Patti Murin

Patti Murin was born and raised in Hopewell Junction, New York,^[4] attended John Jay High School (Hopewell Junction, New York) and graduated from Syracuse University in 2002, where she majored in musical theatre and was a member of the Syracuse Orange cheerleading squad.^[5][6]

Murin began her career in regional theatre, playing Polly Baker in Crazy for You in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.^[7][8] Her Off-Broadway debut was in 2005 in the staged concert of the Elizabeth Diggs-Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt stage musical Mirette with York Theatre Company.^[9] She next played Belle in a national tour of Beauty and the Beast (2006)^[10][11]

Murin made her Broadway debut in the musical Xanadu in 2007–2008 as a swing, understudy and then replacement in the leading role of Clio/Kira.^[4][6] In her next Broadway appearance, she originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones in 2012.^[12] Among other roles in regional and other stage productions, she played Glinda Upland in the first national tour of Wicked (2012–2013).^[13] She played pathologist Nina Shore on the NBC medical drama television series Chicago Med, which she joined in 2016^[14] and recurred until 2019.^[15]

Murin was the original Princess Anna in the musical Frozen which opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in March 2018.^[16] She also performed as Anna during the workshops and 2017 out of town tryout at the Buell Theatre in Denver, Colorado.^[17][18] Murin played her final performance in the role on February 16, 2020.^[19]

She appears in the Hallmark Channel film Love on Iceland with her husband Colin Donnell, which aired in January 2020.^[20]

Murin released a joint album with Colin Donnell titled Something Stupid in 2022. The album, released on Broadway Records, was produced by Robbie Rozelle, co-produced by Yasuhiko Fukuoka, and arranged and orchestrated by Luke Williams.

In 2025, Murin reprised the role of Princess Anna in Frozen at the Muny in St. Louis, Missouri.^[21]

Murin's first husband was Curtis Holbrook, her co-star in the Broadway production of Xanadu from 2009 until their divorce in 2013.^[22] On June 19, 2015, Murin married her Love's Labour's Lost co-star Colin Donnell in New York City.^[23] Their daughter, Cecily, was born on July 14, 2020.^[24] In October 2022, the couple announced that Murin was pregnant with their second child.^[25] Their second daughter, Lorelai, was born on April 2, 2023.