Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
Tovah Feldshuh has been on the Broadway marquee for 50 years and is a six-time Emmy and Tony Award nominee, four-time winner of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. Her one-woman shows, Tovah is LEONA! and Aging Is Optional, directed by Jeff Harnar with musical direction and arrangements by James Bassi enjoy sold-out engagements and rave reviews all over the United States. Tovah: Out of Her Mind (now streaming on Spotify) has played four continents and was voted Best One-Woman Show of the Year by the Boston Globe. TV audiences know her as the hot Russian mother of “Hot Rabbi” Adam Brody in the hit Netflix series Nobody Wants This and the overbearing Naomi Bunch, mother of Rachel Bloom in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Other TV credits include Deanna Monroe in The Walking Dead, Danielle Melnick in Law & Order, U.S. President Mackenzie in Salvation, Miryam in Scenes from a Marriage, and Helena in Holocaust. She has graced us on the Broadway stage in the title roles of Yentl, Golda’s Balcony, Irena’s Vow, plus Lend Me a Tenor, Saravá, Dreyfus in Rehearsal, Rodgers & Hart, Cyrano, the trapeze-swinging Berthe in Pippin, and most recently as Rosie Brice in Funny Girl. Her extensive Off-Broadway/regional credits include portrayals of Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Films include Armageddon Time opposite Anthony Hopkins, Kissing Jessica Stein (Golden Satellite Award), A Walk on the Moon, Brewster’s Millions, Just My Luck, Daniel, The Idolmaker, Clifford, Golda’s Balcony: The Film, and the just completed Tuner opposite Dustin Hoffman. Her award-winning memoir LILYVILLE: Mother, Daughter and Other Roles I’ve Played was #1 in Parent-Child Relationships on Amazon. She is the founder of The Feldshuh Fund for Women’s Health for early detection of ovarian and all reproductive cancers.
Tovah FeldshuhGolda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Irena's Vow
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Golda's Balcony
Tovah Feldshuh, Tallulah Hallelujah!
Tovah Feldshuh, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
Tovah Feldshuh, Lend Me a Tenor
Tovah Feldshuh, Lend Me a Tenor
Tovah Feldshuh , Sarava
Tovah Feldshuh, Yentl
Tovah Feldshuh, Yentl
Tovah Feldshuh, Yentl
Tovah FeldshuhYentl the Yeshiva Boy
Tovah FeldshusYentl the Yeshiva Boy
Tovah FeldshuhYentl the Yeshiva Boy
Tovah Feldshuh, Rogers & Hart
Tovah FeldshuhYentl the Yeshiva Boy
Tovah Feldshuh, Dreyfus in Rehearsal
Tovah Feldshuh has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.
Tovah Feldshuh has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Performer, Visiting Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Golda's Balcony, Best Leading Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Irena's Vow, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Golda's Balcony, Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Golda's Balcony, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Golda's Balcony, Outstanding Lead Actress (The Lortels) for Golda's Balcony, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Tallulah Hallelujah!, Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Lend Me a Tenor, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Lend Me a Tenor, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sarava, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Yentl, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Yentl, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Yentl, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, Special Mention (Drama Desk Awards) for Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, Performance (Obie Awards) for Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, Best Young Player (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Rogers & Hart, Best Young Player (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Yentl the Yeshiva Boy and Best Young Player (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Dreyfus in Rehearsal.
Tovah Feldshuh has received numerous awards throughout her career, including the Outstanding Performer, Visiting Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for Golda's Balcony. She won Best Leading Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Irena's Vow and earned Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for Golda's Balcony. Additionally, she received Outstanding Lead Actress from The Lortels for Golda's Balcony and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Lend Me a Tenor. Feldshuh also earned a Theatre World Award for her performance in Yentl, a Special Mention from the Drama Desk Awards for Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, and an Obie Award for the same role. Early in her career, she was recognized as Best Young Player by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Rogers & Hart, Yentl the Yeshiva Boy, and Dreyfus in Rehearsal.
Tovah Feldshuh has written 3 shows including Tovah: Out of Her Mind (Playwright), Tovah: Out of Her Mind (Conceiver), Tallulah Hallelujah! (Playwright).
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