Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre. The award is given to actresses for quality leading roles in a Broadway play.[1] Despite the award first being presented in 1947, there were no nominees announced until 1956. There have been two ties in this category, and one three-way tie.
| Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play | |
|---|---|
 2019 Recipient: Elaine May for The Waverly Gallery | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play |
| Location | New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Elaine May for The Waverly Gallery (2019) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
Winners and nominees
indicates the winner
1940s
| Year | Actress | Play | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 1st Tony Awards | |||
| Ingrid Bergman | Joan of Lorraine | Mary Grey / Joan of Arc | |
| Helen Hayes | Happy Birthday | Addie Bemis | |
| 1948 2nd Tony Awards | |||
| Judith Anderson | Medea | Medea | |
| Katharine Cornell | Antony and Cleopatra | Cleopatra | |
| Jessica Tandy | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | |
| 1949 3rd Tony Awards | |||
| Martita Hunt | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Countess Aurelia |
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Maggie Smith won for Lettice and Lovage (1990)
Mercedes Ruehl won for Lost in Yonkers (1991)
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Glenn Close won for Death and the Maiden (1992)
Madeline Kahn won for The Sisters Rosenweig (1993)
Judi Dench won for Amy's View (1999)
2000s
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Jennifer Ehle won for The Sure Thing (2000)
Lindsay Duncan won for Private Lives (2002)
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Vanessa Redgrave won for Long Day's Journey into Night (2003)
Phylicia Rashad won for Raisin in the Sun (2004)
Marcia Gay Harden won for God of Carnage (2009)
2010s
Viola Davis won for Fences (2010)
Cicely Tyson, age 91, won for A Trip to Bountiful (2012)
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Audra McDonald won for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (2013
Helen Mirren won for The Audience (2015)
Elaine May, age 87, won for The Waverly Gallery (2019
2020s
| Year | Actress | Play | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 74th Tony Awards |
Joaquina Kalukango | Slave Play | Kaneisha |
| Laura Linney | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Lucy Barton | |
| Audra McDonald | Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | Frankie | |
| Mary-Louise Parker | The Sound Inside | Bella Baird |
Multiple wins
Multiple nominations
Multiple character wins
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Multiple character nominations
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Productions with multiple nominations
- The Chalk Garden -- Gladys Cooper and Siobhán McKenna
- Toys In The Attic -- Maureen Stapleton and Irene Worth
- The Killing of Sister George -- Beryl Reid (winner) and Eileen Atkins
- 'night, Mother -- Kathy Bates and Anne Pitoniak
- A Streetcar Named Desire -- Blythe Danner and Frances McDormand
- The Sisters Rosensweig -- Madeline Kahn (winner) and Jane Alexander
- A Delicate Balance -- Rosemary Harris and Elaine Stritch
- August: Osage County -- Deanna Dunagan (winner) and Amy Morton
- God of Carnage -- Marcia Gay Harden (winner) and Hope Davis
- Mary Stuart -- Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter (God of Carnage and Mary Stuart were produced in the same year)
Multiple awards and nominations
Actress who have been nominated multiple times in any acting categories
References
- Kirkley, Donald (April 21, 1968). "Operation Frenzy Before the Tony Awards". The Baltimore Sun. p. T2. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
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