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<div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Award for role in Broadway play</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> for Best Actress in a Play</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarah_Paulson_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sarah_Paulson_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/120px-Sarah_Paulson_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sarah_Paulson_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/180px-Sarah_Paulson_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sarah_Paulson_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg/240px-Sarah_Paulson_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1714" data-file-height="2328" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">2024 Recipient: <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Paulson" title="Sarah Paulson">Sarah Paulson</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/American_Theatre_Wing" title="American Theatre Wing">American Theatre Wing</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Broadway_League" title="The Broadway League">The Broadway League</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Currently held by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Paulson" title="Sarah Paulson">Sarah Paulson</a> for <a href="/wiki/Appropriate_(play)" title="Appropriate (play)">Appropriate</a> (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tonyawards.com">TonyAwards.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the <a href="/wiki/Tony_Awards" title="Tony Awards">Tony Awards</a>, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for quality leading roles in a <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> play. The awards are named after <a href="/wiki/Antoinette_Perry" title="Antoinette Perry">Antoinette Perry</a>, an American actress who died in 1946. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of <a href="/wiki/The_Broadway_League" title="The Broadway League">The Broadway League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/American_Theatre_Wing" title="American Theatre Wing">American Theatre Wing</a>, to "honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year."<a href="#cite_note-Intro-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> The award was originally called the Tony Award for Actress—Play. It was first presented to <a href="/wiki/Ingrid_Bergman" title="Ingrid Bergman">Ingrid Bergman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1st_Tony_Awards" title="1st Tony Awards">1st Tony Awards</a> for their portrayals of Mary Grey / <a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arc" title="Joan of Arc">Joan of Arc</a> and Addie Bemis in <a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Lorraine" title="Joan of Lorraine">Joan of Lorraine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Happy_Birthday_(play)" title="Happy Birthday (play)">Happy Birthday</a>, respectively. Before 1956, nominees' names were not made public;<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> the change was made by the awards committee to "have a greater impact on theatregoers".<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> There have been two ties and one three-way tie in this category. <a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> holds the record for having the most wins and nominations in this category, with a total of five wins from nine nominations. <a href="/wiki/Medea" title="Medea">Medea</a> in <a href="/wiki/Medea_(play)" title="Medea (play)">the play of the same name</a> is the character to take the award the most times, winning three times. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_and_nominees">Winners and nominees</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Winners and nominees">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend">  indicates the winner</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ingrid_Bergman,_Gaslight_1944.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ingrid_Bergman%2C_Gaslight_1944.jpg/120px-Ingrid_Bergman%2C_Gaslight_1944.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ingrid_Bergman%2C_Gaslight_1944.jpg/180px-Ingrid_Bergman%2C_Gaslight_1944.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Ingrid_Bergman%2C_Gaslight_1944.jpg/240px-Ingrid_Bergman%2C_Gaslight_1944.jpg 2x" data-file-width="718" data-file-height="894" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ingrid_Bergman" title="Ingrid Bergman">Ingrid Bergman</a> won for <a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Lorraine" title="Joan of Lorraine">Joan of Lorraine</a> (1947)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Promotional_photograph_of_Helen_Hayes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Promotional_photograph_of_Helen_Hayes.jpg/120px-Promotional_photograph_of_Helen_Hayes.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Promotional_photograph_of_Helen_Hayes.jpg/180px-Promotional_photograph_of_Helen_Hayes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Promotional_photograph_of_Helen_Hayes.jpg/240px-Promotional_photograph_of_Helen_Hayes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="441" data-file-height="585" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a> won twice</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Judith_Anderson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Judith_Anderson.jpg/120px-Judith_Anderson.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Judith_Anderson.jpg/180px-Judith_Anderson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Judith_Anderson.jpg/240px-Judith_Anderson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="492" data-file-height="620" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Judith_Anderson" title="Judith Anderson">Judith Anderson</a> won the award for <a href="/wiki/Medea_(play)" title="Medea (play)">Medea</a> (1948)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shirley_Booth_as_Hazel_1962.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Shirley_Booth_as_Hazel_1962.JPG/120px-Shirley_Booth_as_Hazel_1962.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Shirley_Booth_as_Hazel_1962.JPG/180px-Shirley_Booth_as_Hazel_1962.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Shirley_Booth_as_Hazel_1962.JPG/240px-Shirley_Booth_as_Hazel_1962.JPG 2x" data-file-width="745" data-file-height="945" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Booth" title="Shirley Booth">Shirley Booth</a> won this award twice in 1950 and 1953</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Audrey_Hepburn_1956.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Audrey_Hepburn_1956.jpg/120px-Audrey_Hepburn_1956.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Audrey_Hepburn_1956.jpg/180px-Audrey_Hepburn_1956.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Audrey_Hepburn_1956.jpg/240px-Audrey_Hepburn_1956.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="672" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn" title="Audrey Hepburn">Audrey Hepburn</a> won for <a href="/wiki/Ondine_(play)" title="Ondine (play)">Ondine</a> (1954)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Julie_Harris_-_1963.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Julie_Harris_-_1963.jpg/120px-Julie_Harris_-_1963.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Julie_Harris_-_1963.jpg/180px-Julie_Harris_-_1963.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Julie_Harris_-_1963.jpg/240px-Julie_Harris_-_1963.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1124" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> won a record breaking five times in this category</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anne_Bancroft_1952.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Anne_Bancroft_1952.jpg/120px-Anne_Bancroft_1952.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Anne_Bancroft_1952.jpg/180px-Anne_Bancroft_1952.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Anne_Bancroft_1952.jpg/240px-Anne_Bancroft_1952.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4604" data-file-height="5756" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Anne_Bancroft" title="Anne Bancroft">Anne Bancroft</a> won for <a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_Worker_(play)" title="The Miracle Worker (play)">The Miracle Worker</a> (1960)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Margaret_Leighton_1959.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Margaret_Leighton_1959.JPG/120px-Margaret_Leighton_1959.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Margaret_Leighton_1959.JPG/180px-Margaret_Leighton_1959.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Margaret_Leighton_1959.JPG/240px-Margaret_Leighton_1959.JPG 2x" data-file-width="741" data-file-height="817" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Leighton" title="Margaret Leighton">Margaret Leighton</a> won for Night of the Iguana (1962)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sandy_Dennis_1967_(frontside)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Sandy_Dennis_1967_%28frontside%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Sandy_Dennis_1967_%28frontside%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Sandy_Dennis_1967_%28frontside%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Sandy_Dennis_1967_%28frontside%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Sandy_Dennis_1967_%28frontside%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Sandy_Dennis_1967_%28frontside%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="737" data-file-height="788" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Dennis" title="Sandy Dennis">Sandy Dennis</a> won for Ash Wednesday (1964)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rosemary_Harris_in_Wuthering_Heights_(1958)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Rosemary_Harris_in_Wuthering_Heights_%281958%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Rosemary_Harris_in_Wuthering_Heights_%281958%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Rosemary_Harris_in_Wuthering_Heights_%281958%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Rosemary_Harris_in_Wuthering_Heights_%281958%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Rosemary_Harris_in_Wuthering_Heights_%281958%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Rosemary_Harris_in_Wuthering_Heights_%281958%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="598" data-file-height="770" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> won for <a href="/wiki/The_Lion_in_Winter" title="The Lion in Winter">The Lion in Winter</a> (1965)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maureen_Stapleton_(Seven_Lively_Arts,_1958).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Maureen_Stapleton_%28Seven_Lively_Arts%2C_1958%29.jpg/120px-Maureen_Stapleton_%28Seven_Lively_Arts%2C_1958%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Maureen_Stapleton_%28Seven_Lively_Arts%2C_1958%29.jpg/180px-Maureen_Stapleton_%28Seven_Lively_Arts%2C_1958%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Maureen_Stapleton_%28Seven_Lively_Arts%2C_1958%29.jpg/240px-Maureen_Stapleton_%28Seven_Lively_Arts%2C_1958%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="626" data-file-height="858" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a> won for The Gingerbread Lady (1971)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Colleen_Dewhurst.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Colleen_Dewhurst.JPG/120px-Colleen_Dewhurst.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Colleen_Dewhurst.JPG/180px-Colleen_Dewhurst.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Colleen_Dewhurst.JPG/240px-Colleen_Dewhurst.JPG 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="918" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> won for A Moon for the Misbegotten (1973)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EllenBurstyn07TIFF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/EllenBurstyn07TIFF.jpg/120px-EllenBurstyn07TIFF.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/EllenBurstyn07TIFF.jpg/180px-EllenBurstyn07TIFF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/EllenBurstyn07TIFF.jpg/240px-EllenBurstyn07TIFF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="647" data-file-height="807" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Burstyn" title="Ellen Burstyn">Ellen Burstyn</a> won for <a href="/wiki/Same_Time,_Next_Year_(play)" title="Same Time, Next Year (play)">Same Time, Next Year</a> (1975)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jessica_Tandy_Publicity_Photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Jessica_Tandy_Publicity_Photo.jpg/120px-Jessica_Tandy_Publicity_Photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Jessica_Tandy_Publicity_Photo.jpg/180px-Jessica_Tandy_Publicity_Photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Jessica_Tandy_Publicity_Photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="236" data-file-height="307" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Tandy" title="Jessica Tandy">Jessica Tandy</a> won twice in 1978 and 1981</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glenn_Close_1992_Venice_Film_Festival_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Glenn_Close_1992_Venice_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Glenn_Close_1992_Venice_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Glenn_Close_1992_Venice_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Glenn_Close_1992_Venice_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Glenn_Close_1992_Venice_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-Glenn_Close_1992_Venice_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2350" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Close" title="Glenn Close">Glenn Close</a> won twice in 1984 and 1992</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stockard_Channing_1984_crop.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Stockard_Channing_1984_crop.JPG/120px-Stockard_Channing_1984_crop.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Stockard_Channing_1984_crop.JPG/180px-Stockard_Channing_1984_crop.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Stockard_Channing_1984_crop.JPG/240px-Stockard_Channing_1984_crop.JPG 2x" data-file-width="372" data-file-height="522" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a> won for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1985)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lilly_Tomlin_Edith_Ann_1975.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Lilly_Tomlin_Edith_Ann_1975.JPG/120px-Lilly_Tomlin_Edith_Ann_1975.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Lilly_Tomlin_Edith_Ann_1975.JPG/180px-Lilly_Tomlin_Edith_Ann_1975.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Lilly_Tomlin_Edith_Ann_1975.JPG/240px-Lilly_Tomlin_Edith_Ann_1975.JPG 2x" data-file-width="659" data-file-height="829" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lily_Tomlin" title="Lily Tomlin">Lily Tomlin</a> won for The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1986)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JoanAllen2000TIFF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/JoanAllen2000TIFF.jpg/120px-JoanAllen2000TIFF.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/JoanAllen2000TIFF.jpg/180px-JoanAllen2000TIFF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/JoanAllen2000TIFF.jpg/240px-JoanAllen2000TIFF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Joan_Allen" title="Joan Allen">Joan Allen</a> won for Burn This (1988)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pauline_Collins_3_AA_1990.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Pauline_Collins_3_AA_1990.jpg/120px-Pauline_Collins_3_AA_1990.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Pauline_Collins_3_AA_1990.jpg/180px-Pauline_Collins_3_AA_1990.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Pauline_Collins_3_AA_1990.jpg/240px-Pauline_Collins_3_AA_1990.jpg 2x" data-file-width="332" data-file-height="435" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Collins" title="Pauline Collins">Pauline Collins</a> for Shirley Valentine (1989)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maggie_Smith_-_Vintage_(trim).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Maggie_Smith_-_Vintage_%28trim%29.jpg/120px-Maggie_Smith_-_Vintage_%28trim%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Maggie_Smith_-_Vintage_%28trim%29.jpg/180px-Maggie_Smith_-_Vintage_%28trim%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Maggie_Smith_-_Vintage_%28trim%29.jpg/240px-Maggie_Smith_-_Vintage_%28trim%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="969" data-file-height="1136" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Smith" title="Maggie Smith">Maggie Smith</a> won for Lettice and Lovage (1990)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mercedes-Ruehl-eh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Mercedes-Ruehl-eh.jpg/120px-Mercedes-Ruehl-eh.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Mercedes-Ruehl-eh.jpg/180px-Mercedes-Ruehl-eh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Mercedes-Ruehl-eh.jpg/240px-Mercedes-Ruehl-eh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1274" data-file-height="1421" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Ruehl" title="Mercedes Ruehl">Mercedes Ruehl</a> won for Lost in Yonkers (1991)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Madeline_Kahn_publicity.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Madeline_Kahn_publicity.jpg/120px-Madeline_Kahn_publicity.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Madeline_Kahn_publicity.jpg/180px-Madeline_Kahn_publicity.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Madeline_Kahn_publicity.jpg/240px-Madeline_Kahn_publicity.jpg 2x" data-file-width="612" data-file-height="803" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a> won for The Sisters Rosenweig (1993)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cherry_Jones_2009_(3459834246).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cherry_Jones_2009_%283459834246%29.jpg/120px-Cherry_Jones_2009_%283459834246%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cherry_Jones_2009_%283459834246%29.jpg/180px-Cherry_Jones_2009_%283459834246%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cherry_Jones_2009_%283459834246%29.jpg/240px-Cherry_Jones_2009_%283459834246%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="670" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a> won twice for The Heiress (1995) and for Doubt (2005)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_McTeer_Berlin_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Janet_McTeer_Berlin_2015.jpg/120px-Janet_McTeer_Berlin_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Janet_McTeer_Berlin_2015.jpg/180px-Janet_McTeer_Berlin_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Janet_McTeer_Berlin_2015.jpg/240px-Janet_McTeer_Berlin_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="926" data-file-height="1342" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Janet_McTeer" title="Janet McTeer">Janet McTeer</a> won for A Doll's House (1997)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Judi_Dench_at_the_BAFTAs_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Judi_Dench_at_the_BAFTAs_2007.jpg/120px-Judi_Dench_at_the_BAFTAs_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Judi_Dench_at_the_BAFTAs_2007.jpg/180px-Judi_Dench_at_the_BAFTAs_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Judi_Dench_at_the_BAFTAs_2007.jpg/240px-Judi_Dench_at_the_BAFTAs_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="439" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Judi_Dench" title="Judi Dench">Judi Dench</a> won for Amy's View (1999)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jennifer_Ehle_(30443863926).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Jennifer_Ehle_%2830443863926%29.jpg/120px-Jennifer_Ehle_%2830443863926%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Jennifer_Ehle_%2830443863926%29.jpg/180px-Jennifer_Ehle_%2830443863926%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Jennifer_Ehle_%2830443863926%29.jpg/240px-Jennifer_Ehle_%2830443863926%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="767" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Ehle" title="Jennifer Ehle">Jennifer Ehle</a> won for The Real Thing (2000)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mary-Louise_Parker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Mary-Louise_Parker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/120px-Mary-Louise_Parker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Mary-Louise_Parker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/180px-Mary-Louise_Parker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Mary-Louise_Parker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/240px-Mary-Louise_Parker_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2016" data-file-height="2632" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a> won twice for Proof (2001) and The Sound Inside (2020)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lindsay_Duncan_at_BAM.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lindsay_Duncan_at_BAM.jpg/120px-Lindsay_Duncan_at_BAM.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lindsay_Duncan_at_BAM.jpg/180px-Lindsay_Duncan_at_BAM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Lindsay_Duncan_at_BAM.jpg/240px-Lindsay_Duncan_at_BAM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1440" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan" title="Lindsay Duncan">Lindsay Duncan</a> won for Private Lives (2002)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vanessa_Redgrave_(2011)_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Vanessa_Redgrave_%282011%29_cropped.jpg/120px-Vanessa_Redgrave_%282011%29_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Vanessa_Redgrave_%282011%29_cropped.jpg/180px-Vanessa_Redgrave_%282011%29_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Vanessa_Redgrave_%282011%29_cropped.jpg/240px-Vanessa_Redgrave_%282011%29_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1061" data-file-height="1551" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave" title="Vanessa Redgrave">Vanessa Redgrave</a> won for Long Day's Journey into Night (2003)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phylicia_Rashad.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Phylicia_Rashad.jpg/120px-Phylicia_Rashad.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Phylicia_Rashad.jpg/180px-Phylicia_Rashad.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Phylicia_Rashad.jpg/240px-Phylicia_Rashad.jpg 2x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="357" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Phylicia_Rashad" title="Phylicia Rashad">Phylicia Rashad</a> won for Raisin in the Sun (2004)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MarciaGayHarden07TIFF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MarciaGayHarden07TIFF.jpg/120px-MarciaGayHarden07TIFF.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MarciaGayHarden07TIFF.jpg/180px-MarciaGayHarden07TIFF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/MarciaGayHarden07TIFF.jpg/240px-MarciaGayHarden07TIFF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="575" data-file-height="837" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Marcia_Gay_Harden" title="Marcia Gay Harden">Marcia Gay Harden</a> won for God of Carnage (2009)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Viola_Davis_2009_Academy_Awards.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Viola_Davis_2009_Academy_Awards.jpg/120px-Viola_Davis_2009_Academy_Awards.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Viola_Davis_2009_Academy_Awards.jpg/180px-Viola_Davis_2009_Academy_Awards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Viola_Davis_2009_Academy_Awards.jpg/240px-Viola_Davis_2009_Academy_Awards.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Viola_Davis" title="Viola Davis">Viola Davis</a> won for Fences (2010)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cicely_Tyson_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Cicely_Tyson_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG/120px-Cicely_Tyson_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Cicely_Tyson_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG/180px-Cicely_Tyson_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Cicely_Tyson_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG/240px-Cicely_Tyson_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1524" data-file-height="1905" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cicely_Tyson" title="Cicely Tyson">Cicely Tyson</a>, age 91, won for A Trip to Bountiful (2012)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Audra_mcdonald_2021_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Audra_mcdonald_2021_1.jpg/120px-Audra_mcdonald_2021_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Audra_mcdonald_2021_1.jpg/180px-Audra_mcdonald_2021_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Audra_mcdonald_2021_1.jpg/240px-Audra_mcdonald_2021_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1038" data-file-height="1242" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Audra_McDonald" title="Audra McDonald">Audra McDonald</a> won for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (2014)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Helen_Mirren-2208.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Helen_Mirren-2208.jpg/120px-Helen_Mirren-2208.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Helen_Mirren-2208.jpg/180px-Helen_Mirren-2208.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Helen_Mirren-2208.jpg/240px-Helen_Mirren-2208.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3932" data-file-height="5898" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen Mirren">Helen Mirren</a> won for The Audience (2015)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GlendaJackBFI050722_(10_of_23)_(52196800013)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/GlendaJackBFI050722_%2810_of_23%29_%2852196800013%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-GlendaJackBFI050722_%2810_of_23%29_%2852196800013%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/GlendaJackBFI050722_%2810_of_23%29_%2852196800013%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-GlendaJackBFI050722_%2810_of_23%29_%2852196800013%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/GlendaJackBFI050722_%2810_of_23%29_%2852196800013%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/240px-GlendaJackBFI050722_%2810_of_23%29_%2852196800013%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="860" data-file-height="1087" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Glenda_Jackson" title="Glenda Jackson">Glenda Jackson</a> won for <a href="/wiki/Three_Tall_Women" title="Three Tall Women">Three Tall Women</a> (2018)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elaine_May_-_publicity1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Elaine_May_-_publicity1.jpg/120px-Elaine_May_-_publicity1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Elaine_May_-_publicity1.jpg/180px-Elaine_May_-_publicity1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Elaine_May_-_publicity1.jpg/240px-Elaine_May_-_publicity1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="490" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Elaine_May" title="Elaine May">Elaine May</a> at the age 87 is the oldest winner in this category. She won for <a href="/wiki/The_Waverly_Gallery" title="The Waverly Gallery">The Waverly Gallery</a> (2019)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jodie_comer_2023_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Jodie_comer_2023_3.jpg/120px-Jodie_comer_2023_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Jodie_comer_2023_3.jpg/180px-Jodie_comer_2023_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Jodie_comer_2023_3.jpg/240px-Jodie_comer_2023_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="703" data-file-height="927" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Comer" title="Jodie Comer">Jodie Comer</a> won for <a href="/wiki/Prima_Facie" class="mw-redirect" title="Prima Facie">Prima Facie</a> (2023)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1940s">1940s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1940s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">1947 (<a href="/wiki/1st_Tony_Awards" title="1st Tony Awards">1st</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ingrid_Bergman" title="Ingrid Bergman">Ingrid Bergman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Lorraine" title="Joan of Lorraine">Joan of Lorraine</a> </td> <td>Mary Grey / <a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arc" title="Joan of Arc">Joan of Arc</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Happy_Birthday_(play)" title="Happy Birthday (play)">Happy Birthday</a> </td> <td>Addie Bemis </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">1948 (<a href="/wiki/2nd_Tony_Awards" title="2nd Tony Awards">2nd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Judith_Anderson" title="Judith Anderson">Judith Anderson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medea_(play)" title="Medea (play)">Medea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medea" title="Medea">Medea</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Katharine_Cornell" title="Katharine Cornell">Katharine Cornell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antony_and_Cleopatra" title="Antony and Cleopatra">Antony and Cleopatra</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleopatra_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleopatra VII">Cleopatra</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Tandy" title="Jessica Tandy">Jessica Tandy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire" title="A Streetcar Named Desire">A Streetcar Named Desire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blanche_DuBois" title="Blanche DuBois">Blanche DuBois</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1949 (<a href="/wiki/3rd_Tony_Awards" title="3rd Tony Awards">3rd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Martita_Hunt" title="Martita Hunt">Martita Hunt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Madwoman_of_Chaillot" title="The Madwoman of Chaillot">The Madwoman of Chaillot</a> </td> <td>Countess Aurelia </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1950s">1950s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1950s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1950 (<a href="/wiki/4th_Tony_Awards" title="4th Tony Awards">4th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Booth" title="Shirley Booth">Shirley Booth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Come_Back,_Little_Sheba_(play)" title="Come Back, Little Sheba (play)">Come Back, Little Sheba</a> </td> <td>Lola Delaney </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1951 (<a href="/wiki/5th_Tony_Awards" title="5th Tony Awards">5th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Uta_Hagen" title="Uta Hagen">Uta Hagen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Country_Girl_(1950_play)" title="The Country Girl (1950 play)">The Country Girl</a> </td> <td>Georgie Elgin </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1952 (<a href="/wiki/6th_Tony_Awards" title="6th Tony Awards">6th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera" title="I Am a Camera">I Am a Camera</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sally_Bowles" title="Sally Bowles">Sally Bowles</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1953 (<a href="/wiki/7th_Tony_Awards" title="7th Tony Awards">7th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Booth" title="Shirley Booth">Shirley Booth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Time_of_the_Cuckoo" title="The Time of the Cuckoo">The Time of the Cuckoo</a> </td> <td>Leona Samish </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1954 (<a href="/wiki/8th_Tony_Awards" title="8th Tony Awards">8th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn" title="Audrey Hepburn">Audrey Hepburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ondine_(play)" title="Ondine (play)">Ondine</a> </td> <td>Ondine </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">1955 (<a href="/wiki/9th_Tony_Awards" title="9th Tony Awards">9th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Kelly" title="Nancy Kelly">Nancy Kelly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Bad_Seed_(play)" title="The Bad Seed (play)">The Bad Seed</a> </td> <td>Christine Penmark </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7" align="center">1956 (<a href="/wiki/10th_Tony_Awards" title="10th Tony Awards">10th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Lark_(play)" title="The Lark (play)">The Lark</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arc" title="Joan of Arc">Joan of Arc</a> </td> <td rowspan="7" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Bel_Geddes" title="Barbara Bel Geddes">Barbara Bel Geddes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof" title="Cat on a Hot Tin Roof">Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</a> </td> <td>Maggie Pollitt </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Cooper" title="Gladys Cooper">Gladys Cooper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Chalk_Garden" title="The Chalk Garden">The Chalk Garden</a> </td> <td>Mrs. St. Maugham </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Gordon" title="Ruth Gordon">Ruth Gordon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Matchmaker" title="The Matchmaker">The Matchmaker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dolly_Gallagher_Levi" title="Dolly Gallagher Levi">Dolly Gallagher Levi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Siobh%C3%A1n_McKenna" title="Siobhán McKenna">Siobhán McKenna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Chalk_Garden" title="The Chalk Garden">The Chalk Garden</a> </td> <td>Miss Madrigal </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Susan_Strasberg" title="Susan Strasberg">Susan Strasberg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Diary_of_Anne_Frank_(play)" title="The Diary of Anne Frank (play)">The Diary of Anne Frank</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Frank" title="Anne Frank">Anne Frank</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1957 (<a href="/wiki/11th_Tony_Awards" title="11th Tony Awards">11th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Leighton" title="Margaret Leighton">Margaret Leighton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Separate_Tables" title="Separate Tables">Separate Tables</a> </td> <td>Ann Shankland / Sibyl Railton-Bell </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florence_Eldridge" title="Florence Eldridge">Florence Eldridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Day%27s_Journey_into_Night" title="Long Day's Journey into Night">Long Day's Journey into Night</a> </td> <td>Mary Cavan Tyrone </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosalind_Russell" title="Rosalind Russell">Rosalind Russell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auntie_Mame_(play)" title="Auntie Mame (play)">Auntie Mame</a> </td> <td>Mame Dennis </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sybil_Thorndike" title="Sybil Thorndike">Sybil Thorndike</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Potting_Shed" title="The Potting Shed">The Potting Shed</a> </td> <td>Mrs. Callifer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7" align="center">1958 (<a href="/wiki/12th_Tony_Awards" title="12th Tony Awards">12th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9ocadia" title="Léocadia">Time Remembered</a> </td> <td>The Duchess of Pont-Au-Bronc </td> <td rowspan="7" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Hiller" title="Wendy Hiller">Wendy Hiller</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten" title="A Moon for the Misbegotten">A Moon for the Misbegotten</a> </td> <td>Josie Hogan </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Siobh%C3%A1n_McKenna" title="Siobhán McKenna">Siobhán McKenna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Rope_Dancers" title="The Rope Dancers">The Rope Dancers</a> </td> <td>Margaret Hyland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eugenie_Leontovich" title="Eugenie Leontovich">Eugenie Leontovich</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Cave_Dwellers" title="The Cave Dwellers">The Cave Dwellers</a> </td> <td>The Queen </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ure" title="Mary Ure">Mary Ure</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Look_Back_in_Anger" title="Look Back in Anger">Look Back in Anger</a> </td> <td>Alison Porter </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo_Van_Fleet" title="Jo Van Fleet">Jo Van Fleet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Look_Homeward,_Angel_(play)" title="Look Homeward, Angel (play)">Look Homeward, Angel</a> </td> <td>Eliza Gant </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">1959 (<a href="/wiki/13th_Tony_Awards" title="13th Tony Awards">13th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gertrude_Berg" title="Gertrude Berg">Gertrude Berg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Majority_of_One" title="A Majority of One">A Majority of One</a> </td> <td>Bertha Jacoby </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Claudette_Colbert" title="Claudette Colbert">Claudette Colbert</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Marriage-Go-Round" title="The Marriage-Go-Round">The Marriage-Go-Round</a> </td> <td>Content Lowell </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Fontanne" title="Lynn Fontanne">Lynn Fontanne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Visit_(play)" title="The Visit (play)">The Visit</a> </td> <td>Claire Zachanassian </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Stanley" title="Kim Stanley">Kim Stanley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Touch_of_the_Poet" title="A Touch of the Poet">A Touch of the Poet</a> </td> <td>Sara Melody </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Cold_Wind_And_The_Warm" title="The Cold Wind And The Warm">The Cold Wind And The Warm</a> </td> <td>Aunt Ida </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s">1960s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1960s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7" align="center">1960 (<a href="/wiki/14th_Tony_Awards" title="14th Tony Awards">14th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Bancroft" title="Anne Bancroft">Anne Bancroft</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_Worker_(play)" title="The Miracle Worker (play)">The Miracle Worker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Annie_Sullivan" class="mw-redirect" title="Annie Sullivan">Annie Sullivan</a> </td> <td rowspan="7" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Leighton" title="Margaret Leighton">Margaret Leighton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing" title="Much Ado About Nothing">Much Ado About Nothing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_(Much_Ado_About_Nothing)" title="Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)">Beatrice</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Claudia_McNeil" title="Claudia McNeil">Claudia McNeil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun" title="A Raisin in the Sun">A Raisin in the Sun</a> </td> <td>Lena Younger </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Page" title="Geraldine Page">Geraldine Page</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Bird_of_Youth" title="Sweet Bird of Youth">Sweet Bird of Youth</a> </td> <td>Alexandra Del Lago </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Toys_in_the_Attic_(play)" title="Toys in the Attic (play)">Toys in the Attic</a> </td> <td>Carrie Berniers </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irene_Worth" title="Irene Worth">Irene Worth</a> </td> <td>Albertine Prine </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1961 (<a href="/wiki/15th_Tony_Awards" title="15th Tony Awards">15th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_Plowright" title="Joan Plowright">Joan Plowright</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Taste_of_Honey" title="A Taste of Honey">A Taste of Honey</a> </td> <td>Josephine </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tallulah_Bankhead" title="Tallulah Bankhead">Tallulah Bankhead</a> </td> <td>Midgie Purvis </td> <td>Midgie Purvis </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Baxley" title="Barbara Baxley">Barbara Baxley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Period_of_Adjustment" title="Period of Adjustment">Period of Adjustment</a> </td> <td>Isabel Haverstick </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Bel_Geddes" title="Barbara Bel Geddes">Barbara Bel Geddes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary,_Mary_(play)" title="Mary, Mary (play)">Mary, Mary</a> </td> <td>Mary McKellaway </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1962 (<a href="/wiki/16th_Tony_Awards" title="16th Tony Awards">16th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Leighton" title="Margaret Leighton">Margaret Leighton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Iguana" title="The Night of the Iguana">The Night of the Iguana</a> </td> <td>Hannah Jelkes </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Cooper" title="Gladys Cooper">Gladys Cooper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Passage_to_India_(play)" title="A Passage to India (play)">A Passage to India</a> </td> <td>Mrs. Moore </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Great_Day_in_the_Morning_(play)" title="Great Day in the Morning (play)">Great Day in the Morning</a> </td> <td>Phoebe Flaherty </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Stanley" title="Kim Stanley">Kim Stanley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Far_Country" title="A Far Country">A Far Country</a> </td> <td>Elizabeth von Ritter </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1963 (<a href="/wiki/17th_Tony_Awards" title="17th Tony Awards">17th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Uta_Hagen" title="Uta Hagen">Uta Hagen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F" title="Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?">Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</a> </td> <td>Martha </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hermione_Baddeley" title="Hermione Baddeley">Hermione Baddeley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Milk_Train_Doesn%27t_Stop_Here_Anymore" title="The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore">The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore</a> </td> <td>Flora Goforth </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Leighton" title="Margaret Leighton">Margaret Leighton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tchin-Tchin" title="Tchin-Tchin">Tchin-Tchin</a> </td> <td>Pamela Pew-Pickett </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Claudia_McNeil" title="Claudia McNeil">Claudia McNeil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiger,_Tiger_Burning_Bright" title="Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright">Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright</a> </td> <td>Mama Morris </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1964 (<a href="/wiki/18th_Tony_Awards" title="18th Tony Awards">18th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Dennis" title="Sandy Dennis">Sandy Dennis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Any_Wednesday_(play)" title="Any Wednesday (play)">Any Wednesday</a> </td> <td>Ellen Gordon </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Ashley" title="Elizabeth Ashley">Elizabeth Ashley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barefoot_in_the_Park" title="Barefoot in the Park">Barefoot in the Park</a> </td> <td>Corie Bratter </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> </td> <td>The Ballad of the Sad Café </td> <td>Amelia Evans </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td>Marathon '33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/June_Havoc" title="June Havoc">June Havoc</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1965 (<a href="/wiki/19th_Tony_Awards" title="19th Tony Awards">19th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Irene_Worth" title="Irene Worth">Irene Worth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiny_Alice" title="Tiny Alice">Tiny Alice</a> </td> <td>Miss Alice </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Rhodes" title="Marjorie Rhodes">Marjorie Rhodes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_in_Good_Time_(play)" title="All in Good Time (play)">All in Good Time</a> </td> <td>Lucy Fitton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beah_Richards" title="Beah Richards">Beah Richards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amen_Corner" title="The Amen Corner">The Amen Corner</a> </td> <td>Sister Margaret Alexander </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Sands" title="Diana Sands">Diana Sands</a> </td> <td>The Owl and the Pussycat </td> <td>Doris </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1966 (<a href="/wiki/20th_Tony_Awards" title="20th Tony Awards">20th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Lion_in_Winter" title="The Lion in Winter">The Lion in Winter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine" title="Eleanor of Aquitaine">Eleanor of Aquitaine</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Hancock" title="Sheila Hancock">Sheila Hancock</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Entertaining_Mr_Sloane" title="Entertaining Mr Sloane">Entertaining Mr Sloane</a> </td> <td>Kath </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Reid" title="Kate Reid">Kate Reid</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_one-act_plays_by_Tennessee_Williams#Slapstick_Tragedy" title="List of one-act plays by Tennessee Williams">Slapstick Tragedy</a> </td> <td>Celeste/Molly </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lee_Remick" title="Lee Remick">Lee Remick</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wait_Until_Dark" title="Wait Until Dark">Wait Until Dark</a> </td> <td>Susy Hendrix </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1967 (<a href="/wiki/21st_Tony_Awards" title="21st Tony Awards">21st</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Beryl_Reid" title="Beryl Reid">Beryl Reid</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Killing_of_Sister_George" title="The Killing of Sister George">The Killing of Sister George</a> </td> <td>Sister George / June Buckridge </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Atkins" title="Eileen Atkins">Eileen Atkins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Killing_of_Sister_George" title="The Killing of Sister George">The Killing of Sister George</a> </td> <td>Childie / Alice McNaught </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vivien_Merchant" title="Vivien Merchant">Vivien Merchant</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Homecoming" title="The Homecoming">The Homecoming</a> </td> <td>Ruth </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Murphy" title="Rosemary Murphy">Rosemary Murphy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Delicate_Balance_(play)" title="A Delicate Balance (play)">A Delicate Balance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Delicate_Balance_(play)#Claire" title="A Delicate Balance (play)">Claire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1968 (<a href="/wiki/22nd_Tony_Awards" title="22nd Tony Awards">22nd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Caldwell" title="Zoe Caldwell">Zoe Caldwell</a> </td> <td>The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Brodie" title="Jean Brodie">Jean Brodie</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/More_Stately_Mansions" title="More Stately Mansions">More Stately Mansions</a> </td> <td>Sara (Melody) Harford </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plaza_Suite" title="Plaza Suite">Plaza Suite</a> </td> <td>Karen Nash / Murial Tate / Norma Hubley </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Tutin" title="Dorothy Tutin">Dorothy Tutin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_a_Queen" title="Portrait of a Queen">Portrait of a Queen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1969 (<a href="/wiki/23rd_Tony_Awards" title="23rd Tony Awards">23rd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forty_Carats" title="Forty Carats">Forty Carats</a> </td> <td>Ann Stanley </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Parsons" title="Estelle Parsons">Estelle Parsons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Seven_Descents_of_Myrtle" title="The Seven Descents of Myrtle">The Seven Descents of Myrtle</a> </td> <td>Myrtle </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Rae" title="Charlotte Rae">Charlotte Rae</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noon_(play)" title="Noon (play)">Morning, Noon and Night</a> </td> <td>Gertrude / Beryl / Filigree Bones </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Vaccaro" title="Brenda Vaccaro">Brenda Vaccaro</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Goodbye_People" title="The Goodbye People">The Goodbye People</a> </td> <td>Nancy (Silverman) Scott </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1970s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">1970 (<a href="/wiki/24th_Tony_Awards" title="24th Tony Awards">24th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Grimes" title="Tammy Grimes">Tammy Grimes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_Lives" title="Private Lives">Private Lives</a> </td> <td>Amanda Prynne </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Brooks_(actress)" title="Geraldine Brooks (actress)">Geraldine Brooks</a> </td> <td>Brightower </td> <td>Sara Brightower </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harvey_(play)" title="Harvey (play)">Harvey</a> </td> <td>Veta Louise Simmons </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1971 (<a href="/wiki/25th_Tony_Awards" title="25th Tony Awards">25th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gingerbread_Lady" title="The Gingerbread Lady">The Gingerbread Lady</a> </td> <td>Evy Meara </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Parsons" title="Estelle Parsons">Estelle Parsons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/And_Miss_Reardon_Drinks_A_Little" class="mw-redirect" title="And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little">And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little</a> </td> <td>Catherine Reardon </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Rigg" title="Diana Rigg">Diana Rigg</a> </td> <td>Abelard and Heloise </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9lo%C3%AFse" title="Héloïse">Héloïse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marian_Seldes" title="Marian Seldes">Marian Seldes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Father%27s_Day_(play)" title="Father's Day (play)">Father's Day</a> </td> <td>Marian </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1972 (<a href="/wiki/26th_Tony_Awards" title="26th Tony Awards">26th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sada_Thompson" title="Sada Thompson">Sada Thompson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twigs_(play)" title="Twigs (play)">Twigs</a> </td> <td>Ma / Dorothy / Celia / Emily </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Atkins" title="Eileen Atkins">Eileen Atkins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vivat!_Vivat_Regina!" title="Vivat! Vivat Regina!">Vivat! Vivat Regina!</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth I of England">Elizabeth I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_Over" title="All Over">All Over</a> </td> <td>The Mistress </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Times" title="Old Times">Old Times</a> </td> <td>Anna </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1973 (<a href="/wiki/27th_Tony_Awards" title="27th Tony Awards">27th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Mrs._Lincoln" title="The Last of Mrs. Lincoln">The Last of Mrs. Lincoln</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln" title="Mary Todd Lincoln">Mary Todd Lincoln</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/6_Rms_Riv_Vu" title="6 Rms Riv Vu">6 Rms Riv Vu</a> </td> <td>Annie Miller </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mourning_Becomes_Electra" title="Mourning Becomes Electra">Mourning Becomes Electra</a> </td> <td>Christine Mannon </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Widdoes" title="Kathleen Widdoes">Kathleen Widdoes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing" title="Much Ado About Nothing">Much Ado About Nothing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_(Much_Ado_About_Nothing)" title="Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)">Beatrice</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">1974 (<a href="/wiki/28th_Tony_Awards" title="28th Tony Awards">28th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten" title="A Moon for the Misbegotten">A Moon for the Misbegotten</a> </td> <td>Josie Hogan </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a> </td> <td>Find Your Way Home </td> <td>Jacqueline Harrison </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td>The Au Pair Man </td> <td>Elizabeth Rogers </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/In_the_Boom_Boom_Room" title="In the Boom Boom Room">In the Boom Boom Room</a> </td> <td>Chrissy </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Roberts_(actress)" title="Rachel Roberts (actress)">Rachel Roberts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Visit_(play)" title="The Visit (play)">The Visit</a> / Chemin de Fer </td> <td>Claire Zachanassian / Francine </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">1975 (<a href="/wiki/29th_Tony_Awards" title="29th Tony Awards">29th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Burstyn" title="Ellen Burstyn">Ellen Burstyn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Same_Time,_Next_Year_(play)" title="Same Time, Next Year (play)">Same Time, Next Year</a> </td> <td>Doris </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Ashley" title="Elizabeth Ashley">Elizabeth Ashley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof" title="Cat on a Hot Tin Roof">Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</a> </td> <td>Maggie Pollitt </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Rigg" title="Diana Rigg">Diana Rigg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Misanthrope" title="The Misanthrope">The Misanthrope</a> </td> <td>Célimène </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Smith" title="Maggie Smith">Maggie Smith</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_Lives" title="Private Lives">Private Lives</a> </td> <td>Amanda Prynne </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liv_Ullmann" title="Liv Ullmann">Liv Ullmann</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House" title="A Doll's House">A Doll's House</a> </td> <td>Nora Helmer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1976 (<a href="/wiki/30th_Tony_Awards" title="30th Tony Awards">30th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Irene_Worth" title="Irene Worth">Irene Worth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Bird_of_Youth" title="Sweet Bird of Youth">Sweet Bird of Youth</a> </td> <td>Alexandra Del Lago </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tovah_Feldshuh" title="Tovah Feldshuh">Tovah Feldshuh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yentl_(play)" title="Yentl (play)">Yentl</a> </td> <td>Yentl </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Family_(play)" title="The Royal Family (play)">The Royal Family</a> </td> <td>Julie Cavendish </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Redgrave" title="Lynn Redgrave">Lynn Redgrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Warren%27s_Profession" title="Mrs. Warren's Profession">Mrs. Warren's Profession</a> </td> <td>Vivie Warren </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1977 (<a href="/wiki/31st_Tony_Awards" title="31st Tony Awards">31st</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Belle_of_Amherst" title="The Belle of Amherst">The Belle of Amherst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emily_Dickinson" title="Emily Dickinson">Emily Dickinson</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F" title="Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?">Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</a> </td> <td>Martha </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liv_Ullmann" title="Liv Ullmann">Liv Ullmann</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anna_Christie" title="Anna Christie">Anna Christie</a> </td> <td>Anna Christopherson </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irene_Worth" title="Irene Worth">Irene Worth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard" title="The Cherry Orchard">The Cherry Orchard</a> </td> <td>Ranevskaya </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1978 (<a href="/wiki/32nd_Tony_Awards" title="32nd Tony Awards">32nd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Tandy" title="Jessica Tandy">Jessica Tandy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gin_Game" title="The Gin Game">The Gin Game</a> </td> <td>Fonsia Dorsey </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Bancroft" title="Anne Bancroft">Anne Bancroft</a> </td> <td>Golda </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golda_Meir" title="Golda Meir">Golda Meir</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anita_Gillette" title="Anita Gillette">Anita Gillette</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chapter_Two_(play)" title="Chapter Two (play)">Chapter Two</a> </td> <td>Jennie Malone </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Parsons" title="Estelle Parsons">Estelle Parsons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miss_Margarida%27s_Way" title="Miss Margarida's Way">Miss Margarida's Way</a> </td> <td>Miss Margarida </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1979 (<a href="/wiki/33rd_Tony_Awards" title="33rd Tony Awards">33rd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Constance_Cummings" title="Constance Cummings">Constance Cummings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wings_(play)" title="Wings (play)">Wings</a> </td> <td>Emily Stilson </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carole_Shelley" title="Carole Shelley">Carole Shelley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Elephant_Man_(play)" title="The Elephant Man (play)">The Elephant Man</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madge_Kendal" title="Madge Kendal">Madge Kendal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Monday_in_October" title="First Monday in October">First Monday in October</a> </td> <td>Ruth Loomis </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frances_Sternhagen" title="Frances Sternhagen">Frances Sternhagen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/On_Golden_Pond_(play)" title="On Golden Pond (play)">On Golden Pond</a> </td> <td>Ethel Thayer </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1980s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1980 (<a href="/wiki/34th_Tony_Awards" title="34th Tony Awards">34th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Frelich" title="Phyllis Frelich">Phyllis Frelich</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Children_of_a_Lesser_God_(play)" title="Children of a Lesser God (play)">Children of a Lesser God</a> </td> <td>Sarah Norman </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Blythe_Danner" title="Blythe Danner">Blythe Danner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Betrayal_(play)" title="Betrayal (play)">Betrayal</a> </td> <td>Emma </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Smith" title="Maggie Smith">Maggie Smith</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Night_and_Day_(play)" title="Night and Day (play)">Night and Day</a> </td> <td>Ruth Carson </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Twomey_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anne Twomey (actor)">Anne Twomey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuts_(play)" title="Nuts (play)">Nuts</a> </td> <td>Claudia Draper </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1981 (<a href="/wiki/35th_Tony_Awards" title="35th Tony Awards">35th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Lapotaire" title="Jane Lapotaire">Jane Lapotaire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Piaf_(play)" title="Piaf (play)">Piaf</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf" title="Édith Piaf">Édith Piaf</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenda_Jackson" title="Glenda Jackson">Glenda Jackson</a> </td> <td>Rose </td> <td>Rose </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eva_Le_Gallienne" title="Eva Le Gallienne">Eva Le Gallienne</a> </td> <td>To Grandmother's House We Go </td> <td>Grandie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor" title="Elizabeth Taylor">Elizabeth Taylor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Foxes" title="The Little Foxes">The Little Foxes</a> </td> <td>Regina Giddens </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1982 (<a href="/wiki/36th_Tony_Awards" title="36th Tony Awards">36th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Caldwell" title="Zoe Caldwell">Zoe Caldwell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medea_(play)" title="Medea (play)">Medea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medea" title="Medea">Medea</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn" title="Katharine Hepburn">Katharine Hepburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_West_Side_Waltz" title="The West Side Waltz">The West Side Waltz</a> </td> <td>Margaret Mary Elderdice </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Page" title="Geraldine Page">Geraldine Page</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Agnes_of_God" title="Agnes of God">Agnes of God</a> </td> <td>Mother Miriam Ruth </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Plummer" title="Amanda Plummer">Amanda Plummer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Taste_of_Honey" title="A Taste of Honey">A Taste of Honey</a> </td> <td>Josephine </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1983 (<a href="/wiki/37th_Tony_Awards" title="37th Tony Awards">37th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Tandy" title="Jessica Tandy">Jessica Tandy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foxfire_(play)" title="Foxfire (play)">Foxfire</a> </td> <td>Annie Nations </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%27night,_Mother" title="'night, Mother">'night, Mother</a> </td> <td>Jessie Cates </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Nelligan" title="Kate Nelligan">Kate Nelligan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plenty_(play)" title="Plenty (play)">Plenty</a> </td> <td>Susan Traherne </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Pitoniak" title="Anne Pitoniak">Anne Pitoniak</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%27night,_Mother" title="'night, Mother">'night, Mother</a> </td> <td>Thelma Cates </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1984 (<a href="/wiki/38th_Tony_Awards" title="38th Tony Awards">38th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Close" title="Glenn Close">Glenn Close</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(play)" title="The Real Thing (play)">The Real Thing</a> </td> <td>Annie </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heartbreak_House" title="Heartbreak House">Heartbreak House</a> </td> <td>Hesione Hushabye </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Hunt" title="Linda Hunt">Linda Hunt</a> </td> <td>End of the World </td> <td>Audrey Wood </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Nelligan" title="Kate Nelligan">Kate Nelligan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten" title="A Moon for the Misbegotten">A Moon for the Misbegotten</a> </td> <td>Josie Hogan </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1985 (<a href="/wiki/39th_Tony_Awards" title="39th Tony Awards">39th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Day_in_the_Death_of_Joe_Egg" title="A Day in the Death of Joe Egg">A Day in the Death of Joe Egg</a> </td> <td>Sheila </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_Cusack" title="Sinéad Cusack">Sinéad Cusack</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing" title="Much Ado About Nothing">Much Ado About Nothing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_(Much_Ado_About_Nothing)" title="Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)">Beatrice</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pack_of_Lies" title="Pack of Lies">Pack of Lies</a> </td> <td>Barbara Jackson </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenda_Jackson" title="Glenda Jackson">Glenda Jackson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strange_Interlude" title="Strange Interlude">Strange Interlude</a> </td> <td>Nina Leeds </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1986 (<a href="/wiki/40th_Tony_Awards" title="40th Tony Awards">40th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lily_Tomlin" title="Lily Tomlin">Lily Tomlin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Search_for_Signs_of_Intelligent_Life_in_the_Universe" title="The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe">The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe</a> </td> <td>Various Characters </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hay_Fever_(play)" title="Hay Fever (play)">Hay Fever</a> </td> <td>Judith Bliss </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Beth_Hurt" title="Mary Beth Hurt">Mary Beth Hurt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benefactors_(play)" title="Benefactors (play)">Benefactors</a> </td> <td>Sheila </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Tandy" title="Jessica Tandy">Jessica Tandy</a> </td> <td>The Petition </td> <td>Elizabeth Milne </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1987 (<a href="/wiki/41st_Tony_Awards" title="41st Tony Awards">41st</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Lavin" title="Linda Lavin">Linda Lavin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broadway_Bound" title="Broadway Bound">Broadway Bound</a> </td> <td>Kate Jerome </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan" title="Lindsay Duncan">Lindsay Duncan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Les_liaisons_dangereuses_(play)" class="mw-redirect" title="Les liaisons dangereuses (play)">Dangerous Liaisons</a> </td> <td>Marquise de Merteuil </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Page" title="Geraldine Page">Geraldine Page</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blithe_Spirit_(play)" title="Blithe Spirit (play)">Blithe Spirit</a> </td> <td>Madame Arcati </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Plummer" title="Amanda Plummer">Amanda Plummer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pygmalion_(play)" title="Pygmalion (play)">Pygmalion</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eliza_Doolittle" title="Eliza Doolittle">Eliza Doolittle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1988 (<a href="/wiki/42nd_Tony_Awards" title="42nd Tony Awards">42nd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_Allen" title="Joan Allen">Joan Allen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burn_This" title="Burn This">Burn This</a> </td> <td>Anna Mann </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Blythe_Danner" title="Blythe Danner">Blythe Danner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire" title="A Streetcar Named Desire">A Streetcar Named Desire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blanche_DuBois" title="Blanche DuBois">Blanche DuBois</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenda_Jackson" title="Glenda Jackson">Glenda Jackson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macbeth" title="Macbeth">Macbeth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Macbeth" title="Lady Macbeth">Lady Macbeth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frances_McDormand" title="Frances McDormand">Frances McDormand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire" title="A Streetcar Named Desire">A Streetcar Named Desire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stella_Kowalski" title="Stella Kowalski">Stella Kowalski</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1989 (<a href="/wiki/43rd_Tony_Awards" title="43rd Tony Awards">43rd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Collins" title="Pauline Collins">Pauline Collins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Valentine" title="Shirley Valentine">Shirley Valentine</a> </td> <td>Shirley Valentine </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_Allen" title="Joan Allen">Joan Allen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Heidi_Chronicles" title="The Heidi Chronicles">The Heidi Chronicles</a> </td> <td>Heidi Holland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Born_Yesterday_(play)" title="Born Yesterday (play)">Born Yesterday</a> </td> <td>Emma 'Billie' Dawn </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Nelligan" title="Kate Nelligan">Kate Nelligan</a> </td> <td>Spoils of War </td> <td>Elise </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1990s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1990 (<a href="/wiki/44th_Tony_Awards" title="44th Tony Awards">44th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Smith" title="Maggie Smith">Maggie Smith</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lettice_and_Lovage" title="Lettice and Lovage">Lettice and Lovage</a> </td> <td>Lettice Douffet </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_James" title="Geraldine James">Geraldine James</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice" title="The Merchant of Venice">The Merchant of Venice</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portia_(Merchant_of_Venice)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portia (Merchant of Venice)">Portia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prelude_to_a_Kiss_(play)" title="Prelude to a Kiss (play)">Prelude to a Kiss</a> </td> <td>Rita Boyle </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Turner" title="Kathleen Turner">Kathleen Turner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof" title="Cat on a Hot Tin Roof">Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</a> </td> <td>Maggie Pollitt </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1991 (<a href="/wiki/45th_Tony_Awards" title="45th Tony Awards">45th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Ruehl" title="Mercedes Ruehl">Mercedes Ruehl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Yonkers" title="Lost in Yonkers">Lost in Yonkers</a> </td> <td>Bella Kurnitz </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Separation_(play)" title="Six Degrees of Separation (play)">Six Degrees of Separation</a> </td> <td>Ouisa Kittredge </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td>Lucifer's Child </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karen_Blixen" title="Karen Blixen">Karen Blixen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Our_Country%27s_Good" title="Our Country's Good">Our Country's Good</a> </td> <td>Liz Morden / Reverend Johnson </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1992 (<a href="/wiki/46th_Tony_Awards" title="46th Tony Awards">46th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Close" title="Glenn Close">Glenn Close</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Death_and_the_Maiden_(play)" title="Death and the Maiden (play)">Death and the Maiden</a> </td> <td>Paulina Salas Escobar </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Visit_(play)" title="The Visit (play)">The Visit</a> </td> <td>Claire Zachanassian </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a> </td> <td>Four Baboons Adoring the Sun </td> <td>Penny McKenzie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Judith_Ivey" title="Judith Ivey">Judith Ivey</a> </td> <td>Park Your Car in Harvard Yard </td> <td>Kathleen Hogan </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1993 (<a href="/wiki/47th_Tony_Awards" title="47th Tony Awards">47th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sisters_Rosensweig" title="The Sisters Rosensweig">The Sisters Rosensweig</a> </td> <td>Gorgeous Teitelbaum </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sisters_Rosensweig" title="The Sisters Rosensweig">The Sisters Rosensweig</a> </td> <td>Sara Goode </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Redgrave" title="Lynn Redgrave">Lynn Redgrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shakespeare_for_My_Father" title="Shakespeare for My Father">Shakespeare for My Father</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Redgrave" title="Lynn Redgrave">Lynn Redgrave</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Natasha_Richardson" title="Natasha Richardson">Natasha Richardson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anna_Christie" title="Anna Christie">Anna Christie</a> </td> <td>Anna Christopherson </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">1994 (<a href="/wiki/48th_Tony_Awards" title="48th Tony Awards">48th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Rigg" title="Diana Rigg">Diana Rigg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medea_(play)" title="Medea (play)">Medea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medea" title="Medea">Medea</a> </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anna_Deavere_Smith" title="Anna Deavere Smith">Anna Deavere Smith</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twilight:_Los_Angeles,_1992" title="Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992">Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992</a> </td> <td>Various Characters </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Marchand" title="Nancy Marchand">Nancy Marchand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Comedy_(play)" title="Black Comedy (play)">Black Comedy</a> </td> <td>Sophie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_White_Liars" title="The White Liars">The White Liars</a> </td> <td>Mrs. Furnival </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_Rivers" title="Joan Rivers">Joan Rivers</a> </td> <td>Sally Marr...and her escorts </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sally_Marr" title="Sally Marr">Sally Marr</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1995 (<a href="/wiki/49th_Tony_Awards" title="49th Tony Awards">49th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Heiress_(1947_play)" title="The Heiress (1947 play)">The Heiress</a> </td> <td>Catherine Sloper </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Alice" title="Mary Alice">Mary Alice</a> </td> <td>Having Our Say </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Annie_Elizabeth_Delany" title="Annie Elizabeth Delany">Bessie Delany</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Atkins" title="Eileen Atkins">Eileen Atkins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Les_Parents_terribles" title="Les Parents terribles">Indiscretions</a> </td> <td>Léonie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen Mirren">Helen Mirren</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_(play)" title="A Month in the Country (play)">A Month in the Country</a> </td> <td>Natalia Petrovna </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1996 (<a href="/wiki/50th_Tony_Awards" title="50th Tony Awards">50th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Caldwell" title="Zoe Caldwell">Zoe Caldwell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_Class" title="Master Class">Master Class</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maria_Callas" title="Maria Callas">Maria Callas</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carol_Burnett" title="Carol Burnett">Carol Burnett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moon_Over_Buffalo" title="Moon Over Buffalo">Moon Over Buffalo</a> </td> <td>Charlotte Hay </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/A_Delicate_Balance_(play)" title="A Delicate Balance (play)">A Delicate Balance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Delicate_Balance_(play)#Agnes" title="A Delicate Balance (play)">Agnes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Stritch" title="Elaine Stritch">Elaine Stritch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Delicate_Balance_(play)#Claire" title="A Delicate Balance (play)">Claire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1997 (<a href="/wiki/51st_Tony_Awards" title="51st Tony Awards">51st</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Janet_McTeer" title="Janet McTeer">Janet McTeer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House" title="A Doll's House">A Doll's House</a> </td> <td>Nora Helmer </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julie Harris (actress)">Julie Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gin_Game" title="The Gin Game">The Gin Game</a> </td> <td>Fonsia Dorsey </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Knight" title="Shirley Knight">Shirley Knight</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Young_Man_From_Atlanta" class="mw-redirect" title="The Young Man From Atlanta">The Young Man From Atlanta</a> </td> <td>Lily Dale Kidder </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lia_Williams" title="Lia Williams">Lia Williams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skylight_(play)" title="Skylight (play)">Skylight</a> </td> <td>Kyra Hollis </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1998 (<a href="/wiki/52nd_Tony_Awards" title="52nd Tony Awards">52nd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Marie_Mullen" title="Marie Mullen">Marie Mullen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beauty_Queen_of_Leenane" title="The Beauty Queen of Leenane">The Beauty Queen of Leenane</a> </td> <td>Maureen Folan </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honour_(Murray-Smith_play)" title="Honour (Murray-Smith play)">Honour</a> </td> <td>Honor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allison_Janney" title="Allison Janney">Allison Janney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_View_from_the_Bridge" title="A View from the Bridge">A View from the Bridge</a> </td> <td>Beatrice Carbone </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_McEwan" title="Geraldine McEwan">Geraldine McEwan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Chairs" title="The Chairs">The Chairs</a> </td> <td>Old Woman </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">1999 (<a href="/wiki/53rd_Tony_Awards" title="53rd Tony Awards">53rd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Judi_Dench" title="Judi Dench">Judi Dench</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amy%27s_View" title="Amy's View">Amy's View</a> </td> <td>Esme Allen </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Lion_in_Winter" title="The Lion in Winter">The Lion in Winter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine" title="Eleanor of Aquitaine">Eleanor of Aquitaine</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marian_Seldes" title="Marian Seldes">Marian Seldes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ring_Round_the_Moon" title="Ring Round the Moon">Ring Round the Moon</a> </td> <td>Madame Desmermortes </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zo%C3%AB_Wanamaker" title="Zoë Wanamaker">Zoë Wanamaker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electra_(Sophocles)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electra (Sophocles)">Electra</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electra" title="Electra">Electra</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2000s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2000 (<a href="/wiki/54th_Tony_Awards" title="54th Tony Awards">54th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Ehle" title="Jennifer Ehle">Jennifer Ehle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(play)" title="The Real Thing (play)">The Real Thing</a> </td> <td>Annie </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jayne_Atkinson" title="Jayne Atkinson">Jayne Atkinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Rainmaker_(play)" title="The Rainmaker (play)">The Rainmaker</a> </td> <td>Lizzie Curry </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waiting_in_the_Wings_(play)" title="Waiting in the Wings (play)">Waiting in the Wings</a> </td> <td>May Davenport </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten" title="A Moon for the Misbegotten">A Moon for the Misbegotten</a> </td> <td>Josie Hogan </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Shear" title="Claudia Shear">Claudia Shear</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dirty_Blonde_(play)" title="Dirty Blonde (play)">Dirty Blonde</a> </td> <td>Jo / <a href="/wiki/Mae_West" title="Mae West">Mae West</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2001 (<a href="/wiki/55th_Tony_Awards" title="55th Tony Awards">55th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Proof_(play)" title="Proof (play)">Proof</a> </td> <td>Catherine Llewellyn </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Juliette_Binoche" title="Juliette Binoche">Juliette Binoche</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Betrayal_(play)" title="Betrayal (play)">Betrayal</a> </td> <td>Emma </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Lavin" title="Linda Lavin">Linda Lavin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Allergist%27s_Wife" title="The Tale of the Allergist's Wife">The Tale of the Allergist's Wife</a> </td> <td>Marjorie Taub </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Smart" title="Jean Smart">Jean Smart</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Man_Who_Came_to_Dinner" title="The Man Who Came to Dinner">The Man Who Came to Dinner</a> </td> <td>Lorraine Sheldon </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Uggams" title="Leslie Uggams">Leslie Uggams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_Hedley_II" title="King Hedley II">King Hedley II</a> </td> <td>Ruby </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2002 (<a href="/wiki/56th_Tony_Awards" title="56th Tony Awards">56th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan" title="Lindsay Duncan">Lindsay Duncan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_Lives" title="Private Lives">Private Lives</a> </td> <td>Amanda Prynne </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Burton_(actress)" title="Kate Burton (actress)">Kate Burton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hedda_Gabler" title="Hedda Gabler">Hedda Gabler</a> </td> <td>Hedda Gabler </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Linney" title="Laura Linney">Laura Linney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Crucible" title="The Crucible">The Crucible</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Proctor" title="Elizabeth Proctor">Elizabeth Proctor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen Mirren">Helen Mirren</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Dance_of_Death_(Strindberg)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dance of Death (Strindberg)">The Dance of Death</a> </td> <td>Alice </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Ruehl" title="Mercedes Ruehl">Mercedes Ruehl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Goat,_or_Who_Is_Sylvia%3F" title="The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?">The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?</a> </td> <td>Stevie Gray </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2003 (<a href="/wiki/57th_Tony_Awards" title="57th Tony Awards">57th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave" title="Vanessa Redgrave">Vanessa Redgrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Day%27s_Journey_into_Night" title="Long Day's Journey into Night">Long Day's Journey into Night</a> </td> <td>Mary Tyrone </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jayne_Atkinson" title="Jayne Atkinson">Jayne Atkinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Enchanted_April_(2003_play)" class="mw-redirect" title="Enchanted April (2003 play)">Enchanted April</a> </td> <td>Lotty Wilton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Hamilton" title="Victoria Hamilton">Victoria Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Day_in_the_Death_of_Joe_Egg" title="A Day in the Death of Joe Egg">A Day in the Death of Joe Egg</a> </td> <td>Sheila </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clare_Higgins" title="Clare Higgins">Clare Higgins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincent_in_Brixton" title="Vincent in Brixton">Vincent in Brixton</a> </td> <td>Ursula Loyler </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiona_Shaw" title="Fiona Shaw">Fiona Shaw</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medea_(play)" title="Medea (play)">Medea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medea" title="Medea">Medea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2004 (<a href="/wiki/58th_Tony_Awards" title="58th Tony Awards">58th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Phylicia_Rashad" title="Phylicia Rashad">Phylicia Rashad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun" title="A Raisin in the Sun">A Raisin in the Sun</a> </td> <td>Lena Younger </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Atkins" title="Eileen Atkins">Eileen Atkins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Retreat_from_Moscow" title="The Retreat from Moscow">The Retreat from Moscow</a> </td> <td>Alice </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tovah_Feldshuh" title="Tovah Feldshuh">Tovah Feldshuh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golda%27s_Balcony" title="Golda's Balcony">Golda's Balcony</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golda_Meir" title="Golda Meir">Golda Meir</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Heche" title="Anne Heche">Anne Heche</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Century_(play)" title="Twentieth Century (play)">Twentieth Century</a> </td> <td>Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Swoosie_Kurtz" title="Swoosie Kurtz">Swoosie Kurtz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frozen_(play)" title="Frozen (play)">Frozen</a> </td> <td>Nancy Shirley </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2005 (<a href="/wiki/59th_Tony_Awards" title="59th Tony Awards">59th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doubt:_A_Parable" title="Doubt: A Parable">Doubt</a> </td> <td>Sister Aloysius Beauvier </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Linney" title="Laura Linney">Laura Linney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sight_Unseen_(play)" title="Sight Unseen (play)">Sight Unseen</a> </td> <td>Patricia </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a> </td> <td>Reckless </td> <td>Rachel </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phylicia_Rashad" title="Phylicia Rashad">Phylicia Rashad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gem_of_the_Ocean" title="Gem of the Ocean">Gem of the Ocean</a> </td> <td>Aunt Ester </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Turner" title="Kathleen Turner">Kathleen Turner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F" title="Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?">Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</a> </td> <td>Martha </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2006 (<a href="/wiki/60th_Tony_Awards" title="60th Tony Awards">60th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Nixon" title="Cynthia Nixon">Cynthia Nixon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rabbit_Hole_(play)" title="Rabbit Hole (play)">Rabbit Hole</a> </td> <td>Becca Corbett </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Burton_(actress)" title="Kate Burton (actress)">Kate Burton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Constant_Wife" title="The Constant Wife">The Constant Wife</a> </td> <td>Constance Culver Middleton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Judy_Kaye" title="Judy Kaye">Judy Kaye</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Souvenir_(play)" title="Souvenir (play)">Souvenir</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florence_Foster_Jenkins" title="Florence Foster Jenkins">Florence Foster Jenkins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Kron" title="Lisa Kron">Lisa Kron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Well_(play)" title="Well (play)">Well</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Kron" title="Lisa Kron">Lisa Kron</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Redgrave" title="Lynn Redgrave">Lynn Redgrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Constant_Wife" title="The Constant Wife">The Constant Wife</a> </td> <td>Mrs. Culver </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2007 (<a href="/wiki/61st_Tony_Awards" title="61st Tony Awards">61st</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_White" title="Julie White">Julie White</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Dog_Laughed" title="The Little Dog Laughed">The Little Dog Laughed</a> </td> <td>Diane </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eve_Best" title="Eve Best">Eve Best</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten" title="A Moon for the Misbegotten">A Moon for the Misbegotten</a> </td> <td>Josie Hogan </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Swoosie_Kurtz" title="Swoosie Kurtz">Swoosie Kurtz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heartbreak_House" title="Heartbreak House">Heartbreak House</a> </td> <td>Hesione Hushabye </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Lansbury" title="Angela Lansbury">Angela Lansbury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deuce_(play)" title="Deuce (play)">Deuce</a> </td> <td>Leona Mullen </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave" title="Vanessa Redgrave">Vanessa Redgrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Year_of_Magical_Thinking" title="The Year of Magical Thinking">The Year of Magical Thinking</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_Didion" title="Joan Didion">Joan Didion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2008 (<a href="/wiki/62nd_Tony_Awards" title="62nd Tony Awards">62nd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Deanna_Dunagan" title="Deanna Dunagan">Deanna Dunagan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/August:_Osage_County" title="August: Osage County">August: Osage County</a> </td> <td>Violet Weston </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eve_Best" title="Eve Best">Eve Best</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Homecoming" title="The Homecoming">The Homecoming</a> </td> <td>Ruth </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Fleetwood" title="Kate Fleetwood">Kate Fleetwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macbeth" title="Macbeth">Macbeth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Macbeth" title="Lady Macbeth">Lady Macbeth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Epatha_Merkerson" title="S. Epatha Merkerson">S. Epatha Merkerson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Come_Back,_Little_Sheba_(play)" title="Come Back, Little Sheba (play)">Come Back, Little Sheba</a> </td> <td>Lola Delaney </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amy_Morton" title="Amy Morton">Amy Morton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/August:_Osage_County" title="August: Osage County">August: Osage County</a> </td> <td>Barbara Weston-Fordham </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2009 (<a href="/wiki/63rd_Tony_Awards" title="63rd Tony Awards">63rd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcia_Gay_Harden" title="Marcia Gay Harden">Marcia Gay Harden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/God_of_Carnage" title="God of Carnage">God of Carnage</a> </td> <td>Veronica </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hope_Davis" title="Hope Davis">Hope Davis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/God_of_Carnage" title="God of Carnage">God of Carnage</a> </td> <td>Annette </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/33_Variations" title="33 Variations">33 Variations</a> </td> <td>Katherine Brandt </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Janet_McTeer" title="Janet McTeer">Janet McTeer</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mary_Stuart_(Schiller_play)" title="Mary Stuart (Schiller play)">Mary Stuart</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots" title="Mary, Queen of Scots">Mary Stuart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harriet_Walter" title="Harriet Walter">Harriet Walter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth I of England">Elizabeth I</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010s">2010s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2010s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2010 (<a href="/wiki/64th_Tony_Awards" title="64th Tony Awards">64th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Viola_Davis" title="Viola Davis">Viola Davis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fences_(play)" title="Fences (play)">Fences</a> </td> <td>Rose Maxson </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Harper" title="Valerie Harper">Valerie Harper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Looped" title="Looped">Looped</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tallulah_Bankhead" title="Tallulah Bankhead">Tallulah Bankhead</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Lavin" title="Linda Lavin">Linda Lavin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collected_Stories_(play)" title="Collected Stories (play)">Collected Stories</a> </td> <td>Ruth Steiner </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Linney" title="Laura Linney">Laura Linney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Time_Stands_Still_(play)" title="Time Stands Still (play)">Time Stands Still</a> </td> <td>Sarah Goodwin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Maxwell" title="Jan Maxwell">Jan Maxwell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Family_(play)" title="The Royal Family (play)">The Royal Family</a> </td> <td>Julie Cavendish </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2011 (<a href="/wiki/65th_Tony_Awards" title="65th Tony Awards">65th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Frances_McDormand" title="Frances McDormand">Frances McDormand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Good_People_(play)" title="Good People (play)">Good People</a> </td> <td>Margie Walsh </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nina_Arianda" title="Nina Arianda">Nina Arianda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Born_Yesterday_(play)" title="Born Yesterday (play)">Born Yesterday</a> </td> <td>Emma 'Billie' Dawn </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lily_Rabe" title="Lily Rabe">Lily Rabe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice" title="The Merchant of Venice">The Merchant of Venice</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portia_(Merchant_of_Venice)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portia (Merchant of Venice)">Portia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave" title="Vanessa Redgrave">Vanessa Redgrave</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Driving_Miss_Daisy_(play)" title="Driving Miss Daisy (play)">Driving Miss Daisy</a> </td> <td>Daisy Werthan </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Yelland" title="Hannah Yelland">Hannah Yelland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brief_Encounter" title="Brief Encounter">Brief Encounter</a> </td> <td>Laura Jesson </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2012 (<a href="/wiki/66th_Tony_Awards" title="66th Tony Awards">66th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Nina_Arianda" title="Nina Arianda">Nina Arianda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Venus_in_Fur" title="Venus in Fur">Venus in Fur</a> </td> <td>Vanda </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tracie_Bennett" title="Tracie Bennett">Tracie Bennett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/End_of_the_Rainbow" title="End of the Rainbow">End of the Rainbow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Judy_Garland" title="Judy Garland">Judy Garland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Other_Desert_Cities" title="Other Desert Cities">Other Desert Cities</a> </td> <td>Polly Wyeth </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Lavin" title="Linda Lavin">Linda Lavin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Lyons" title="The Lyons">The Lyons</a> </td> <td>Rita Lyons </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Nixon" title="Cynthia Nixon">Cynthia Nixon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wit_(play)" title="Wit (play)">Wit</a> </td> <td>Vivian Bearing </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2013 (<a href="/wiki/67th_Tony_Awards" title="67th Tony Awards">67th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cicely_Tyson" title="Cicely Tyson">Cicely Tyson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Trip_to_Bountiful_(play)" title="The Trip to Bountiful (play)">The Trip to Bountiful</a> </td> <td>Carrie Watts </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Metcalf" title="Laurie Metcalf">Laurie Metcalf</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Place_(play)" title="The Other Place (play)">The Other Place</a> </td> <td>Juliana Smithton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amy_Morton" title="Amy Morton">Amy Morton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F" title="Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?">Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</a> </td> <td>Martha </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kristine_Nielsen" title="Kristine Nielsen">Kristine Nielsen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanya_and_Sonia_and_Masha_and_Spike" title="Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike">Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike</a> </td> <td>Sonia </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Holland_Taylor" title="Holland Taylor">Holland Taylor</a> </td> <td>Ann </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ann_Richards" title="Ann Richards">Ann Richards</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2014 (<a href="/wiki/68th_Tony_Awards" title="68th Tony Awards">68th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Audra_McDonald" title="Audra McDonald">Audra McDonald</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Day_at_Emerson%27s_Bar_and_Grill" title="Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill">Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billie_Holiday" title="Billie Holiday">Billie Holiday</a> </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyne_Daly" title="Tyne Daly">Tyne Daly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mothers_and_Sons_(play)" title="Mothers and Sons (play)">Mothers and Sons</a> </td> <td>Katharine Gerard </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Glass_Menagerie" title="The Glass Menagerie">The Glass Menagerie</a> </td> <td>Amanda Wingfield </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Parsons" title="Estelle Parsons">Estelle Parsons</a> </td> <td>The Velocity of Autumn </td> <td>Alexandra </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LaTanya_Richardson" class="mw-redirect" title="LaTanya Richardson">LaTanya Richardson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun" title="A Raisin in the Sun">A Raisin in the Sun</a> </td> <td>Lena Younger </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2015 (<a href="/wiki/69th_Tony_Awards" title="69th Tony Awards">69th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen Mirren">Helen Mirren</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Audience_(2013_play)" title="The Audience (2013 play)">The Audience</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geneva_Carr" title="Geneva Carr">Geneva Carr</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hand_to_God_(play)" title="Hand to God (play)">Hand To God</a> </td> <td>Margery </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_Moss" title="Elisabeth Moss">Elisabeth Moss</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Heidi_Chronicles" title="The Heidi Chronicles">The Heidi Chronicles</a> </td> <td>Heidi Holland </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carey_Mulligan" title="Carey Mulligan">Carey Mulligan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skylight_(play)" title="Skylight (play)">Skylight</a> </td> <td>Kyra Hollis </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Wilson" title="Ruth Wilson">Ruth Wilson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Constellations_(play)" title="Constellations (play)">Constellations</a> </td> <td>Marianne </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2016 (<a href="/wiki/70th_Tony_Awards" title="70th Tony Awards">70th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lange" title="Jessica Lange">Jessica Lange</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Day%27s_Journey_into_Night" title="Long Day's Journey into Night">Long Day's Journey into Night</a> </td> <td>Mary Tyrone </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Metcalf" title="Laurie Metcalf">Laurie Metcalf</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Misery_(play)" title="Misery (play)">Misery</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Annie_Wilkes" title="Annie Wilkes">Annie Wilkes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lupita_Nyong%27o" title="Lupita Nyong'o">Lupita Nyong'o</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eclipsed_(play)" title="Eclipsed (play)">Eclipsed</a> </td> <td>The Girl </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sophie_Okonedo" title="Sophie Okonedo">Sophie Okonedo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Crucible" title="The Crucible">The Crucible</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Proctor" title="Elizabeth Proctor">Elizabeth Proctor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Williams_(actress)" title="Michelle Williams (actress)">Michelle Williams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackbird_(play)" title="Blackbird (play)">Blackbird</a> </td> <td>Una Spencer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2017 (<a href="/wiki/71st_Tony_Awards" title="71st Tony Awards">71st</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Metcalf" title="Laurie Metcalf">Laurie Metcalf</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House,_Part_2" title="A Doll's House, Part 2">A Doll's House, Part 2</a> </td> <td>Nora Helmer </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cate_Blanchett" title="Cate Blanchett">Cate Blanchett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Platonov_(play)" title="Platonov (play)">The Present</a> </td> <td>Anna Petrovna </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Ehle" title="Jennifer Ehle">Jennifer Ehle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oslo_(play)" title="Oslo (play)">Oslo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mona_Juul" title="Mona Juul">Mona Juul</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sally_Field" title="Sally Field">Sally Field</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Glass_Menagerie" title="The Glass Menagerie">The Glass Menagerie</a> </td> <td>Amanda Wingfield </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Linney" title="Laura Linney">Laura Linney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Foxes" title="The Little Foxes">The Little Foxes</a> </td> <td>Regina Hubbard Giddens </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">2018 (<a href="/wiki/72nd_Tony_Awards" title="72nd Tony Awards">72nd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenda_Jackson" title="Glenda Jackson">Glenda Jackson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Three_Tall_Women" title="Three Tall Women">Three Tall Women</a> </td> <td>A </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Condola_Rash%C4%81d" class="mw-redirect" title="Condola Rashād">Condola Rashād</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joan_(play)" title="Saint Joan (play)">Saint Joan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arc" title="Joan of Arc">Joan of Arc</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Ridloff" title="Lauren Ridloff">Lauren Ridloff</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Children_of_a_Lesser_God_(play)" title="Children of a Lesser God (play)">Children of a Lesser God</a> </td> <td>Sarah Norman </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amy_Schumer" title="Amy Schumer">Amy Schumer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meteor_Shower_(play)" title="Meteor Shower (play)">Meteor Shower</a> </td> <td>Corky </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7" align="center">2019 (<a href="/wiki/73rd_Tony_Awards" title="73rd Tony Awards">73rd</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Elaine_May" title="Elaine May">Elaine May</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Waverly_Gallery" title="The Waverly Gallery">The Waverly Gallery</a> </td> <td>Gladys Green </td> <td rowspan="7" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Annette_Bening" title="Annette Bening">Annette Bening</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_My_Sons" title="All My Sons">All My Sons</a> </td> <td>Kate Keller </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Donnelly" title="Laura Donnelly">Laura Donnelly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Ferryman_(play)" title="The Ferryman (play)">The Ferryman</a> </td> <td>Caitlin Carney </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Janet_McTeer" title="Janet McTeer">Janet McTeer</a> </td> <td>Bernhardt/Hamlet </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Bernhardt" title="Sarah Bernhardt">Sarah Bernhardt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Metcalf" title="Laurie Metcalf">Laurie Metcalf</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillary_and_Clinton" title="Hillary and Clinton">Hillary and Clinton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Heidi_Schreck" title="Heidi Schreck">Heidi Schreck</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/What_the_Constitution_Means_to_Me" title="What the Constitution Means to Me">What the Constitution Means to Me</a> </td> <td>Heidi Schreck </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020s">2020s</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2020s">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8%;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Actress </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Play </th> <th scope="col" style="width:30%;">Role(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">2020 (<a href="/wiki/74th_Tony_Awards" title="74th Tony Awards">74th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Sound_Inside_(play)" title="The Sound Inside (play)">The Sound Inside</a> </td> <td>Bella Baird </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joaquina_Kalukango" title="Joaquina Kalukango">Joaquina Kalukango</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slave_Play" title="Slave Play">Slave Play</a> </td> <td>Kaneisha </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Linney" title="Laura Linney">Laura Linney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/My_Name_Is_Lucy_Barton" title="My Name Is Lucy Barton">My Name Is Lucy Barton</a> </td> <td>Lucy Barton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Audra_McDonald" title="Audra McDonald">Audra McDonald</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frankie_and_Johnny_in_the_Clair_de_Lune" title="Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune">Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune</a> </td> <td>Frankie </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2021 </td> <th colspan="4">No ceremony </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2022 (<a href="/wiki/75th_Tony_Awards" title="75th Tony Awards">75th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Deirdre_O%27Connell_(actress)" title="Deirdre O'Connell (actress)">Deirdre O'Connell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_H." title="Dana H.">Dana H.</a> </td> <td>Dana H. </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Beans" title="Gabby Beans">Gabby Beans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Skin_of_Our_Teeth" title="The Skin of Our Teeth">The Skin of Our Teeth</a> </td> <td>Sabina </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LaChanze" title="LaChanze">LaChanze</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trouble_in_Mind_(play)" title="Trouble in Mind (play)">Trouble in Mind</a> </td> <td>Wiletta Mayer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Negga" title="Ruth Negga">Ruth Negga</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macbeth" title="Macbeth">Macbeth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Macbeth" title="Lady Macbeth">Lady Macbeth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/How_I_Learned_to_Drive" title="How I Learned to Drive">How I Learned to Drive</a> </td> <td>Li'l Bit </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">2023 (<a href="/wiki/76th_Tony_Awards" title="76th Tony Awards">76th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Comer" title="Jodie Comer">Jodie Comer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prima_Facie_(play)" title="Prima Facie (play)">Prima Facie</a> </td> <td>Tessa Ensler </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Chastain" title="Jessica Chastain">Jessica Chastain</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House" title="A Doll's House">A Doll's House</a> </td> <td>Nora Helmer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Hecht" title="Jessica Hecht">Jessica Hecht</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Summer,_1976" title="Summer, 1976">Summer, 1976</a> </td> <td>Alice </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Audra_McDonald" title="Audra McDonald">Audra McDonald</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Murders" title="Ohio State Murders">Ohio State Murders</a> </td> <td>Suzanne Alexander </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2024 (<a href="/wiki/77th_Tony_Awards" title="77th Tony Awards">77th</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#B0C4DE"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Paulson" title="Sarah Paulson">Sarah Paulson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Appropriate_(play)" title="Appropriate (play)">Appropriate</a> </td> <td>Antoinette "Toni" Lafayette </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Aidem" title="Betsy Aidem">Betsy Aidem</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prayer_for_the_French_Republic" title="Prayer for the French Republic">Prayer for the French Republic</a> </td> <td>Marcelle Salomon Benhamou </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lange" title="Jessica Lange">Jessica Lange</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mother_Play" title="Mother Play">Mother Play</a> </td> <td>Phyllis </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachel_McAdams" title="Rachel McAdams">Rachel McAdams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Jane_(play)" title="Mary Jane (play)">Mary Jane</a> </td> <td>Mary Jane </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amy_Ryan" title="Amy Ryan">Amy Ryan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doubt:_A_Parable" title="Doubt: A Parable">Doubt: A Parable</a> </td> <td>Sister Aloysius Beauvier </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Statistics">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_wins">Most wins</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Most wins">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 35em;"> <dl><dt>5 wins</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>3 wins</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Caldwell" title="Zoe Caldwell">Zoe Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Tandy" title="Jessica Tandy">Jessica Tandy</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>2 wins</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Booth" title="Shirley Booth">Shirley Booth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Close" title="Glenn Close">Glenn Close</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uta_Hagen" title="Uta Hagen">Uta Hagen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Leighton" title="Margaret Leighton">Margaret Leighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_Worth" title="Irene Worth">Irene Worth</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_nominations">Most nominations</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Most nominations">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <dl><dt>9 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris" title="Julie Harris">Julie Harris</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>8 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>7 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>6 Nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>5 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Linney" title="Laura Linney">Laura Linney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>4 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Atkins" title="Eileen Atkins">Eileen Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenda_Jackson" title="Glenda Jackson">Glenda Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Lavin" title="Linda Lavin">Linda Lavin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Leighton" title="Margaret Leighton">Margaret Leighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Metcalf" title="Laurie Metcalf">Laurie Metcalf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Parsons" title="Estelle Parsons">Estelle Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Tandy" title="Jessica Tandy">Jessica Tandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_Worth" title="Irene Worth">Irene Worth</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>3 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Caldwell" title="Zoe Caldwell">Zoe Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audra_McDonald" title="Audra McDonald">Audra McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_McTeer" title="Janet McTeer">Janet McTeer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen Mirren">Helen Mirren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Nelligan" title="Kate Nelligan">Kate Nelligan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Page" title="Geraldine Page">Geraldine Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Redgrave" title="Lynn Redgrave">Lynn Redgrave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave" title="Vanessa Redgrave">Vanessa Redgrave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Rigg" title="Diana Rigg">Diana Rigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Smith" title="Maggie Smith">Maggie Smith</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>2 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Allen" title="Joan Allen">Joan Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nina_Arianda" title="Nina Arianda">Nina Arianda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Ashley" title="Elizabeth Ashley">Elizabeth Ashley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayne_Atkinson" title="Jayne Atkinson">Jayne Atkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Bancroft" title="Anne Bancroft">Anne Bancroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Bel_Geddes" title="Barbara Bel Geddes">Barbara Bel Geddes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eve_Best" title="Eve Best">Eve Best</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Booth" title="Shirley Booth">Shirley Booth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Burton_(actress)" title="Kate Burton (actress)">Kate Burton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Close" title="Glenn Close">Glenn Close</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Cooper" title="Gladys Cooper">Gladys Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blythe_Danner" title="Blythe Danner">Blythe Danner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan" title="Lindsay Duncan">Lindsay Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Ehle" title="Jennifer Ehle">Jennifer Ehle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tovah_Feldshuh" title="Tovah Feldshuh">Tovah Feldshuh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uta_Hagen" title="Uta Hagen">Uta Hagen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swoosie_Kurtz" title="Swoosie Kurtz">Swoosie Kurtz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lange" title="Jessica Lange">Jessica Lange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frances_McDormand" title="Frances McDormand">Frances McDormand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siobh%C3%A1n_McKenna" title="Siobhán McKenna">Siobhán McKenna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudia_McNeil" title="Claudia McNeil">Claudia McNeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Morton" title="Amy Morton">Amy Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Nixon" title="Cynthia Nixon">Cynthia Nixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Plummer" title="Amanda Plummer">Amanda Plummer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phylicia_Rashad" title="Phylicia Rashad">Phylicia Rashad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Ruehl" title="Mercedes Ruehl">Mercedes Ruehl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Seldes" title="Marian Seldes">Marian Seldes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Stanley" title="Kim Stanley">Kim Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Turner" title="Kathleen Turner">Kathleen Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liv_Ullmann" title="Liv Ullmann">Liv Ullmann</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Character_win_total">Character win total</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Character win total">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 35em;"> <dl><dt>3 wins</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medea" title="Medea">Medea</a> from <a href="/wiki/Medea_(play)" title="Medea (play)">Medea</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>2 wins</dt></dl> <ul><li>Amanda Prynne from <a href="/wiki/Private_Lives" title="Private Lives">Private Lives</a></li> <li>Annie from <a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(play)" title="The Real Thing (play)">The Real Thing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arc" title="Joan of Arc">Joan of Arc</a> from <a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Lorraine" title="Joan of Lorraine">Joan of Lorraine</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Lark_(play)" title="The Lark (play)">The Lark</a></li> <li>Mary Tyrone from <a href="/wiki/Long_Day%27s_Journey_into_Night" title="Long Day's Journey into Night">Long Day's Journey into Night</a></li> <li>Nora Helmer from <a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House" title="A Doll's House">A Doll's House</a> and <a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House,_Part_2" title="A Doll's House, Part 2">A Doll's House, Part 2</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Character_nomination_total">Character nomination total</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Character nomination total">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 35em;"> <dl><dt>5 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li>Josie Hogan from <a href="/wiki/A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten" title="A Moon for the Misbegotten">A Moon for the Misbegotten</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>4 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medea" title="Medea">Medea</a> from <a href="/wiki/Medea_(play)" title="Medea (play)">Medea</a></li> <li>Martha from <a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F" title="Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?">Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nora_Helmer" class="mw-redirect" title="Nora Helmer">Nora Helmer</a> from <a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House" title="A Doll's House">A Doll's House</a> and <a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House,_Part_2" title="A Doll's House, Part 2">A Doll's House, Part 2</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>3 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li>Amanda Prynne from <a href="/wiki/Private_Lives" title="Private Lives">Private Lives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_(Much_Ado_About_Nothing)" title="Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)">Beatrice</a> from <a href="/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing" title="Much Ado About Nothing">Much Ado About Nothing</a></li> <li>Claire Zachanassian from <a href="/wiki/The_Visitor_(play)" title="The Visitor (play)">The Visit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arc" title="Joan of Arc">Joan of Arc</a> from <a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Lorraine" title="Joan of Lorraine">Joan of Lorraine</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Lark_(play)" title="The Lark (play)">The Lark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joan_(play)" title="Saint Joan (play)">Saint Joan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Macbeth" title="Lady Macbeth">Lady Macbeth</a> from <a href="/wiki/Macbeth" title="Macbeth">Macbeth</a></li> <li>Lena Younger from <a href="/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun" title="A Raisin in the Sun">A Raisin in the Sun</a></li> <li>Maggie Pollitt from <a href="/wiki/Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof" title="Cat on a Hot Tin Roof">Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</a></li> <li>Mary Tyrone from <a href="/wiki/Long_Day%27s_Journey_into_Night" title="Long Day's Journey into Night">Long Day's Journey into Night</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>2 nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li>Amanda Wingfield from <a href="/wiki/The_Glass_Menagerie" title="The Glass Menagerie">The Glass Menagerie</a></li> <li>Anna Christopherson from <a href="/wiki/Anna_Christie" title="Anna Christie">Anna Christie</a></li> <li>Annie from <a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(play)" title="The Real Thing (play)">The Real Thing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanche_DuBois" title="Blanche DuBois">Blanche DuBois</a> from <a href="/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire" title="A Streetcar Named Desire">A Streetcar Named Desire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Delicate_Balance_(play)#Claire" title="A Delicate Balance (play)">Claire</a> from <a href="/wiki/A_Delicate_Balance_(play)" title="A Delicate Balance (play)">A Delicate Balance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine" title="Eleanor of Aquitaine">Eleanor of Aquitaine</a> from <a href="/wiki/The_Lion_in_Winter" title="The Lion in Winter">The Lion in Winter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth I of England">Elizabeth I</a> from <a href="/wiki/Vivat!_Vivat_Regina!" title="Vivat! Vivat Regina!">Vivat! Vivat Regina!</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Stuart_(Schiller_play)" title="Mary Stuart (Schiller play)">Mary Stuart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Proctor" title="Elizabeth Proctor">Elizabeth Proctor</a> from <a href="/wiki/The_Crucible" title="The Crucible">The Crucible</a></li> <li>Emma from <a href="/wiki/Betrayal_(play)" title="Betrayal (play)">Betrayal</a></li> <li>Emma 'Billie' Dawn from <a href="/wiki/Born_Yesterday_(play)" title="Born Yesterday (play)">Born Yesterday</a></li> <li>Fonsia Dorsey from <a href="/wiki/The_Gin_Game" title="The Gin Game">The Gin Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golda_Meir" title="Golda Meir">Golda Meir</a> from Golda and <a href="/wiki/Golda%27s_Balcony" title="Golda's Balcony">Golda's Balcony</a></li> <li>Heidi Holland from <a href="/wiki/The_Heidi_Chronicles" title="The Heidi Chronicles">The Heidi Chronicles</a></li> <li>Hesione Hushabye from <a href="/wiki/Heartbreak_House" title="Heartbreak House">Heartbreak House</a></li> <li>Josephine from <a href="/wiki/A_Taste_of_Honey" title="A Taste of Honey">A Taste of Honey</a></li> <li>Julie Cavendish from <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Family_(play)" title="The Royal Family (play)">The Royal Family</a></li> <li>Kyra Hollis from <a href="/wiki/Skylight_(play)" title="Skylight (play)">Skylight</a></li> <li>Lola Delaney from <a href="/wiki/Come_Back,_Little_Sheba_(play)" title="Come Back, Little Sheba (play)">Come Back, Little Sheba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portia_(Merchant_of_Venice)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portia (Merchant of Venice)">Portia</a> from <a href="/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice" title="The Merchant of Venice">The Merchant of Venice</a></li> <li>Princess Cosmonopolis from <a href="/wiki/Sweet_Bird_of_Youth" title="Sweet Bird of Youth">Sweet Bird of Youth</a></li> <li>Regina Giddens from <a href="/wiki/The_Little_Foxes" title="The Little Foxes">The Little Foxes</a></li> <li>Ruth from <a href="/wiki/The_Homecoming" title="The Homecoming">The Homecoming</a></li> <li>Sarah Melody from <a href="/wiki/A_Touch_of_the_Poet" title="A Touch of the Poet">A Touch of the Poet</a> and <a href="/wiki/More_Stately_Mansions" title="More Stately Mansions">More Stately Mansions</a></li> <li>Sarah Norman from <a href="/wiki/Children_of_a_Lesser_God_(play)" title="Children of a Lesser God (play)">Children of a Lesser God</a></li> <li>Sheila from <a href="/wiki/A_Day_in_the_Death_of_Joe_Egg" title="A Day in the Death of Joe Egg">A Day in the Death of Joe Egg</a></li> <li>Sister Aloysius Beauvier from <a href="/wiki/Doubt:_A_Parable" title="Doubt: A Parable">Doubt</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Characters_nominated_for_both_the_Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Musical_and_Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play">Characters nominated for both the <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical">Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play</a></h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Characters nominated for both the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 35em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Arc" title="Joan of Arc">Joan of Arc</a> from <a href="/wiki/Goodtime_Charley" title="Goodtime Charley">Goodtime Charley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Joan_(play)" title="Saint Joan (play)">Saint Joan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joan_of_Lorraine" title="Joan of Lorraine">Joan of Lorraine</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Lark_(play)" title="The Lark (play)">The Lark</a></li> <li>Countess Aurelia from <a href="/wiki/The_Madwoman_of_Chaillot" title="The Madwoman of Chaillot">The Madwoman of Chaillot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dear_World" title="Dear World">Dear World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sally_Bowles" title="Sally Bowles">Sally Bowles</a> from <a href="/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera" title="I Am a Camera">I Am a Camera</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cabaret_(musical)" title="Cabaret (musical)">Cabaret</a></li> <li>Leona Samish from <a href="/wiki/The_Time_of_the_Cuckoo" title="The Time of the Cuckoo">The Time of the Cuckoo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Do_I_Hear_a_Waltz%3F" title="Do I Hear a Waltz?">Do I Hear a Waltz?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolly_Gallagher_Levi" title="Dolly Gallagher Levi">Dolly Gallagher Levi</a> from <a href="/wiki/The_Matchmaker" title="The Matchmaker">The Matchmaker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(musical)" title="Hello, Dolly! (musical)">Hello Dolly!</a></li> <li>Lena Younger from <a href="/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun" title="A Raisin in the Sun">A Raisin in the Sun</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raisin_(musical)" title="Raisin (musical)">Raisin</a></li> <li>Mame Dennis from <a href="/wiki/Auntie_Mame_(play)" title="Auntie Mame (play)">Auntie Mame</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mame_(musical)" title="Mame (musical)">Mame</a></li> <li>Eliza Gant from <a href="/wiki/Look_Homeward,_Angel_(play)" title="Look Homeward, Angel (play)">Look Homeward, Angel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angel_(musical)" title="Angel (musical)">Angel</a></li> <li>Claire Zachanassian <a href="/wiki/The_Visit_(play)" title="The Visit (play)">The Visit (play)</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Visit_(musical)" title="The Visit (musical)">The Visit (musical)</a></li> <li>Sister Margaret Alexander from <a href="/wiki/The_Amen_Corner" title="The Amen Corner">The Amen Corner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amen_Corner_(musical)" title="Amen Corner (musical)">Amen Corner (musical)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eliza_Doolittle" title="Eliza Doolittle">Eliza Doolittle</a> from <a href="/wiki/Pygmalion_(play)" title="Pygmalion (play)">Pygmalion</a> and <a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Lady" title="My Fair Lady">My Fair Lady</a></li> <li>Lizzie Curry from <a href="/wiki/The_Rainmaker_(play)" title="The Rainmaker (play)">The Rainmaker</a> and <a href="/wiki/110_in_the_Shade" title="110 in the Shade">110 in the Shade</a>.</li> <li>Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka from <a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Century_(play)" title="Twentieth Century (play)">Twentieth Century</a> and <a href="/wiki/On_the_Twentieth_Century" title="On the Twentieth Century">On the Twentieth Century</a></li> <li>Madame Arcati from <a href="/wiki/Blithe_Spirit_(play)" title="Blithe Spirit (play)">Blithe Spirit</a> and <a href="/wiki/High_Spirits_(musical)" title="High Spirits (musical)">High Spirits</a></li> <li>Anna Christopherson from <a href="/wiki/Anna_Christie" title="Anna Christie">Anna Christie</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Girl_in_Town" title="New Girl in Town">New Girl in Town</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Productions_with_multiple_nominations">Productions with multiple nominations</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Productions with multiple nominations">edit</a>]</div> boldface=Winner <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Chalk_Garden" title="The Chalk Garden">The Chalk Garden</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gladys_Cooper" title="Gladys Cooper">Gladys Cooper</a> and <a href="/wiki/Siobh%C3%A1n_McKenna" title="Siobhán McKenna">Siobhán McKenna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toys_in_the_Attic_(play)" title="Toys in the Attic (play)">Toys In The Attic</a> – <a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irene_Worth" title="Irene Worth">Irene Worth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Killing_of_Sister_George" title="The Killing of Sister George">The Killing of Sister George</a> – <a href="/wiki/Beryl_Reid" title="Beryl Reid">Beryl Reid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eileen_Atkins" title="Eileen Atkins">Eileen Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%27night,_Mother" title="'night, Mother">'night, Mother</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kathy_Bates" title="Kathy Bates">Kathy Bates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anne_Pitoniak" title="Anne Pitoniak">Anne Pitoniak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire" title="A Streetcar Named Desire">A Streetcar Named Desire</a> – <a href="/wiki/Blythe_Danner" title="Blythe Danner">Blythe Danner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frances_McDormand" title="Frances McDormand">Frances McDormand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sisters_Rosensweig" title="The Sisters Rosensweig">The Sisters Rosensweig</a> – <a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Delicate_Balance_(play)" title="A Delicate Balance (play)">A Delicate Balance</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elaine_Stritch" title="Elaine Stritch">Elaine Stritch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/August:_Osage_County" title="August: Osage County">August: Osage County</a> – <a href="/wiki/Deanna_Dunagan" title="Deanna Dunagan">Deanna Dunagan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amy_Morton" title="Amy Morton">Amy Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_of_Carnage" title="God of Carnage">God of Carnage</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marcia_Gay_Harden" title="Marcia Gay Harden">Marcia Gay Harden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hope_Davis" title="Hope Davis">Hope Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Stuart_(Schiller_play)" title="Mary Stuart (Schiller play)">Mary Stuart</a> – <a href="/wiki/Janet_McTeer" title="Janet McTeer">Janet McTeer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harriet_Walter" title="Harriet Walter">Harriet Walter</a> (God of Carnage and Mary Stuart were produced in the same year)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_awards_and_nominations">Multiple awards and nominations</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Multiple awards and nominations">edit</a>]</div> <dl><dt>Actresses who have been nominated multiple times in any acting categories</dt></dl> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable unsortable" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:50px;">Awards </th> <th>Nominations </th> <th>Recipient </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Audra_McDonald" title="Audra McDonald">Audra McDonald</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Harris_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julie Harris (actress)">Julie Harris</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angela_Lansbury" title="Angela Lansbury">Angela Lansbury</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gwen_Verdon" title="Gwen Verdon">Gwen Verdon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zoe_Caldwell" title="Zoe Caldwell">Zoe Caldwell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patti_LuPone" title="Patti LuPone">Patti LuPone</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irene_Worth" title="Irene Worth">Irene Worth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Tandy" title="Jessica Tandy">Jessica Tandy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Close" title="Glenn Close">Glenn Close</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Martin" title="Mary Martin">Mary Martin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Booth" title="Shirley Booth">Shirley Booth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="33" align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chita_Rivera" title="Chita Rivera">Chita Rivera</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernadette_Peters" title="Bernadette Peters">Bernadette Peters</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frances_Sternhagen" title="Frances Sternhagen">Frances Sternhagen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Foster" title="Sutton Foster">Sutton Foster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Martin" title="Andrea Martin">Andrea Martin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Metcalf" title="Laurie Metcalf">Laurie Metcalf</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Stapleton" title="Maureen Stapleton">Maureen Stapleton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Clark" title="Victoria Clark">Victoria Clark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Jones" title="Cherry Jones">Cherry Jones</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donna_Murphy" title="Donna Murphy">Donna Murphy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary-Louise_Parker" title="Mary-Louise Parker">Mary-Louise Parker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Swoosie_Kurtz" title="Swoosie Kurtz">Swoosie Kurtz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christine_Ebersole" title="Christine Ebersole">Christine Ebersole</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Nixon" title="Cynthia Nixon">Cynthia Nixon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Judith_Ivey" title="Judith Ivey">Judith Ivey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Judy_Kaye" title="Judy Kaye">Judy Kaye</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Leighton" title="Margaret Leighton">Margaret Leighton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9" align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Bancroft" title="Anne Bancroft">Anne Bancroft</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bebe_Neuwirth" title="Bebe Neuwirth">Bebe Neuwirth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Gallagher" title="Helen Gallagher">Helen Gallagher</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Hayes" title="Helen Hayes">Helen Hayes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Ehle" title="Jennifer Ehle">Jennifer Ehle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Judith_Light" title="Judith Light">Judith Light</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liza_Minnelli" title="Liza Minnelli">Liza Minnelli</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phylicia_Rashad" title="Phylicia Rashad">Phylicia Rashad</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Viola_Davis" title="Viola Davis">Viola Davis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christine_Baranski" title="Christine Baranski">Christine Baranski</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Katie_Finneran" title="Katie Finneran">Katie Finneran</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Bacall" title="Lauren Bacall">Lauren Bacall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Dennis" title="Sandy Dennis">Sandy Dennis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Grimes" title="Tammy Grimes">Tammy Grimes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Uta_Hagen" title="Uta Hagen">Uta Hagen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="91" align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Harris" title="Rosemary Harris">Rosemary Harris</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="center">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelli_O%27Hara" title="Kelli O'Hara">Kelli O'Hara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Lavin" title="Linda Lavin">Linda Lavin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celia_Keenan-Bolger" title="Celia Keenan-Bolger">Celia Keenan-Bolger</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenda_Jackson" title="Glenda Jackson">Glenda Jackson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jayne_Houdyshell" title="Jayne Houdyshell">Jayne Houdyshell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Benanti" title="Laura Benanti">Laura Benanti</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marian_Seldes" title="Marian Seldes">Marian Seldes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11" align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blythe_Danner" title="Blythe Danner">Blythe Danner</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carol_Channing" title="Carol Channing">Carol Channing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carole_Shelley" title="Carole Shelley">Carole Shelley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Debra_Monk" title="Debra Monk">Debra Monk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Rigg" title="Diana Rigg">Diana Rigg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Faith_Prince" title="Faith Prince">Faith Prince</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessie_Mueller" title="Jessie Mueller">Jessie Mueller</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_White" title="Julie White">Julie White</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Karen_Ziemba" title="Karen Ziemba">Karen Ziemba</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LaChanze" title="LaChanze">LaChanze</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="22" align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Plummer" title="Amanda Plummer">Amanda Plummer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Annaleigh_Ashford" title="Annaleigh Ashford">Annaleigh Ashford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Harris_(actress)" title="Barbara Harris (actress)">Barbara Harris</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beth_Leavel" title="Beth Leavel">Beth Leavel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Loudon" title="Dorothy Loudon">Dorothy Loudon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Ashley" title="Elizabeth Ashley">Elizabeth Ashley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Franz" title="Elizabeth Franz">Elizabeth Franz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ethel_Merman" title="Ethel Merman">Ethel Merman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Mirren" title="Helen Mirren">Helen Mirren</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Idina_Menzel" title="Idina Menzel">Idina Menzel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Krakowski" title="Jane Krakowski">Jane Krakowski</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Janet_McTeer" title="Janet McTeer">Janet McTeer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joanna_Gleason" title="Joanna Gleason">Joanna Gleason</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kristin_Chenoweth" title="Kristin Chenoweth">Kristin Chenoweth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lois_Smith" title="Lois Smith">Lois Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Smith" title="Maggie Smith">Maggie Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Ruehl" title="Mercedes Ruehl">Mercedes Ruehl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rae_Allen" title="Rae Allen">Rae Allen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_J._Block" title="Stephanie J. Block">Stephanie J. Block</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tonya_Pinkins" title="Tonya Pinkins">Tonya Pinkins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyne_Daly" title="Tyne Daly">Tyne Daly</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Redgrave" title="Vanessa Redgrave">Vanessa Redgrave</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="48" align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adriane_Lenox" title="Adriane Lenox">Adriane Lenox</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrienne_Warren" title="Adrienne Warren">Adrienne Warren</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexis_Smith" title="Alexis Smith">Alexis Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alice_Ghostly" class="mw-redirect" title="Alice Ghostly">Alice Ghostly</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alice_Ripley" title="Alice Ripley">Alice Ripley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anika_Noni_Rose" title="Anika Noni Rose">Anika Noni Rose</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anna_Manahan" title="Anna Manahan">Anna Manahan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Cook" title="Barbara Cook">Barbara Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Betty_Buckley" title="Betty Buckley">Betty Buckley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cady_Huffman" title="Cady Huffman">Cady Huffman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dolores_Gray" title="Dolores Gray">Dolores Gray</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frances_McDormand" title="Frances McDormand">Frances McDormand</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gretha_Boston" title="Gretha Boston">Gretha Boston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lange" title="Jessica Lange">Jessica Lange</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo_Van_Fleet" title="Jo Van Fleet">Jo Van Fleet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joan_Allen" title="Joan Allen">Joan Allen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joaquina_Kalukango" title="Joaquina Kalukango">Joaquina Kalukango</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Judith_Anderson" title="Judith Anderson">Judith Anderson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Karen_Olivo" title="Karen Olivo">Karen Olivo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leora_Dana" title="Leora Dana">Leora Dana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Uggams" title="Leslie Uggams">Leslie Uggams</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liliane_Montevecchi" title="Liliane Montevecchi">Liliane Montevecchi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lillias_White" title="Lillias White">Lillias White</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Hopkins" title="Linda Hopkins">Linda Hopkins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Duncan" title="Lindsay Duncan">Lindsay Duncan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Mendez" title="Lindsay Mendez">Lindsay Mendez</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lotte_Lenya" title="Lotte Lenya">Lotte Lenya</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynne_Thigpen" title="Lynne Thigpen">Lynne Thigpen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcia_Gay_Harden" title="Marcia Gay Harden">Marcia Gay Harden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Tyzack" title="Margaret Tyzack">Margaret Tyzack</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maria_Karnilova" title="Maria Karnilova">Maria Karnilova</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Alice" title="Mary Alice">Mary Alice</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryann_Plunkett" title="Maryann Plunkett">Maryann Plunkett</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Louise_Wilson" title="Mary Louise Wilson">Mary Louise Wilson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nanette_Fabray" title="Nanette Fabray">Nanette Fabray</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Natasha_Richardson" title="Natasha Richardson">Natasha Richardson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nikki_M._James" title="Nikki M. James">Nikki M. James</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nina_Arianda" title="Nina Arianda">Nina Arianda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patina_Miller" title="Patina Miller">Patina Miller</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Elliott" title="Patricia Elliott">Patricia Elliott</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Patsy_Kelly" title="Patsy Kelly">Patsy Kelly</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Newman" title="Phyllis Newman">Phyllis Newman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Priscilla_Lopez" title="Priscilla Lopez">Priscilla Lopez</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Randy_Graff" title="Randy Graff">Randy Graff</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosalind_Russell" title="Rosalind Russell">Rosalind Russell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruthie_Ann_Miles" title="Ruthie Ann Miles">Ruthie Ann Miles</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Knight" title="Shirley Knight">Shirley Knight</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sophie_Okonedo" title="Sophie Okonedo">Sophie Okonedo</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable unsortable" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Nominations </th> <th>Recipient </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_Ivey" title="Dana Ivey">Dana Ivey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Linney" title="Laura Linney">Laura Linney</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estelle_Parsons" title="Estelle Parsons">Estelle Parsons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Maxwell" title="Jan Maxwell">Jan Maxwell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8" align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Condola_Rashad" title="Condola Rashad">Condola Rashad</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Atkins" title="Eileen Atkins">Eileen Atkins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Stritch" title="Elaine Stritch">Elaine Stritch</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Page" title="Geraldine Page">Geraldine Page</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Judy_Kuhn" title="Judy Kuhn">Judy Kuhn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Nelligan" title="Kate Nelligan">Kate Nelligan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tovah_Feldshuh" title="Tovah Feldshuh">Tovah Feldshuh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zo%C3%AB_Wanamaker" title="Zoë Wanamaker">Zoë Wanamaker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="18" align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amy_Ryan" title="Amy Ryan">Amy Ryan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Vaccaro" title="Brenda Vaccaro">Brenda Vaccaro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolee_Carmello" title="Carolee Carmello">Carolee Carmello</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dee_Hoty" title="Dee Hoty">Dee Hoty</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Heckart" title="Eileen Heckart">Eileen Heckart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Andrews" title="Julie Andrews">Julie Andrews</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kara_Young_(actress)" title="Kara Young (actress)">Kara Young</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Burton_(actress)" title="Kate Burton (actress)">Kate Burton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Emond" title="Linda Emond">Linda Emond</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louise_Troy" title="Louise Troy">Louise Troy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Redgrave" title="Lynn Redgrave">Lynn Redgrave</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marin_Mazzie" title="Marin Mazzie">Marin Mazzie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Martha_Plimpton" title="Martha Plimpton">Martha Plimpton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Beth_Hurt" title="Mary Beth Hurt">Mary Beth Hurt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Testa" title="Mary Testa">Mary Testa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Luker" title="Rebecca Luker">Rebecca Luker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Murphy" title="Rosemary Murphy">Rosemary Murphy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Duncan" title="Sandy Duncan">Sandy Duncan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="68" align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alison_Fraser" title="Alison Fraser">Alison Fraser</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allison_Janney" title="Allison Janney">Allison Janney</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amy_Morton" title="Amy Morton">Amy Morton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ann_Reinking" title="Ann Reinking">Ann Reinking</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Pitoniak" title="Anne Pitoniak">Anne Pitoniak</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Annette_Bening" title="Annette Bening">Annette Bening</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Bel_Geddes" title="Barbara Bel Geddes">Barbara Bel Geddes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beatrice_Lillie" title="Beatrice Lillie">Beatrice Lillie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beth_Fowler" title="Beth Fowler">Beth Fowler</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Cusack" title="Carmen Cusack">Carmen Cusack</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carol_Burnett" title="Carol Burnett">Carol Burnett</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_d%27Amboise" title="Charlotte d'Amboise">Charlotte d'Amboise</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Rae" title="Charlotte Rae">Charlotte Rae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Christine_Andreas" title="Christine Andreas">Christine Andreas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Claudia_McNeil" title="Claudia McNeil">Claudia McNeil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Crista_Moore" title="Crista Moore">Crista Moore</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daphne_Rubin-Vega" title="Daphne Rubin-Vega">Daphne Rubin-Vega</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Allen" title="Debbie Allen">Debbie Allen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Sands" title="Diana Sands">Diana Sands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eartha_Kitt" title="Eartha Kitt">Eartha Kitt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Allen_(actress)" title="Elizabeth Allen (actress)">Elizabeth Allen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernestine_Jackson" title="Ernestine Jackson">Ernestine Jackson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eva_Noblezada" title="Eva Noblezada">Eva Noblezada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eve_Best" title="Eve Best">Eve Best</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fionnula_Flanagan" title="Fionnula Flanagan">Fionnula Flanagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Brown_(English_singer)" title="Georgia Brown (English singer)">Georgia Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Cooper" title="Gladys Cooper">Gladys Cooper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Inga_Swenson" title="Inga Swenson">Inga Swenson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jayne_Atkinson" title="Jayne Atkinson">Jayne Atkinson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Simard" title="Jennifer Simard">Jennifer Simard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Hecht" title="Jessica Hecht">Jessica Hecht</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Johanna_Day" title="Johanna Day">Johanna Day</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Josephine_Premice" title="Josephine Premice">Josephine Premice</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Josie_de_Guzman" title="Josie de Guzman">Josie de Guzman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Julienne_Marie" title="Julienne Marie">Julienne Marie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Baldwin" title="Kate Baldwin">Kate Baldwin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kate_Reid" title="Kate Reid">Kate Reid</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn" title="Katharine Hepburn">Katharine Hepburn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Turner" title="Kathleen Turner">Kathleen Turner</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Stanley" title="Kim Stanley">Kim Stanley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kristine_Nielsen" title="Kristine Nielsen">Kristine Nielsen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Osnes" title="Laura Osnes">Laura Osnes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leland_Palmer_(actress)" title="Leland Palmer (actress)">Leland Palmer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Liv_Ullmann" title="Liv Ullmann">Liv Ullmann</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcia_Lewis" title="Marcia Lewis">Marcia Lewis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mare_Winningham" title="Mare Winningham">Mare Winningham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Beth_Peil" title="Mary Beth Peil">Mary Beth Peil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michele_Lee" title="Michele Lee">Michele Lee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Natwick" title="Mildred Natwick">Mildred Natwick</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Millicent_Martin" title="Millicent Martin">Millicent Martin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Dussault" title="Nancy Dussault">Nancy 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Musical">Revival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Direction_of_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical">Direction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical">Leading Actor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical">Leading Actress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical">Featured Actor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actress_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical">Featured Actress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Book_of_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical">Book</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="Tony Award for Best Choreography">Choreography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical">Costume Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Lighting_Design_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical">Lighting Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Orchestrations" title="Tony Award for Best Orchestrations">Orchestrations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Tony Award for Best Original Score">Original Score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Scenic_Design_in_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical">Scenic Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Sound_Design" title="Tony Award for Best Sound Design">Sound Design</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CCCCCC;width:1%">Special (non-competitive)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Theatre_Tony_Award" title="Regional Theatre Tony Award">Regional Theatre Tony Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Tony_Award" title="Special Tony Award">Special Tony Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Honors_for_Excellence_in_Theatre" title="Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre">Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isabelle_Stevenson_Award" title="Isabelle Stevenson Award">Isabelle Stevenson Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CCCCCC;width:1%">Retired</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Author" title="Tony Award for Best Author">Author</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Conductor_and_Musical_Director" title="Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director">Conductor and Musical Director</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design" title="Tony Award for Best Costume Design">Costume Design</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Tony Award for Best Director">Director</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Lighting_Design" title="Tony Award for Best Lighting Design">Lighting Design</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Newcomer" title="Tony Award for Best Newcomer">Newcomer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival" title="Tony Award for Best Revival">Revival</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Scenic_Design" title="Tony Award for Best Scenic Design">Scenic Design</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Special_Theatrical_Event" title="Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event">Special Theatrical Event</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Stage_Technician" title="Tony Award for Best Stage Technician">Stage Technician</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CCCCCC;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tony_Awards_ceremonies" title="List of Tony Awards ceremonies">Ceremonies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Tony_Awards" title="1st Tony Awards">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Tony_Awards" title="2nd Tony Awards">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Tony_Awards" title="3rd Tony Awards">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Tony_Awards" title="4th Tony Awards">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Tony_Awards" title="5th Tony Awards">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Tony_Awards" title="6th Tony Awards">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Tony_Awards" title="7th Tony Awards">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Tony_Awards" title="8th Tony Awards">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Tony_Awards" title="9th Tony Awards">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Tony_Awards" title="10th Tony Awards">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Tony_Awards" title="11th Tony Awards">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Tony_Awards" title="12th Tony Awards">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Tony_Awards" title="13th Tony Awards">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Tony_Awards" title="14th Tony Awards">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Tony_Awards" title="15th Tony Awards">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Tony_Awards" title="16th Tony Awards">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Tony_Awards" title="17th Tony Awards">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Tony_Awards" title="18th Tony Awards">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Tony_Awards" title="19th Tony Awards">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Tony_Awards" title="20th Tony Awards">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Tony_Awards" title="21st Tony Awards">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_Tony_Awards" title="22nd Tony Awards">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Tony_Awards" title="23rd Tony Awards">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Tony_Awards" title="24th Tony Awards">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Tony_Awards" title="25th Tony Awards">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Tony_Awards" title="26th Tony Awards">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Tony_Awards" title="27th Tony Awards">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Tony_Awards" title="28th Tony Awards">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Tony_Awards" title="29th Tony Awards">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Tony_Awards" title="30th Tony Awards">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Tony_Awards" title="31st Tony Awards">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Tony_Awards" title="32nd Tony Awards">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Tony_Awards" title="33rd Tony Awards">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_Tony_Awards" title="34th Tony Awards">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Tony_Awards" title="35th Tony Awards">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Tony_Awards" title="36th Tony Awards">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Tony_Awards" title="37th Tony Awards">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/38th_Tony_Awards" title="38th Tony Awards">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Tony_Awards" title="39th Tony Awards">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Tony_Awards" title="40th Tony Awards">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/41st_Tony_Awards" title="41st Tony Awards">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Tony_Awards" title="42nd Tony Awards">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Tony_Awards" title="43rd Tony Awards">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Tony_Awards" title="44th Tony Awards">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Tony_Awards" title="45th Tony Awards">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Tony_Awards" title="46th Tony Awards">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Tony_Awards" title="47th Tony Awards">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_Tony_Awards" title="48th Tony Awards">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_Tony_Awards" title="49th Tony Awards">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Tony_Awards" title="50th Tony Awards">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_Tony_Awards" title="51st Tony Awards">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Tony_Awards" title="52nd Tony Awards">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Tony_Awards" title="53rd Tony Awards">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Tony_Awards" title="54th Tony Awards">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Tony_Awards" title="55th Tony Awards">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Tony_Awards" title="56th Tony Awards">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Tony_Awards" title="57th Tony Awards">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_Tony_Awards" title="58th Tony Awards">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/59th_Tony_Awards" title="59th Tony Awards">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/60th_Tony_Awards" title="60th Tony Awards">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Tony_Awards" title="61st Tony Awards">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62nd_Tony_Awards" title="62nd Tony Awards">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63rd_Tony_Awards" title="63rd Tony Awards">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Tony_Awards" title="64th Tony Awards">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Tony_Awards" title="65th Tony Awards">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_Tony_Awards" title="66th Tony Awards">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_Tony_Awards" title="67th Tony Awards">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_Tony_Awards" title="68th Tony Awards">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_Tony_Awards" title="69th Tony Awards">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_Tony_Awards" title="70th Tony Awards">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Tony_Awards" title="71st Tony Awards">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72nd_Tony_Awards" title="72nd Tony Awards">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_Tony_Awards" title="73rd Tony Awards">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/74th_Tony_Awards" title="74th Tony Awards">2020/21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/75th_Tony_Awards" title="75th Tony Awards">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/76th_Tony_Awards" title="76th Tony Awards">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/77th_Tony_Awards" title="77th Tony Awards">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/78th_Tony_Awards" title="78th Tony Awards">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CCCCCC;width:1%">By country</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Filipino_Emmy,_Grammy,_Academy,_and_Tony_Award_winners_and_nominees#Tony_Awards" title="List of Filipino Emmy, Grammy, Academy, and Tony Award winners and nominees">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Asian_Tony_Award_winners_and_nominees" title="List of Asian Tony Award winners and nominees">Asian</a></li> <li><a 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