Dale Soules is an American actress. She will voice Steel in the 2022 Disney animated featured film, Lightyear.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Soules was born on October 2, 1946 and grew up in the Greenwood Lake section of West Milford, New Jersey. She attended West Milford High School. While in high school, Soules became interested in acting and began acting in Summer stock theater, singing in church choirs and started studying acting at HB Studio.[1]
Career[]
Soules moved to New York in the mid 60s after high school to pursue an acting career, and initially worked behind the scenes in theater in a variety of roles. Her big break came in 1968, when she landed her first Broadway role: the part of Jeanie in the original Broadway production of Hair. She continued to appear in a number of theater productions including four years in the play The Magic Show, Hands on a Hard Body, Grey Gardens, and The Crucible. Soules joined Orange Is the New Black during its second season in the recurring role of Frieda Berlin. When the show's sixth season was released, Soules was promoted to a series regular.[1]
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Trivia[]
- She is openly lesbian.[1]