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Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

American theatre award for Broadway actresses

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Summary

American theatre award for Broadway actresses

FieldValue
nameTony Award for
Best Actress in a Play
image_upright0.55
holderSarah Snook for The Picture of Dorian Gray (2025)
imageSarahSnook-byPhilipRomano3 (cropped).jpg
caption2025 Recipient: Sarah Snook
awarded_forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
presenterAmerican Theatre Wing, The Broadway League
locationNew York City
websiteTonyAwards.com

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, to actresses for quality leading roles in a Broadway play. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, 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 The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, to "honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year."

The award was originally called the Tony Award for Actress—Play. It was first presented to Ingrid Bergman and Helen Hayes at the 1st Tony Awards for their portrayals of Mary Grey / Joan of Arc and Addie Bemis in Joan of Lorraine and Happy Birthday, respectively. Before 1956, nominees' names were not made public; the change was made by the awards committee to "have a greater impact on theatregoers".

There have been two ties and one three-way tie in this category. Julie Harris holds the record for having the most wins and nominations in this category, with a total of five wins from nine nominations. Medea in the play of the same name is the character to take the award the most times, winning three times.

Winners and nominees

[[Ingrid Bergman]] won for ''[[Joan of Lorraine]]'' (1947)
[[Helen Hayes]] won twice
Medea]]'' (1948)
[[Shirley Booth]] won this award twice; in 1950 and 1953
Ondine]]'' (1954)
[[Julie Harris]] won a record breaking five times in this category
The Miracle Worker]]'' (1960)
[[Margaret Leighton]] won for ''Night of the Iguana'' (1962)
[[Sandy Dennis]] won for ''Ash Wednesday'' (1964)
[[Rosemary Harris]] won for ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' (1965)
[[Maureen Stapleton]] won for ''The Gingerbread Lady'' (1971)
[[Colleen Dewhurst]] won for ''A Moon for the Misbegotten'' (1973)
Same Time, Next Year]]'' (1975)
[[Jessica Tandy]] won twice in 1978 and 1981
[[Glenn Close]] won twice in 1984 and 1992
[[Lily Tomlin]] won for ''The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe'' (1986)
[[Joan Allen]] won for ''Burn This'' (1988)
[[Pauline Collins]] for ''Shirley Valentine'' (1989)
[[Dame Maggie Smith]] won for ''Lettice and Lovage'' (1990)
[[Mercedes Ruehl]] won for ''Lost in Yonkers'' (1991)
[[Madeline Kahn]] won for ''The Sisters Rosenweig'' (1993)
[[Cherry Jones]] won twice for ''The Heiress'' (1995) and for ''Doubt'' (2005)
[[Janet McTeer]] won for ''A Doll's House'' (1997)
[[Judi Dench]] won for ''Amy's View'' (1999)
[[Jennifer Ehle]] won for ''The Real Thing'' (2000)
[[Mary-Louise Parker]] won twice for ''Proof'' (2001) and ''The Sound Inside'' (2020)
[[Lindsay Duncan]] won for ''Private Lives'' (2002)
[[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)
[[Viola Davis]] won for ''Fences'' (2010)
[[Cicely Tyson]], age 91, won for ''A Trip to Bountiful'' (2012)
[[Audra McDonald]] won for ''Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill'' (2014)
[[Dame Helen Mirren]] won for ''The Audience'' (2015)
[[Jessica Lange]] won for ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' (2016)
[[Glenda Jackson]] won for ''[[Three Tall Women]]'' (2018)
[[Elaine May]] won for ''[[The Waverly Gallery]]'' (2019)
[[Jodie Comer]] won for ''[[Prima Facie]]'' (2023)
Appropriate]]'' (2024)
The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' (2025)

1940s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.
1947
(1st)
Ingrid Bergman*Joan of Lorraine*Mary Grey / Joan of Arc
Helen Hayes*Happy Birthday*Addie Bemis
1948
(2nd)
Judith Anderson*Medea*Medea
Katharine Cornell*Antony and Cleopatra*Cleopatra
Jessica Tandy*A Streetcar Named Desire*Blanche DuBois
1949
(3rd)Martita Hunt*The Madwoman of Chaillot*Countess Aurelia

1950s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.
1950
(4th)
Shirley Booth*Come Back, Little Sheba*Lola Delaney
1951
(5th)
Uta Hagen*The Country Girl*Georgie Elgin
1952
(6th)
Julie Harris*I Am a Camera*Sally Bowles
1953
(7th)
Shirley Booth*The Time of the Cuckoo*Leona Samish
1954
(8th)
Audrey Hepburn*Ondine*Ondine
1955
(9th)
Nancy Kelly*The Bad Seed*Christine Penmark
1956
(10th)
Julie Harris*The Lark*Joan of Arc
Barbara Bel GeddesCat on a Hot Tin RoofMaggie Pollitt
Gladys CooperThe Chalk GardenMrs. St. Maugham
Ruth GordonThe MatchmakerDolly Gallagher Levi
Siobhán McKennaThe Chalk GardenMiss Madrigal
Susan StrasbergThe Diary of Anne FrankAnne Frank
1957
(11th)
Margaret Leighton*Separate Tables*Ann Shankland / Sibyl Railton-Bell
Florence EldridgeLong Day's Journey into NightMary Cavan Tyrone
Rosalind RussellAuntie MameMame Dennis
Sybil ThorndikeThe Potting ShedMrs. Callifer
1958
(12th)
Helen Hayes*Time Remembered*The Duchess of Pont-Au-Bronc
Wendy HillerA Moon for the MisbegottenJosie Hogan
Siobhán McKennaThe Rope DancersMargaret Hyland
Eugenie LeontovichThe Cave DwellersThe Queen
Mary UreLook Back in AngerAlison Porter
Jo Van FleetLook Homeward, AngelEliza Gant
1959
(13th)
Gertrude Berg*A Majority of One*Bertha Jacoby
Claudette ColbertThe Marriage-Go-RoundContent Lowell
Lynn FontanneThe VisitClaire Zachanassian
Kim StanleyA Touch of the PoetSara Melody
Maureen StapletonThe Cold Wind And The WarmAunt Ida

1960s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.
1960
(14th)
Anne Bancroft*The Miracle Worker*Annie Sullivan
Margaret LeightonMuch Ado About NothingBeatrice
Claudia McNeilA Raisin in the SunLena Younger
Geraldine PageSweet Bird of YouthAlexandra Del Lago
Maureen StapletonToys in the AtticCarrie Berniers
Irene WorthAlbertine Prine
1961
(15th)
Joan Plowright*A Taste of Honey*Josephine
Tallulah BankheadMidgie PurvisMidgie Purvis
Barbara BaxleyPeriod of AdjustmentIsabel Haverstick
Barbara Bel GeddesMary, MaryMary McKellaway
1962
(16th)
Margaret Leighton*The Night of the Iguana*Hannah Jelkes
Gladys CooperA Passage to IndiaMrs. Moore
Colleen DewhurstGreat Day in the MorningPhoebe Flaherty
Kim StanleyA Far CountryElizabeth von Ritter
1963
(17th)
Uta Hagen*Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*Martha
Hermione BaddeleyThe Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here AnymoreFlora Goforth
Margaret LeightonTchin-TchinPamela Pew-Pickett
Claudia McNeilTiger, Tiger Burning BrightMama Morris
1964
(18th)
Sandy Dennis*Any Wednesday*Ellen Gordon
Elizabeth AshleyBarefoot in the ParkCorie Bratter
Colleen DewhurstThe Ballad of the Sad CaféAmelia Evans
Julie HarrisMarathon '33June Havoc
1965
(19th)
Irene Worth*Tiny Alice*Miss Alice
Marjorie RhodesAll in Good TimeLucy Fitton
Beah RichardsThe Amen CornerSister Margaret Alexander
Diana SandsThe Owl and the PussycatDoris
1966
(20th)
Rosemary Harris*The Lion in Winter*Eleanor of Aquitaine
Sheila HancockEntertaining Mr SloaneKath
Kate ReidSlapstick TragedyCeleste/Molly
Lee RemickWait Until DarkSusy Hendrix
1967
(21st)
Beryl Reid*The Killing of Sister George*Sister George / June Buckridge
Eileen AtkinsThe Killing of Sister GeorgeChildie / Alice McNaught
Vivien MerchantThe HomecomingRuth
Rosemary MurphyA Delicate BalanceClaire
1968
(22nd)
Zoe Caldwell*The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie*Jean Brodie
Colleen DewhurstMore Stately MansionsSara (Melody) Harford
Maureen StapletonPlaza SuiteKaren Nash / Murial Tate / Norma Hubley
Dorothy TutinPortrait of a QueenQueen Victoria
1969
(23rd)
Julie Harris*Forty Carats*Ann Stanley
Estelle ParsonsThe Seven Descents of MyrtleMyrtle
Charlotte RaeMorning, Noon and NightGertrude / Beryl / Filigree Bones
Brenda VaccaroThe Goodbye PeopleNancy (Silverman) Scott

1970s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.
1970
(24th)
Tammy Grimes*Private Lives*Amanda Prynne
Geraldine BrooksBrightowerSara Brightower
Helen HayesHarveyVeta Louise Simmons
1971
(25th)
Maureen Stapleton*The Gingerbread Lady*Evy Meara
Estelle ParsonsAnd Miss Reardon Drinks A LittleCatherine Reardon
Diana RiggAbelard and HeloiseHéloïse
Marian SeldesFather's DayMarian
1972
(26th)
Sada Thompson*Twigs*Ma / Dorothy / Celia / Emily
Eileen AtkinsVivat! Vivat Regina!Elizabeth I
Colleen DewhurstAll OverThe Mistress
Rosemary HarrisOld TimesAnna
1973
(27th)
Julie Harris*The Last of Mrs. Lincoln*Mary Todd Lincoln
Jane Alexander6 Rms Riv VuAnnie Miller
Colleen DewhurstMourning Becomes ElectraChristine Mannon
Kathleen WiddoesMuch Ado About NothingBeatrice
1974
(28th)
Colleen Dewhurst*A Moon for the Misbegotten*Josie Hogan
Jane AlexanderFind Your Way HomeJacqueline Harrison
Julie HarrisThe Au Pair ManElizabeth Rogers
Madeline KahnIn the Boom Boom RoomChrissy
Rachel RobertsThe Visit / Chemin de FerClaire Zachanassian / Francine
1975
(29th)
Ellen Burstyn*Same Time, Next Year*Doris
Elizabeth AshleyCat on a Hot Tin RoofMaggie Pollitt
Diana RiggThe MisanthropeCélimène
Maggie SmithPrivate LivesAmanda Prynne
Liv UllmannA Doll's HouseNora Helmer
1976
(30th)
Irene Worth*Sweet Bird of Youth*Alexandra Del Lago
Tovah FeldshuhYentlYentl
Rosemary HarrisThe Royal FamilyJulie Cavendish
Lynn RedgraveMrs. Warren's ProfessionVivie Warren
1977
(31st)
Julie Harris*The Belle of Amherst*Emily Dickinson
Colleen DewhurstWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Martha
Liv UllmannAnna ChristieAnna Christopherson
Irene WorthThe Cherry OrchardRanevskaya
1978
(32nd)
Jessica Tandy*The Gin Game*Fonsia Dorsey
Anne BancroftGoldaGolda Meir
Anita GilletteChapter TwoJennie Malone
Estelle ParsonsMiss Margarida's WayMiss Margarida
1979
(33rd)
Constance Cummings*Wings*Emily Stilson
Carole Shelley*The Elephant Man*Madge Kendal
Jane AlexanderFirst Monday in OctoberRuth Loomis
Frances SternhagenOn Golden PondEthel Thayer

1980s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.
1980
(34th)
Phyllis Frelich*Children of a Lesser God*Sarah Norman
Blythe DannerBetrayalEmma
Maggie SmithNight and DayRuth Carson
Anne TwomeyNutsClaudia Draper
1981
(35th)
Jane Lapotaire*Piaf*Édith Piaf
Glenda JacksonRoseRose
Eva Le GallienneTo Grandmother's House We GoGrandie
Elizabeth TaylorThe Little FoxesRegina Giddens
1982
(36th)
Zoe Caldwell*Medea*Medea
Katharine HepburnThe West Side WaltzMargaret Mary Elderdice
Geraldine PageAgnes of GodMother Miriam Ruth
Amanda PlummerA Taste of HoneyJosephine
1983
(37th)
Jessica Tandy*Foxfire*Annie Nations
Kathy Bates'night, MotherJessie Cates
Kate NelliganPlentySusan Traherne
Anne Pitoniak'night, MotherThelma Cates
1984
(38th)
Glenn Close*The Real Thing*Annie
Rosemary HarrisHeartbreak HouseHesione Hushabye
Linda HuntEnd of the WorldAudrey Wood
Kate NelliganA Moon for the MisbegottenJosie Hogan
1985
(39th)
Stockard Channing*A Day in the Death of Joe Egg*Sheila
Sinéad CusackMuch Ado About NothingBeatrice
Rosemary HarrisPack of LiesBarbara Jackson
Glenda JacksonStrange InterludeNina Leeds
1986
(40th)
Lily Tomlin*The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe*Various Characters
Rosemary HarrisHay FeverJudith Bliss
Mary Beth HurtBenefactorsSheila
Jessica TandyThe PetitionElizabeth Milne
1987
(41st)
Linda Lavin*Broadway Bound*Kate Jerome
Lindsay DuncanDangerous LiaisonsMarquise de Merteuil
Geraldine PageBlithe SpiritMadame Arcati
Amanda PlummerPygmalionEliza Doolittle
1988
(42nd)
Joan Allen*Burn This*Anna Mann
Blythe DannerA Streetcar Named DesireBlanche DuBois
Glenda JacksonMacbethLady Macbeth
Frances McDormandA Streetcar Named DesireStella Kowalski
1989
(43rd)
Pauline Collins*Shirley Valentine*Shirley Valentine
Joan AllenThe Heidi ChroniclesHeidi Holland
Madeline KahnBorn YesterdayEmma 'Billie' Dawn
Kate NelliganSpoils of WarElise

1990s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.
1990
(44th)
Maggie Smith*Lettice and Lovage*Lettice Douffet
Geraldine JamesThe Merchant of VenicePortia
Mary-Louise ParkerPrelude to a KissRita Boyle
Kathleen TurnerCat on a Hot Tin RoofMaggie Pollitt
1991
(45th)
Mercedes Ruehl*Lost in Yonkers*Bella Kurnitz
Stockard ChanningSix Degrees of SeparationOuisa Kittredge
Julie HarrisLucifer's ChildKaren Blixen
Cherry JonesOur Country's GoodLiz Morden / Reverend Johnson
1992
(46th)
Glenn Close*Death and the Maiden*Paulina Salas Escobar
Jane AlexanderThe VisitClaire Zachanassian
Stockard ChanningFour Baboons Adoring the SunPenny McKenzie
Judith IveyPark Your Car in Harvard YardKathleen Hogan
1993
(47th)
Madeline Kahn*The Sisters Rosensweig*Gorgeous Teitelbaum
Jane AlexanderThe Sisters RosensweigSara Goode
Lynn RedgraveShakespeare for My FatherLynn Redgrave
Natasha RichardsonAnna ChristieAnna Christopherson
1994
(48th)
Diana Rigg*Medea*Medea
Anna Deavere SmithTwilight: Los Angeles, 1992Various Characters
Nancy MarchandBlack ComedySophie
The White LiarsMrs. Furnival
Joan RiversSally Marr...and her escortsSally Marr
1995
(49th)
Cherry Jones*The Heiress*Catherine Sloper
Mary AliceHaving Our SayBessie Delany
Eileen AtkinsIndiscretionsLéonie
Helen MirrenA Month in the CountryNatalia Petrovna
1996
(50th)
Zoe Caldwell*Master Class*Maria Callas
Carol BurnettMoon Over BuffaloCharlotte Hay
Rosemary HarrisA Delicate BalanceAgnes
Elaine StritchClaire
1997
(51st)
Janet McTeer*A Doll's House*Nora Helmer
Julie HarrisThe Gin GameFonsia Dorsey
Shirley KnightThe Young Man From AtlantaLily Dale Kidder
Lia WilliamsSkylightKyra Hollis
1998
(52nd)
Marie Mullen*The Beauty Queen of Leenane*Maureen Folan
Jane AlexanderHonourHonor
Allison JanneyA View from the BridgeBeatrice Carbone
Geraldine McEwanThe ChairsOld Woman
1999
(53rd)
Judi Dench*Amy's View*Esme Allen
Stockard ChanningThe Lion in WinterEleanor of Aquitaine
Marian SeldesRing Round the MoonMadame Desmermortes
Zoë WanamakerElectraElectra

2000s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.
2000
(54th)
Jennifer Ehle*The Real Thing*Annie
Jayne AtkinsonThe RainmakerLizzie Curry
Rosemary HarrisWaiting in the WingsMay Davenport
Cherry JonesA Moon for the MisbegottenJosie Hogan
Claudia ShearDirty BlondeJo / Mae West
2001
(55th)
Mary-Louise Parker*Proof*Catherine Llewellyn
Juliette BinocheBetrayalEmma
Linda LavinThe Tale of the Allergist's WifeMarjorie Taub
Jean SmartThe Man Who Came to DinnerLorraine Sheldon
Leslie UggamsKing Hedley IIRuby
2002
(56th)
Lindsay Duncan*Private Lives*Amanda Prynne
Kate BurtonHedda GablerHedda Gabler
Laura LinneyThe CrucibleElizabeth Proctor
Helen MirrenThe Dance of DeathAlice
Mercedes RuehlThe Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?Stevie Gray
2003
(57th)
Vanessa Redgrave*Long Day's Journey into Night*Mary Tyrone
Jayne AtkinsonEnchanted AprilLotty Wilton
Victoria HamiltonA Day in the Death of Joe EggSheila
Clare HigginsVincent in BrixtonUrsula Loyler
Fiona ShawMedeaMedea
2004
(58th)
Phylicia Rashad*A Raisin in the Sun*Lena Younger
Eileen AtkinsThe Retreat from MoscowAlice
Tovah FeldshuhGolda's BalconyGolda Meir
Anne HecheTwentieth CenturyLily Garland / Mildred Plotka
Swoosie KurtzFrozenNancy Shirley
2005
(59th)
Cherry Jones*Doubt*Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Laura LinneySight UnseenPatricia
Mary-Louise ParkerRecklessRachel
Phylicia RashadGem of the OceanAunt Ester
Kathleen TurnerWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Martha
2006
(60th)
Cynthia Nixon*Rabbit Hole*Becca Corbett
Kate BurtonThe Constant WifeConstance Culver Middleton
Judy KayeSouvenirFlorence Foster Jenkins
Lisa KronWellLisa Kron
Lynn RedgraveThe Constant WifeMrs. Culver
2007
(61st)
Julie White*The Little Dog Laughed*Diane
Eve BestA Moon for the MisbegottenJosie Hogan
Swoosie KurtzHeartbreak HouseHesione Hushabye
Angela LansburyDeuceLeona Mullen
Vanessa RedgraveThe Year of Magical ThinkingJoan Didion
2008
(62nd)
Deanna Dunagan*August: Osage County*Violet Weston
Eve BestThe HomecomingRuth
Kate FleetwoodMacbethLady Macbeth
S. Epatha MerkersonCome Back, Little ShebaLola Delaney
Amy MortonAugust: Osage CountyBarbara Weston-Fordham
2009
(63rd)
Marcia Gay Harden*God of Carnage*Veronica
Hope DavisGod of CarnageAnnette
Jane Fonda33 VariationsKatherine Brandt
Janet McTeerMary StuartMary Stuart
Harriet WalterElizabeth I

2010s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.
2010
(64th)
Viola Davis*Fences*Rose Maxson
Valerie HarperLoopedTallulah Bankhead
Linda LavinCollected StoriesRuth Steiner
Laura LinneyTime Stands StillSarah Goodwin
Jan MaxwellThe Royal FamilyJulie Cavendish
2011
(65th)
Frances McDormand*Good People*Margie Walsh
Nina AriandaBorn YesterdayEmma 'Billie' Dawn
Lily RabeThe Merchant of VenicePortia
Vanessa RedgraveDriving Miss DaisyDaisy Werthan
Hannah YellandBrief EncounterLaura Jesson
2012
(66th)
Nina Arianda*Venus in Fur*Vanda
Tracie BennettEnd of the RainbowJudy Garland
Stockard ChanningOther Desert CitiesPolly Wyeth
Linda LavinThe LyonsRita Lyons
Cynthia NixonWitVivian Bearing
2013
(67th)
Cicely Tyson*The Trip to Bountiful*Carrie Watts
Laurie MetcalfThe Other PlaceJuliana Smithton
Amy MortonWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Martha
Kristine NielsenVanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeSonia
Holland TaylorAnnAnn Richards
2014
(68th)
Audra McDonald*Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill*Billie Holiday
Tyne DalyMothers and SonsKatharine Gerard
Cherry JonesThe Glass MenagerieAmanda Wingfield
Estelle ParsonsThe Velocity of AutumnAlexandra
LaTanya RichardsonA Raisin in the SunLena Younger
2015
(69th)
Helen Mirren*The Audience*Queen Elizabeth II
Geneva CarrHand To GodMargery
Elisabeth MossThe Heidi ChroniclesHeidi Holland
Carey MulliganSkylightKyra Hollis
Ruth WilsonConstellationsMarianne
2016
(70th)
Jessica Lange*Long Day's Journey into Night*Mary Tyrone
Laurie MetcalfMiseryAnnie Wilkes
Lupita Nyong'oEclipsedThe Girl
Sophie OkonedoThe CrucibleElizabeth Proctor
Michelle WilliamsBlackbirdUna Spencer
2017
(71st)
Laurie Metcalf*A Doll's House, Part 2*Nora Helmer
Cate BlanchettThe PresentAnna Petrovna
Jennifer EhleOsloMona Juul
Sally FieldThe Glass MenagerieAmanda Wingfield
Laura LinneyThe Little FoxesRegina Hubbard Giddens
2018
(72nd)
Glenda Jackson*Three Tall Women*A
Condola RashadSaint JoanJoan of Arc
Lauren RidloffChildren of a Lesser GodSarah Norman
Amy SchumerMeteor ShowerCorky
2019
(73rd)
Elaine May*The Waverly Gallery*Gladys Green
Annette BeningAll My SonsKate Keller
Laura DonnellyThe FerrymanCaitlin Carney
Janet McTeerBernhardt/HamletSarah Bernhardt
Laurie MetcalfHillary and ClintonHillary Clinton
Heidi SchreckWhat the Constitution Means to MeHeidi Schreck

2020s

YearActressPlayRole(s)Ref.No ceremony
2020
(74th)
Mary-Louise Parker*The Sound Inside*Bella Baird
Joaquina KalukangoSlave PlayKaneisha
Laura LinneyMy Name Is Lucy BartonLucy Barton
Audra McDonaldFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de LuneFrankie
2021
2022
(75th)
Deirdre O'Connell*Dana H.*Dana H.
Gabby BeansThe Skin of Our TeethSabina
LaChanzeTrouble in MindWiletta Mayer
Ruth NeggaMacbethLady Macbeth
Mary-Louise ParkerHow I Learned to DriveLi'l Bit
2023
(76th)
Jodie Comer*Prima Facie*Tessa Ensler
Jessica ChastainA Doll's HouseNora Helmer
Jessica HechtSummer, 1976Alice
Audra McDonaldOhio State MurdersSuzanne Alexander
2024
(77th)
Sarah Paulson*Appropriate*Antoinette "Toni" Lafayette
Betsy AidemPrayer for the French RepublicMarcelle Salomon Benhamou
Jessica LangeMother PlayPhyllis
Rachel McAdamsMary JaneMary Jane
Amy RyanDoubt: A ParableSister Aloysius Beauvier
2025
(78th)
Sarah Snook*The Picture of Dorian Gray*'Dorian Gray, et al.'''''
Laura DonnellyThe Hills of CaliforniaVeronica / Joan
Mia FarrowThe RoommateSharon
LaTanya Richardson JacksonPurposeClaudine Jasper
Sadie SinkJohn Proctor Is the VillainShelby Holcomb

Statistics

Most wins

; 5 wins

  • Julie Harris

; 3 wins

  • Zoe Caldwell
  • Jessica Tandy

; 2 wins

  • Shirley Booth
  • Glenn Close
  • Uta Hagen
  • Helen Hayes
  • Cherry Jones
  • Margaret Leighton
  • Mary-Louise Parker
  • Irene Worth

Most nominations

; 9 nominations

  • Julie Harris

; 8 nominations

  • Rosemary Harris

; 7 nominations

  • Colleen Dewhurst

; 6 Nominations

  • Jane Alexander

; 5 nominations

  • Stockard Channing
  • Cherry Jones
  • Laura Linney
  • Mary-Louise Parker

; 4 nominations

  • Eileen Atkins
  • Glenda Jackson
  • Linda Lavin
  • Margaret Leighton
  • Laurie Metcalf
  • Estelle Parsons
  • Maureen Stapleton
  • Jessica Tandy
  • Irene Worth

; 3 nominations

  • Zoe Caldwell
  • Helen Hayes
  • Madeline Kahn
  • Audra McDonald
  • Janet McTeer
  • Helen Mirren
  • Kate Nelligan
  • Geraldine Page
  • Lynn Redgrave
  • Vanessa Redgrave
  • Diana Rigg
  • Maggie Smith

; 2 nominations

  • Joan Allen
  • Nina Arianda
  • Elizabeth Ashley
  • Jayne Atkinson
  • Anne Bancroft
  • Barbara Bel Geddes
  • Eve Best
  • Shirley Booth
  • Kate Burton
  • Glenn Close
  • Gladys Cooper
  • Blythe Danner
  • Laura Donnelly
  • Lindsay Duncan
  • Jennifer Ehle
  • Tovah Feldshuh
  • Uta Hagen
  • LaTanya Richardson Jackson
  • Swoosie Kurtz
  • Jessica Lange
  • Frances McDormand
  • Siobhán McKenna
  • Claudia McNeil
  • Amy Morton
  • Cynthia Nixon
  • Amanda Plummer
  • Phylicia Rashad
  • Mercedes Ruehl
  • Marian Seldes
  • Kim Stanley
  • Kathleen Turner
  • Liv Ullmann

Character win total

; 3 wins

  • Medea from Medea

; 2 wins

  • Amanda Prynne from Private Lives
  • Annie from The Real Thing
  • Joan of Arc from Joan of Lorraine and The Lark
  • Mary Tyrone from Long Day's Journey into Night
  • Nora Helmer from A Doll's House and A Doll's House, Part 2

Character nomination total

; 5 nominations

  • Josie Hogan from A Moon for the Misbegotten

; 4 nominations

  • Medea from Medea
  • Martha from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  • Nora Helmer from A Doll's House and A Doll's House, Part 2

; 3 nominations

  • Amanda Prynne from Private Lives
  • Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing
  • Claire Zachanassian from The Visit
  • Joan of Arc from Joan of Lorraine, The Lark and Saint Joan
  • Lady Macbeth from Macbeth
  • Lena Younger from A Raisin in the Sun
  • Maggie Pollitt from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  • Mary Tyrone from Long Day's Journey into Night

; 2 nominations

  • Amanda Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie
  • Anna Christopherson from Anna Christie
  • Annie from The Real Thing
  • Blanche DuBois from A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Claire from A Delicate Balance
  • Eleanor of Aquitaine from The Lion in Winter
  • Elizabeth I from Vivat! Vivat Regina! and Mary Stuart
  • Elizabeth Proctor from The Crucible
  • Emma from Betrayal
  • Emma 'Billie' Dawn from Born Yesterday
  • Fonsia Dorsey from The Gin Game
  • Golda Meir from Golda and Golda's Balcony
  • Heidi Holland from The Heidi Chronicles
  • Hesione Hushabye from Heartbreak House
  • Josephine from A Taste of Honey
  • Julie Cavendish from The Royal Family
  • Kyra Hollis from Skylight
  • Lola Delaney from Come Back, Little Sheba
  • Portia from The Merchant of Venice
  • Princess Cosmonopolis from Sweet Bird of Youth
  • Regina Giddens from The Little Foxes
  • Ruth from The Homecoming
  • Sarah Melody from A Touch of the Poet and More Stately Mansions
  • Sarah Norman from Children of a Lesser God
  • Sheila from A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
  • Sister Aloysius Beauvier from Doubt

** Characters nominated for both the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play **

  • Joan of Arc from Goodtime Charley, Saint Joan, Joan of Lorraine and The Lark
  • Countess Aurelia from The Madwoman of Chaillot and Dear World
  • Sally Bowles from I Am a Camera and Cabaret
  • Leona Samish from The Time of the Cuckoo and Do I Hear a Waltz?
  • Dolly Gallagher Levi from The Matchmaker and Hello Dolly!
  • Lena Younger from A Raisin in the Sun and Raisin
  • Mame Dennis from Auntie Mame and Mame
  • Eliza Gant from Look Homeward, Angel and Angel
  • Claire Zachanassian The Visit (play) and The Visit (musical)
  • Sister Margaret Alexander from The Amen Corner and Amen Corner (musical)
  • Eliza Doolittle from Pygmalion and My Fair Lady
  • Lizzie Curry from The Rainmaker and 110 in the Shade.
  • Lily Garland / Mildred Plotka from Twentieth Century and On the Twentieth Century
  • Madame Arcati from Blithe Spirit and High Spirits
  • Anna Christopherson from Anna Christie and New Girl in Town

Productions with multiple nominations

boldface=Winner

  • The Chalk Garden – Gladys Cooper and Siobhán McKenna
  • Toys In The Attic – Maureen Stapleton and Irene Worth
  • The Killing of Sister GeorgeBeryl Reid and Eileen Atkins
  • 'night, Mother – Kathy Bates and Anne Pitoniak
  • A Streetcar Named Desire – Blythe Danner and Frances McDormand
  • The Sisters RosensweigMadeline Kahn and Jane Alexander
  • A Delicate Balance – Rosemary Harris and Elaine Stritch
  • August: Osage CountyDeanna Dunagan and Amy Morton
  • God of CarnageMarcia 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

; Actresses who have been nominated multiple times in any acting categories

AwardsNominationsRecipient
611Audra McDonald
510Julie Harris
7Angela Lansbury
46Gwen Verdon
4Zoe Caldwell
38Patti LuPone
5Irene Worth
Jessica Tandy
4Glenn Close
Mary Martin
3Shirley Booth
210Chita Rivera
8Colleen Dewhurst
7Bernadette Peters
Frances Sternhagen
Sutton Foster
6Andrea Martin
Laurie Metcalf
Maureen Stapleton
5Victoria Clark
Cherry Jones
Donna Murphy
Mary-Louise Parker
Swoosie Kurtz
4Christine Ebersole
Cynthia Nixon
Judith Ivey
Judy Kaye
Margaret Leighton
3Anne Bancroft
Bebe Neuwirth
Helen Gallagher
Helen Hayes
Jennifer Ehle
Judith Light
Liza Minnelli
Phylicia Rashad
Viola Davis
2Christine Baranski
Katie Finneran
Lauren Bacall
Sandy Dennis
Tammy Grimes
Uta Hagen
19Rosemary Harris
8Jane Alexander
Stockard Channing
7Kelli O'Hara
6Linda Lavin
5Celia Keenan-Bolger
Glenda Jackson
Jayne Houdyshell
Laura Benanti
Marian Seldes
4Blythe Danner
Carol Channing
Carole Shelley
Debra Monk
Diana Rigg
Faith Prince
Jessie Mueller
Julie White
Kara Young
Karen Ziemba
LaChanze
Madeline Kahn
3Amanda Plummer
Annaleigh Ashford
Barbara Harris
Beth Leavel
Dorothy Loudon
Elizabeth Ashley
Elizabeth Franz
Ethel Merman
Helen Mirren
Idina Menzel
Jane Krakowski
Janet McTeer
Joanna Gleason
Kristin Chenoweth
Lois Smith
Maggie Smith
Mercedes Ruehl
Rae Allen
Stephanie J. Block
Tonya Pinkins
Tyne Daly
Vanessa Redgrave
2Adriane Lenox
Adrienne Warren
Alexis Smith
Alice Ghostly
Alice Ripley
Anika Noni Rose
Anna Manahan
Barbara Cook
Betty Buckley
Cady Huffman
Dolores Gray
Frances McDormand
Gretha Boston
Jessica Lange
Jo Van Fleet
Joan Allen
Joaquina Kalukango
Judith Anderson
Karen Olivo
Leora Dana
Leslie Uggams
Liliane Montevecchi
Lillias White
Linda Hopkins
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Mendez
Lotte Lenya
Lynne Thigpen
Marcia Gay Harden
Margaret Tyzack
Maria Karnilova
Mary Alice
Maryann Plunkett
Mary Louise Wilson
Nanette Fabray
Natasha Richardson
Nikki M. James
Nina Arianda
Patina Miller
Patricia Elliott
Patsy Kelly
Phyllis Newman
Priscilla Lopez
Randy Graff
Rosalind Russell
Ruthie Ann Miles
Shirley Knight
Sophie Okonedo
NominationsRecipient
5Dana Ivey
Laura Linney
Estelle Parsons
Jan Maxwell
4Condola Rashad
Eileen Atkins
Elaine Stritch
Geraldine Page
Judy Kuhn
Kate Nelligan
Tovah Feldshuh
Zoë Wanamaker
3Amy Ryan
Brenda Vaccaro
Carolee Carmello
Dee Hoty
Eileen Heckart
Jennifer Simard
Jessica Hecht
Julie Andrews
Kate Burton
Linda Emond
Louise Troy
Lynn Redgrave
Marin Mazzie
Martha Plimpton
Mary Beth Hurt
Mary Testa
Rebecca Luker
Rosemary Murphy
Sandy Duncan
2Alison Fraser
Allison Janney
Amy Morton
Ann Reinking
Anne Pitoniak
Annette Bening
Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbra Streisand
Beatrice Lillie
Beth Fowler
Carmen Cusack
Carol Burnett
Charlotte d'Amboise
Charlotte Rae
Christine Andreas
Claudia McNeil
Crista Moore
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Debbie Allen
Diana Sands
Eartha Kitt
Elizabeth Allen
Ernestine Jackson
Eva Noblezada
Eve Best
Fionnula Flanagan
Georgia Brown
Gladys Cooper
Inga Swenson
Jane Fonda
Jayne Atkinson
Johanna Day
Josephine Premice
Josie de Guzman
Julienne Marie
Kate Baldwin
Kate Reid
Katharine Hepburn
Kathleen Turner
Kim Stanley
Kristine Nielsen
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Laura Donnelly
Laura Osnes
Leland Palmer
Liv Ullmann
Marcia Lewis
Mare Winningham
Mary Beth Peil
Megan Hilty
Michele Lee
Mildred Natwick
Millicent Martin
Nancy Dussault
Nancy Walker
Penny Fuller
Pert Kelton
Ruth Wilson
S. Epatha Merkerson
Sarah Stiles
Sherie Rene Scott
Shoshana Bean
Sinéad Cusack
Siobhán McKenna
Spencer Kayden
Susan Browning
Tammy Blanchard
Vivian Reed
Zohra Lampert

|}

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