Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as Margaret Johnson in The Light in the Piazza. Additional Broadway credits include Sister Act (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Cinderella (Tony and Outer Critics Circle nominations), The Snow Geese at Manhattan Theatre Club, Titanic, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (with Matthew Broderick), Urinetown, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls (Dir.
Date of Birth: October 10, 1959 (67)
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
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BIO
Victoria Clark won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as Margaret Johnson in The Light in the Piazza. Additional Broadway credits include Sister Act (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Cinderella (Tony and Outer Critics Circle nominations), The Snow Geese at Manhattan Theatre Club, Titanic, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (with Matthew Broderick), Urinetown, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls (Dir. Jerry Zaks), A Grand Night for Singing, and Sunday in the Park with George. She starred in the Encores! Productions of Follies, Juno, and Bye Bye Birdie. Off-Broadway, Ms. Clark earned a Drama Desk nomination for When The Rain Stops Falling, and starred in A Prayer for My Enemy, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, The Agony and the Agony, and Marathon Dancing. Ms. Clark starred as Sally Durant Plummer in Follies (Ahmanson Theatre, LA). Film: Harvest, The Happening, Tickling Leo, Main Street, Cradle Will Rock, and Archaeology of a Woman. Ms. Clark has performed with orchestras all over the country including the New York Philharmonic and the San Francisco Orchestra and enjoyed playing Carnegie Hall several times, as Katisha in The Mikado, Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, and Not The Messiah with Eric Idle. Victoria is currently the Artist in Residence for musical theater at Pace School of Performing Arts and directed The Light in the Piazza there this past fall. She served on the faculty at Yale University, and has taught master classes all over the world. She has directed productions for The Philadelphia Opera, Texas Opera Theater, and Goodspeed Opera House. Board member: New York City Center and Kurt Weill Foundation. Most recently seen as Carrie Mathison's mother Ellen on Showtime’s Homeland. All these roles pale when compared to her favorite: Proud mama of Thomas Luke.
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Movies
[ 1997 ] Ensemble and Character Vocals
[ 1999 ] Maxine Elliot's - Dulce Fox
[ 2008 ] Nursery Owner's Wife
[ 2009 ] Madeline Pikler
[ 2010 ] Anna Monopoli
[ 2010 ] Miriam
[ 2011 ] Teacher
[ 2012 ] Kate
[ 2018 ] Shirley
TV Shows
Diane Doyle
[ 2022-2025 ] Joan Carlton
[ 2024-2025 ] Deborah Jordan
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Videos
Video: Victoria Clark Is Finding the Humanity in HUMAN THINGS
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - 2026-09-25 10:30:15
Video: HBO Previews Season 3 Finale of THE GILDED AGE in Tense New Sneak Peek
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-08-04 15:21:53
Video: Morgan Spector Recalls Breakout Role in Broadway's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-31 11:11:30
Video: THE GILDED AGE Stars Denée Benton and Louisa Jacobson Talk Season 3, Working with Broadway Legends & More
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-21 13:12:52
Video: Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, & More Discuss Portrayal of Black Elite in THE GILDED AGE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-17 15:20:43
Video: THE GILDED AGE Sneak Peek Teases Andrea Martin's Character
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-07 16:40:07
Video: THE GILDED AGE Stars Morgan Spector and Carrie Coon Discuss Theater's Impact on the Series
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-06-17 13:56:05
Video: Watch John Edwards Sing 'Love Song' in Encores! LOVE LIFE at New York City Center
by Michael Major - 2025-03-31 11:01:44
Video: Watch Kate Baldwin Sing 'Mr. Right' from Encores! LOVE LIFE
by Team BWW - 2025-03-29 10:57:44
Video: In Rehearsals for Encores! LOVE LIFE with Kate Baldwin & Brian Stokes Mitchell
by Joey Mervis - 2025-03-19 10:19:59
News
by Alex Freeman - Oct 12, 2026
Studio 54 gets $8.3M, the Kennedy Center names Rick Canny artistic director, A.C.T. taps Elizabeth Williamson, and Access to Work cuts hit UK dance. Plus Chicago's Cadillac Palace turns 100 and Lloyd Webber is honored by London. Read now.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2026
Rehabilitation Through the Arts will host its 30th Anniversary Gala, honoring founder Katherine Vockins and celebrating three decades of arts programs within the carceral system. Tony Award winner Victoria Clark will perform alongside RTA alumni.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2026
Two-time Tony winner Victoria Clark will be honored by the Sarah Siddons Society for her outstanding achievements in theatre, including roles in Kimberly Akimbo and The Light in the Piazza.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2026
Human Things, written by Joshua Owen and directed by Rory McGregor, has extended its run. The production will take its final bow at the end of October at The West End Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2026
Kara Lindsay will join creator and host Tami Eagle Bowling to co-host #LightUpMBC Live, featuring two-time Tony Award winner Victoria Clark and Tony Award nominee Dorian Harewood.
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - Sep 25, 2026
Two-time Tony Award winner Victoria Clark is back onstage, this time tackling a brand-new play in the world premiere of Joshua Owen’s Human Things, now playing Off-Broadway at the West End Theatre. Watch in this video!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2026
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced the Nominating Committee for the 2026-2027 Broadway season. Learn more about the committee here.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Sep 19, 2026
Human Things has begun preview performances.The production will play a 5-week limited engagement through Sunday, October 18. Check out the photos!
by Sidney Paterra - Sep 16, 2026
BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 4, 2026
A benefit concert at Bell Theater at Bell Works honored ALS-diagnosed Broadway star Aaron Lazar, drawing performers including Kate Baldwin, Norbert Leo Butz and Patrick Wilson to raise funds for his family. See photos of the event.
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 31, 2026
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, just yesterday, two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin (Hello, Dolly, Finian's Rainbow) hosted “Extraordinary: Broadway Sings for Aaron Lazar,' a special one-night benefit concert at Bell Theater at Bell Works, directed by Hunter Foster with music direction by Nate Patten, produced by Axelrod's Executive Artistic Director Andrew DePrisco. 100% of the funds raised at 'Extraordinary: Broadway Sings for Aaron Lazar' will be donated directly to Lazar. Watch the video here!
by - Aug 20, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 20, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2026
Two-time Tony Award winner Victoria Clark, Rebeca Robles, Ben Rosenfield and Tony Award nominee Michael Mulheren are set to star in the world premiere of the new play Human Things, written by Joshua Owen and directed by Rory McGregor.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2026
Two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin will host “Extraordinary: Broadway Sings for Aaron Lazar,' a special one-night benefit concert at Bell Theater at Bell Works.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2026
Broadway in Worcester announced its 2026-2027 season at the BrickBox Theater, featuring Tony Award-winners Victoria Clark and Stephanie J. Block alongside Emmy-nominated Tituss Burgess. Subscription packages are now on sale.
by Michael Gioia - Jul 1, 2026
According to 'A Very Unusual Way: Maury Yeston and His Singular Path to Broadway and Beyond' author Joshua Rosenblum, rumors ‘swirled’ that ‘Titanic’ was ‘living up to its billing: a world-class disaster.’
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 4, 2026
Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that Kimberly Akimbo, the winner of the most Tony Awards of the 2022–2023 season, including Best Musical, is now available for licensing.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2026
Olney Theatre Center announced two Tony Award-winning productions for its 2026-27 season: the musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO, directed by Ethan Heard, and John Patrick Shanley's DOUBT: A PARABLE, directed by Hallie Gordon.
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2026
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players 2026 Gala recently honored two-time Tony Winner and Board Member Victoria Clark with the Albert Bergert Living Legacy of Gilbert & Sullivan Award at Yale Club. Check out photos here.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Victoria Clark has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows.
Victoria Clark has not appeared in the West End.
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Distinguished Performance Awards (Drama League Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Kimberly Akimbo, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Gigi, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Gigi, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cinderella, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sister Act, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Sister Act, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sister Act, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for When the Rain Stops Falling, Best Leading Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Light in the Piazza and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Light in the Piazza.
Victoria Clark has won numerous prestigious theater awards throughout her career. She received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Kimberly Akimbo. For her performance in The Light in the Piazza, she earned multiple accolades including the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and the BroadwayWorld Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.
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