Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play | |
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![]() 2023 Recipient: Jodie Comer | |
Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play |
Location | New York City |
Presented by | American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League |
Currently held by | Jodie Comer for Prima Facie (2023) |
Website | TonyAwards.com |
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre. The award is given to actresses for quality leading roles in a Broadway play.[1] Despite the award first being presented in 1947, there were no nominees announced until 1956. There have been two ties in this category, and one three-way tie.
Winners and nominees
indicates the winner
1940s
Year | Actress | Play | Character |
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1947 (1st) | |||
Ingrid Bergman | Joan of Lorraine | Mary Grey / Joan of Arc | |
Helen Hayes | Happy Birthday | Addie Bemis | |
1948 (2nd) | |||
Judith Anderson | Medea | Medea | |
Katharine Cornell | Antony and Cleopatra | Cleopatra | |
Jessica Tandy | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | |
1949 (3rd) | |||
Martita Hunt | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Countess Aurelia |
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
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Maggie Smith won for Lettice and Lovage (1990)

Mercedes Ruehl won for Lost in Yonkers (1991)

Madeline Kahn won for The Sisters Rosenweig (1993)

Judi Dench won for Amy's View (1999)
2000s
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Jennifer Ehle won for The Real Thing (2000)

Lindsay Duncan won for Private Lives (2002)
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Vanessa Redgrave won for Long Day's Journey into Night (2003)

Phylicia Rashad won for Raisin in the Sun (2004)

Marcia Gay Harden won for God of Carnage (2009)
2010s

Viola Davis won for Fences (2010)

Cicely Tyson, age 91, won for A Trip to Bountiful (2012)
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Audra McDonald won for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (2014)

Helen Mirren won for The Audience (2015)

Elaine May, age 87, won for The Waverly Gallery (2019)
2020s

Mary-Louise Parker won for Proof (2001) and The Sound Inside (2020)
Year | Actor | Play | Role |
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2020 (74th) [66] | |||
Mary-Louise Parker | The Sound Inside | Bella Baird | |
Joaquina Kalukango | Slave Play | Kaneisha | |
Laura Linney | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Lucy Barton | |
Audra McDonald | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | Frankie | |
2022 (75th) [67] | |||
Deirdre O'Connell | Dana H. | Dana H. | |
Gabby Beans | The Skin of Our Teeth | Sabina | |
LaChanze | Trouble in Mind | Wiletta Mayer | |
Ruth Negga | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | |
Mary-Louise Parker | How I Learned to Drive | Li'l Bit | |
2023 (76th) [68] | |||
Jodie Comer | Prima Facie | Tessa Ensler | |
Jessica Chastain | A Doll's House | Nora Helmer | |
Jessica Hecht | Summer, 1976 | Alice | |
Audra McDonald | Ohio State Murders | Suzanne Alexander | |
Multiple wins
Multiple nominations
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Multiple character wins
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Multiple character nominations
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Productions with multiple nominations
Winners are in bold.
- The Chalk Garden -- Gladys Cooper and Siobhán McKenna
- Toys In The Attic -- Maureen Stapleton and Irene Worth
- The Killing of Sister George -- Beryl Reid and Eileen Atkins
- 'night, Mother -- Kathy Bates and Anne Pitoniak
- A Streetcar Named Desire -- Blythe Danner and Frances McDormand
- The Sisters Rosensweig -- Madeline Kahn and Jane Alexander
- A Delicate Balance -- Rosemary Harris and Elaine Stritch
- August: Osage County -- Deanna Dunagan and Amy Morton
- God of Carnage -- Marcia Gay Harden and Hope Davis
- Mary Stuart -- Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter (God of Carnage and Mary Stuart were produced in the same year)
Multiple awards and nominations
Actress who have been nominated multiple times in any acting categories
See also
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
- List of Tony Award-nominated productions
References
- ↑ Kirkley, Donald (April 21, 1968). "Operation Frenzy Before the Tony Awards". The Baltimore Sun. p. T2. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ↑ "1956 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1957 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1958 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1959 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1960 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1961 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1962 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1963 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1964 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1965 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1966 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1967 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1968 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1969 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1970 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1971 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1972 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1973 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1974 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1975 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1976 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1977 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1978 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1979 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1980 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1981 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1982 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1983 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1984 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1985 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1986 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1987 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1988 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1989 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1990 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1991 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1992 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1993 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1994 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1995 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1996 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1997 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1998 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "1999 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2000 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2001 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2002 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2003 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2004 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2005 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2006 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2007 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2008 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2009 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "2010 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2011 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2012 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2013 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2014 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Tony Nominations 2015: Full List". Variety. April 28, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2016 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2017 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2018 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2019 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2020 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Tony Awards Nominees". American Theatre Wing. May 2, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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