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BIO

Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford has spent her career collaborating with acclaimed directors and actors across stage, film and television and she continues that award-winning work with several upcoming projects. Ashford was recently seen starring opposite Kumail Nanjiani in the Hulu limited series “Welcome to Chippendales” from creator Robert Siegel and Searchlight Pictures’ horror thriller, Hold Your Breath, starring opposite Sarah Paulson and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. In March of 2023, Ashford returned to Broadway and star opposite Josh Groban in the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, for which she received a Tony nomination. The team behind Hamilton, producer, Jeffrey Seller and director, Thomas Kail, were at the helm of the production.


Ashford starred Paula Jones in the new Ryan Murphy FX series “American Crime Story: Impeachment,” based on the national crisis that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century. She starred in two seasons of the hit CBS comedy “B Positive.” Created by Marco Pennette and Chuck Lorre, the series also starred legendary actors Linda Lavin, Hector Elizondo and Ben Vereen. No stranger to Broadway, Ashford won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her portrayal of “Essie” in You Can’t Take It with You. Her additional Broadway credits include Sunday in the Park with George, Wicked, Legally Blonde and the originating role of “Lauren” in Kinky Boots, a performance for which she received another Tony Award nomination.
Born and raised in Denver, Ashford now splits her time between Los Angeles and New York.

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STAGE CREDITS

All In: Comedy About Love All In: Comedy About Love
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Performer [Replacement]
Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2023
Mrs. Lovett
Sunday in the Park With George Sunday in the Park With George
[London]
2020 West End Revival, 2020
Dot
A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream
[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare in the Park Revival, 2017
Helena
Sunday in the Park with George Sunday in the Park with George
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2017
Dot, Marie
Sunday in the Park with George Sunday in the Park with George
[New York]
New York City Center Concert Gala, 2016
Dot
Sylvia Sylvia
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2015
Sylvia
You Can't Take It with You You Can't Take It with You
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Essie Carmichael
Kinky Boots Kinky Boots
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Lauren
Dogfight Dogfight
[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Production, 2012
Performer
Rent Rent
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2011
Maureen Johnson
Cirque du Soleil: Banana Shpeel Cirque du Soleil: Banana Shpeel
[Off-Broadway]
Original Production, 2010
Katie
Hair Hair
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Jeanie [Replacement]
Legally Blonde Legally Blonde
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Margot
Elle Woods (Understudy)
Wicked
[Chicago]
Chicago Production, 2005
Glinda [Replacement]
Wicked Wicked
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Glinda [Replacement]

Productions

The White ChipThe White Chip
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Producer

Movies

Rachel Getting Married
[ 2008 ] Quick Stop Cashier
Sex and the City
[ 2008 ] Spoiled Label Queen
Top Five
[ 2014 ] Michele
Better Off Single
[ 2016 ] Anne
Love on the Run
[ 2016 ] Liza
Unicorn Store
[ 2017 ] Crystal
Second Act
[ 2018 ] Hildy Ostrander
Bad Education
[ 2019 ] Jenny Aquila
A Rainy Day in New York
[ 2019 ] Lily
Late Night
[ 2019 ] Mimi Mismatch
American Reject
[ 2020 ] Nano
Hold Your Breath
[ 2024 ] Esther Smith

TV Shows

Legally Blonde: The Musical
Margot
Haute & Bothered
Mckenzie
Law & Order
Mia
The Big C
Chloe
Nurse Jackie
Cori
Made in Jersey
Jackie
A Gifted Man
Shauna
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lindsay Anderson
Smash
[ 2012-2013 ] Lisa McMann
Super Clyde
Britney
Masters of Sex
[ 2013-2016 ] Betty DiMello
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Columbia
Pleasant Events
Maddy 2016
Three Rivers
Rebecca Watts
Evil
Bridget Farrell
John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch
Crying Lady
God Friended Me
[ 2018-2019 ] Fliss
Unbelievable
Lilly Darrow
Younger
Shelly Rozansky, Shelly
The Undoing
Alexis Young
The Good Fight
Roisin Orbinson
American Crime Story
[ 2018-2021 ] Paula Jones, Elizabeth Cote
Q-Force
Vox Tux
B Positive
[ 2020-2022 ] Gina Dabrowski
Welcome to Chippendales
Irene
Big Mouth
The Rice Purity Test

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical

Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd


winner
Drama League Awards - 2023 - Distinguished Performance Award

Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd

Drama League Awards - 2018 - Distinguished Performance Award

Annaleigh Ashford, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Distinguished Performance Award

Annaleigh Ashford, Sylvia


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2015 - Best Featured Actress in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take it with You

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take it with You


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take it with You


winner
Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take it with You


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2013 - Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Annaleigh Ashford, Kinky Boots

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Annaleigh Ashford, Kinky Boots

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

Annaleigh Ashford, Kinky Boots

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

Annaleigh Ashford, Kinky Boots

Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance

Annaleigh Ashford, Rent

- 2011 - Theatre Finalists

Annaleigh Ashford

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Annaleigh Ashford been in?

Annaleigh Ashford has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Annaleigh Ashford been in?

Annaleigh Ashford has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Annaleigh Ashford been nominated for?

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Sylvia, Best Featured Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for You Can't Take it with You, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for You Can't Take it with You, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for You Can't Take it with You, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for You Can't Take it with You, Best Featured Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Kinky Boots, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Kinky Boots, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Kinky Boots, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Kinky Boots and Distinguished Performance (Drama League Awards) for Rent.

What awards has Annaleigh Ashford won?

Annaleigh Ashford has won several prestigious awards, including the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Sweeney Todd and the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. She also received the Best Featured Actress in a Play award at the BroadwayWorld Awards for You Can't Take it with You, as well as the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Additionally, she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for You Can't Take it with You and the Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Kinky Boots.

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