Freda Nelson Evans
- Actress
Freda Nelson Evans was born in Bakersfield, California. At the age of
2, her parents moved to El Paso, Texas where she grew up. She attended
El Paso High School and the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) where
she had a 4 year scholarship in Vocal Music Performance. She got
involved with community theater there and found her love for singing
and acting. Although she started off singing in the chorus, after a few
years she was performing lead roles. Her favorite roles include Dolly
Levy in "Hello Dolly", Bloody Mary in "South Pacific", Golde in
"Fiddler on the Roof", Katisha in "The Mikado", and Little Buttercup in
"Pirates of Penzance". After UTEP, she transferred to UCLA and
graduated with a degree in Mathematics.
