Swings, a concert recording of Nine alongside Jonathan Pryce and Elaine Paige, and Unto the Hills, a collaboration with her father. Outside of her performing career, Crumb was active in animal rescue and adoption. In December 2009, she coordinated a transfer of more than 50 dogs facing euthanasia at Midwest shelters to no-kill rescue organizations in the Northeast.