Photos: Brooke Shields, Francis Jue and More at 2025 Actors' Equity Foundation Awards

The Actors’ Equity Foundation held its 2025 awards presentation on Monday, June 23, hosted by Tony Award-winner BD Wong. Check out photos from the event.

The evening included the following award presentations:

• The Richard Seff Award for veteran actors: Jessica Hecht and Francis Jue
• The Clarence Derwent Award for promising performers: Nicholas Barasch and Julia Lester
• The Joe A. Callaway Award  for performances in a classical play: Steven Epp and  Kimber Elayne Sprawl
• The Michael McCarty Recognition Award for Los Angeles-based Equity theatre actors: Jennifer Leigh Warren
• The Patrick Quinn Award for Distinguished Service to Actors and Stage Managers: Nancy Daly
• The Paul Robeson Award, the humanitarian award jointly administered by the Foundation and Actors’ Equity Association: Leslie Ishii
• Actors’ Equity Association’s ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus: the chorus of Buena Vista Social Club

The livestream recording is available to watch on YouTube.

Photo Credit: Kathel Louis Griffin

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