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Year Category Nominee Show Nom
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Kate Burton Hedda Gabler production took place the previous year
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Laura Linney The Crucible
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Helen Mirren Dance of Death production took place the previous year
2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Mercedes Ruehl The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Mary-Louise Parker Proof production took place the previous year Award winner
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Juliette Binoche Betrayal
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Linda Lavin The Tale of the Allergist's Wife production took place the previous year
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jean Smart The Man Who Came to Dinner production took place the previous year
2001 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Leslie Uggams King Hedley II
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jennifer Ehle The Real Thing Award winner
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jayne Atkinson The Rainmaker production took place the previous year
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Rosemary Harris Waiting in the Wings production took place the previous year
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Cherry Jones A Moon for the Misbegotten
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Claudia Shear Dirty Blonde
1999 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Judi Dench Amy's View Award winner
1999 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Stockard Channing The Lion in Winter
1999 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Marian Seldes Ring Round the Moon
1999 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Zoe Wanamaker Electra
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Marie Mullen The Beauty Queen of Leenane Award winner
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jane Alexander Honour
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Allison Janney A View From the Bridge production took place the previous year
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Geraldine McEwan The Chairs
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Janet McTeer A Doll's House Award winner
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Julie Harris The Gin Game
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Shirley Knight The Young Man From Atlanta
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Lia Williams Skylight production took place the previous year
1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Zoe Caldwell Master Class production took place the previous year Award winner
1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Carol Burnett Moon Over Buffalo production took place the previous year
1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Rosemary Harris A Delicate Balance
1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Elaine Stritch A Delicate Balance
1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Mary Alice Having Our Say
1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Cherry Jones The Heiress Award winner
1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Eileen Atkins Indiscretions
1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Helen Mirren A Month in the Country
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Diana Rigg Medea Award winner
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Nancy Marchand Black Comedy production took place the previous year
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Joan Rivers Sally Marr...and Her Escorts
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Anna Deavere Smith Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Madeline Kahn The Sisters Rosensweig Award winner
1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jane Alexander The Sisters Rosensweig
1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Lynn Redgrave Shakespeare for my Father
1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Natasha Richardson Anna Christie
1992 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Glenn Close Death and the Maiden Award winner
1992 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jane Alexander The Visit
1992 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Stockard Channing Four Baboons Adoring the Sun
1992 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Judith Ivey Park Your Car in Harvard Yard production took place the previous year
1991 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Mercedes Ruehl Lost in Yonkers Award winner
1991 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Stockard Channing Six Degrees of Separation production took place the previous year
1991 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Julie Harris Lucifer's Child
1991 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Cherry Jones Our Country's Good
1990 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Geraldine James The Merchant of Venice production took place the previous year
1990 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Mary-Louise Parker Prelude to a Kiss
1990 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Kathleen Turner Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1989 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Pauline Collins Shirley Valentine Award winner
1989 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Joan Allen The Heidi Chronicles
1989 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Madeline Kahn Born Yesterday
1989 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Kate Nelligan Spoils of War production took place the previous year
1988 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Joan Allen Burn This producer, production took place the previous year Award winner
1988 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Blythe Danner A Streetcar Named Desire
1988 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Glenda Jackson Macbeth
1988 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Frances McDormand A Streetcar Named Desire
1987 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Linda Lavin Broadway Bound Production took place the previous year. Award winner
1987 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Lindsay Duncan Les Liaisons Dangereuses
1987 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Geraldine Page Blithe Spirit
1987 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Amanda Plummer Pygmalion
1986 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Lily Tomlin The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Production took place the previous year Award winner
1986 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Rosemary Harris Hay Fever Production took place the previous year
1986 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Mary Beth Hurt Benefactors Production took place the previous year
1986 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jessica Tandy The Petition
1985 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Stockard Channing Joe Egg Award winner
1985 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Sinead Cusack Much Ado About Nothing producer, production took place the previous year
1985 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Rosemary Harris Pack of Lies
1985 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Glenda Jackson Strange Interlude
1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Glenn Close The Real Thing Award winner
1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Rosemary Harris Heartbreak House production took place the previous year.
1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Linda Hunt End of the World
1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Kate Nelligan A Moon for the Misbegotten
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jessica Tandy Foxfire producer, production took place the previous year. Award winner
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Kathy Bates 'Night, Mother
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Kate Nelligan Plenty
1983 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Anne Pitoniak 'Night, Mother
1982 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Zoe Caldwell Medea Award winner
1982 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Katharine Hepburn The West Side Waltz producer, production took place the previous year.
1982 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Geraldine Page Agnes of God
1982 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Amanda Plummer A Taste of Honey
1981 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jane Lapotaire Piaf Award winner
1981 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Glenda Jackson Rose
1981 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Eva Le Gallienne To Grandmother's House We Go
1981 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Elizabeth Taylor The Little Foxes
1980 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Blythe Danner Betrayal
1980 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Maggie Smith Night and Day production took place the previous year
1980 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Phyllis Frelich Children of a Lesser God Award winner
1980 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Anne Twomey Nuts
1979 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play ConstanceCummings Wings Award winner
1979 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Carole Shelley The Elephant Man Award winner
1979 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jane Alexander First Monday in October
1979 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Frances Sternhagen On Golden Pond
1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Jessica Tandy The Gin Game production took place the previous year Award winner
1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Anne Bancroft Golda production took place the previous year
1978 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Anita Gillette Chapter Two production took place the previous year

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