Christie Lee Manning

Choreographer | Movement Director

Christie-Lee Manning is a choreographer, movement director and actress whose work spans film, television, West End theatre, immersive productions and commercial work at the highest level.

She is a featured artist in Jon Chu's Wicked, the major motion picture starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Her film credits also include Apartment 7A starring Julia Garner, and Better Man directed by Ashley Wallen. She works regularly with director Brady Hood on movement direction, with recent credits including the TV series Great Expectations and Varsity, and her work can be seen on Netflix reality series Dance Monsters.

On stage, Christie-Lee's recent work includes hosting The Blood Club as lead actress and Queen of the Night. West End development credits include Jack Cole: The Musical with NYC director Chet Walker and House of Dance with Dame Arlene Phillips. She has played principal roles in UnTitled Company productions including Astoria, in which she played Queen Elenora, and starred as Shirley MacLaine in the premiere of Welcome to the Grand. Further credits include sold-out immersive productions How to Solve a Problem Like Murder and 1.9.2.7 for UnCorked Theatre.

Additional credits include Jack Whitehall, Sergei Polunin, Lenny Kravitz, Michael Bublé, Adam Garcia and Nelly Furtado. Christie-Lee spent two years with Canadian company Lamondance, touring Brazil for two consecutive seasons, and is a principle artist with both UnTitled Company and Response Theatre Company.

She is the founder of House of Jazz Company, the home of jazz dance in London, and the creator of The Inside Out Theory a programme supporting the mindset and mental health of performing artists.

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