| Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play | |
|---|---|
 2022 Recipient: Deirdre O'Connell | |
| 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 | Deirdre O'Connell for Dana H. (2022) |
| Website | TonyAwards.com |
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.
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Winners and nominees
indicates the winner
1940s
| Year | Actress | Play | Character |
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| 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
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | Play | Role |
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| 2020 74th Tony Awards | |||
| Mary-Louise Parker | The Sound Inside | Bella Baird | |
| 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 | |
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| 2022 75th Tony Awards | |||
| Deirdre O'Connell | Dana H. | Dana H. | |
| Gabby Beans | The Skin of Our Teeth | Sabina | |
| LaChanze | Trouble in Mind | Wiletta Mayer | |
| Ruth Negga | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | |
| Mary-Louise Parker | How I Learned to Drive | Li'l Bit | |
| 2023 76th Tony Awards | |||
| Jessica Chastain | A Doll's House | Nora Helmer | |
| Jodie Comer | Prima Facie | Tessa Ensler | |
| Jessica Hecht | Summer, 1976 | Alice | |
| Audra McDonald | Ohio State Murders | Suzanne Alexander | |
Multiple wins
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Multiple nominations
Multiple character wins
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Multiple character nominations
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Productions with multiple nominations
Winners are in bold.
- The Chalk Garden -- Gladys Cooper and Siobhán McKenna
- Toys In The Attic -- Maureen Stapleton and Irene Worth
- The Killing of Sister George -- Beryl Reid and Eileen Atkins
- 'night, Mother -- Kathy Bates and Anne Pitoniak
- A Streetcar Named Desire -- Blythe Danner and Frances McDormand
- The Sisters Rosensweig -- Madeline Kahn and Jane Alexander
- A Delicate Balance -- Rosemary Harris and Elaine Stritch
- August: Osage County -- Deanna Dunagan and Amy Morton
- God of Carnage -- Marcia Gay Harden 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.
External links
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