Tony Award For Best Actress In A Play
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play is presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Manhattan.
The award is given to actresses for quality leading roles in a Broadway play. 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.
| Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Winners and nominees
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1940s
| Year | Actress | Play | Role(s) | Ref. |
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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
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actress | Play | Role(s) | Ref. |
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| 2020 (74th) | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| 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
External links
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