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BIO

Judith Lee Ivey (born September 4, 1951) is an American actress and theatre director. She twice won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play: for Steaming (1981) and Hurlyburly (1984). She also received Best Actress In A Play nomination for Park Your Car in Harvard Yard (1992) and another Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination for The Heiress.



Ivey made her big screen debut playing the female lead role in the 1984 romantic comedy film, The Lonely Guy. She later appeared in the comedy films The Woman in Red (1984), Compromising Positions (1985), Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986), Sister, Sister (1987), and the drama films The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Women Talking (2022), for which she received critical acclaim. On television, Ivey played the leading role in the NBC sitcom Down Home (1990-91), and played Bonnie Jean "BJ" Poteet during the final season of CBS sitcom Designing Women (1992-93). For her role in the television film What the Deaf Man Heard (1997), she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

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STAGE CREDITS

Greater Clements Greater Clements
[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Off-Broadway World Premiere, 2019
Performer
Out of the Mouths of Babes Out of the Mouths of Babes
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Evvie
The Audience The Audience
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Margaret Thatcher
The Heiress The Heiress
[Broadway]
2012
Aunt Penniman
The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie
[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2010
Amanda Wingfield
Follies
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2001
Sally Durant Plummer
The Vagina Monologues
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1999
Performer [Replacement]
Voices in the Dark
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1999
Lil
Park Your Car in Harvard Yard
[Broadway]
1991
Kathleen Hogan
Blithe Spirit
[Broadway]
1987
Ruth
Precious Sons
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1986
Bea
Hurlyburly
[Broadway]
1984
Bonnie
Steaming
[Broadway]
1982
Josie
Piaf
[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1981
Madeleine
Piaf (Standby)
Bedroom Farce
[Broadway]
1979
Kate [Replacement]
Kate (Understudy)

Productions

Vanities
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Director
Secrets of a Soccer Mom
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Director
The Butcher of Baraboo
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Director
Fugue
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Director
Southern Comforts
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Director
Yeardley Smith: More
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Director

Movies

The Woman in Red
[ 1984 ] Didi
The Lonely Guy
[ 1984 ] Iris
Harry & Son
[ 1984 ] Sally
Compromising Positions
[ 1985 ] Nancy Miller
Brighton Beach Memoirs
[ 1986 ] Blanche
Sister, Sister
[ 1987 ] Charlotte Bonnard
Hello Again
[ 1987 ] Zelda
Miles from Home
[ 1988 ] Frances
In Country
[ 1989 ] Anita
Everybody Wins
[ 1990 ] Connie
Love Hurts
[ 1990 ] Susan Volcheck
There Goes the Neighborhood
[ 1992 ] Peedi Rutledge
Washington Square
[ 1997 ] Aunt Elizabeth Almond
A Life Less Ordinary
[ 1997 ] Celine's Mom
The Devil's Advocate
[ 1997 ] Mrs. Alice Lomax
Without Limits
[ 1998 ] Barbara Bowerman
Mystery, Alaska
[ 1999 ] Joanne Burns
The Stand-in
[ 1999 ] Mrs. Rosensweig
What Alice Found
[ 2003 ] Sandra
Flags of Our Fathers
[ 2006 ] Belle Block
A Bird of the Air
[ 2011 ] Eleanor Reeves
Big Stone Gap
[ 2014 ] Nan MacChesney
Cortez
[ 2017 ] Sandy
Through the Glass Darkly
[ 2020 ] Mama Carmichael
Women Talking
[ 2022 ] Agata

TV Shows

Designing Women
B.J. Poteet
Down Home
Kate McCrorey
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Alice Parker, Jenny's Attorney
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
Alexandria 'Alex' Buchanan
The Critic
Eleanor Sherman

Awards and Nominations


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Judith Ivey, Greater Clements

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Judith Ivey, The Heiress

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Judith Ivey, The Heiress

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Judith Ivey, The Heiress

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Judith Ivey, The Lady With All the Answers

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Judith Ivey , The Lady With All the Answers


winner
The Lortels - 2010 - Outstanding Lead Actress

Judith Ivey, The Glass Menagerie

Helen Hayes Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Judith IveyThe Subject Was Roses

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1996 - Best Actress - Play

Judith Ivey, A Fair Country

Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Judith Ivey, Park Your Car in Harvard Yard


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1985 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Judith Ivey, Hurlyburly


winner
Tony Awards - 1985 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Judith Ivey, Hurlyburly


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1983 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Judith Ivey, Steaming


winner
Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Judith Ivey, Steaming

Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Judith Ivey, Steaming

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Judith Ivey been in?

Judith Ivey has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.

How many West End shows has Judith Ivey been in?

Judith Ivey has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Judith Ivey been nominated for?

Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Greater Clements, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Heiress, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Heiress, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Heiress, Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lady With All the Answers, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Lady With All the Answers, Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for The Glass Menagerie, Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Subject Was Roses, Best Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Fair Country, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Park Your Car in Harvard Yard, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Hurlyburly, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Hurlyburly, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Steaming, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Steaming and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Steaming.

What awards has Judith Ivey won?

Judith Ivey has won the following awards: - Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Greater Clements - Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for The Glass Menagerie - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Hurlyburly - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Hurlyburly - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Steaming - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Steaming.

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