Merle Louise (born Merle Louise Letowt, April 15, 1934 – January 11, 2025) was an American actress, best known for appearing in four Stephen Sondheim musicals, most famously as "The Beggar Woman" in Sweeney Todd, for which she won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

Feb 3, 2025 · Merle Louise Simon, an award-winning stage actor and the only person to play roles in the original Broadway productions of four Stephen Sondheim musicals, died on Jan. 11 in Lake Katrine,...

Jan 17, 2025 · Merle Louise Simon—known to Broadway audiences as Merle Louise—passed away January 11 at the age of 90. Ms. Simon, who would become associated with many Stephen Sondheim musicals, was born...

Jan 17, 2025 · Merle Louise, whose Broadway debut in the original cast of Gypsy launched a decades-long association with Stephen Sondheim that would include notable appearances in …

Merle Louise was born on 15 April 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for American Playhouse (1980), Law & Order (1990) and Into the Woods (1987). She was married to Peter Simon.

Jan 16, 2025 · Merle made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Gypsy. She began her run in the role of Thelma and later replaced in the role of Dainty June, a role she reprised on the...

Jan 17, 2025 · Merle Louise, an actress who starred in "Gypsy," "Sweeney Todd" and other Stephen Sondheim musicals on Broadway, has died at age 90.

Jan 13, 2025 · Merle Louise Simon, 90, of New York, passed away on January 11, 2025. Born on April 15, 1934, in New York City, she was the beloved daughter of the late Alvin and Merle (Barnes) Letowt....

Merle Louise, whose Broadway debut in the original cast of Gypsy launched a decades-long association with Stephen Sondheim that would include notable appearances in Company, Sweeney Todd and Into The Woods, died January 11 in New York City. She was 90.

Jan 17, 2025 · Broadway actress Merle Louise, 90, died on Jan. 11. She was best known for her work with Stephen Sondheim—Louise appeared in Company (as Susan), Sweeney Todd (as the plot-twisting Beggar Woman), Into the Woods (in three roles), and began her Broadway career in Gypsy, playing June for most of the Broadway and national tour runs.