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Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford has spent her career collaborating with acclaimed directors and actors across stage, film and television and she continues that award-winning work with several upcoming projects. Ashford will next be seen starring opposite Kumail Nanjiani in the Hulu limited series “Welcome to Chippendales” from creator Robert Siegel premiering on November 22. Ashford is currently in production on Searchlight Pictures’ horror thriller, Dust, starring opposite Sarah Paulson and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The film will stream on Disney’s DTC platforms as a Hulu Original. In March of 2023, Ashford will return to Broadway and star opposite Josh Groban in the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The team behind Hamilton, producer, Jeffrey Seller and director, Thomas Kail, will be at the helm of the production.

Ashford most recently starred Paula Jones in the new Ryan Murphy FX series “American Crime Story: Impeachment,” based on the national crisis that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century. She starred in two seasons of the hit CBS comedy “B Positive.” Created by Marco Pennette and Chuck Lorre, the series also starred legendary actors Linda Lavin, Hector Elizondo and Ben Vereen.No stranger to Broadway, Ashford won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her portrayal of “Essie” in You Can’t Take It with You. Her additional Broadway credits include Sunday in the Park with George, Wicked, Legally Blonde and the originating role of “Lauren” in Kinky Boots, a performance for which she received another Tony Award nomination.

Born and raised in Denver, Ashford now splits her time between Los Angeles and New York.

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Annaleigh Ashford STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2023
Mrs. Lovett

[London]
2020 West End Revival, 2020
Dot

[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare in the Park Revival, 2017
Helena

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2017
Dot, Marie

[New York]
New York City Center Concert Gala, 2016
Dot

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2015
Sylvia

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
Essie Carmichael

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Lauren

[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theatre Production, 2012
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2011
Maureen Johnson

[Off-Broadway]
Original Production, 2010
Katie

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Jeanie [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Margot

Elle Woods (Understudy)

[Chicago]
Chicago Production, 2005
Glinda [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Glinda [Replacement]

Annaleigh Ashford Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Producer

Annaleigh Ashford Movies

[2008]Rachel Getting Married Quick Stop Cashier

[2008]Sex and the City Spoiled Label Queen

[2014]Top Five Michele

[2016]Better Off Single Anne

[2016]Love on the Run Liza

[2017]Unicorn Store Crystal

[2018]Second Act Hildy Ostrander

[2019]Bad Education Jenny Aquila

[2019]A Rainy Day in New York Lily

[2019]Late Night Mimi Mismatch

[2020]American Reject Nano


Annaleigh Ashford TV Shows

Legally Blonde: The Musical Margot

Haute & Bothered Mckenzie

Law & Order Mia

The Big C Chloe

A Gifted Man Shauna

Nurse Jackie Cori

Made in Jersey Jackie

[ 2012-2013]Smash Lisa McMann

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lindsay Anderson

Super Clyde Britney

[ 2013-2016]Masters of Sex Betty DiMello

Pleasant Events Maddy 2016

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Columbia

Three Rivers Rebecca Watts

Unbelievable Lilly Darrow

[ 2018-2019]God Friended Me Fliss

John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch Crying Lady

Evil Bridget Farrell

Younger Shelly Rozansky, Shelly

The Good Fight Roisin Orbinson

The Undoing Alexis Young

[ 2018-2021]American Crime Story Paula Jones, Elizabeth Cote

Q-Force Vox Tux

Welcome to Chippendales Irene

[ 2020-2022]B Positive Gina Dabrowski

Big Mouth The Rice Purity Test

Annaleigh Ashford Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2023 - Distinguished Performance Award

Annaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Drama League Awards - 2018 - Distinguished Performance Award

Annaleigh Ashford, A Midsummer Night's Dream

BroadwayWorld Awards - 2015 - Best Featured Actress in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take it with You

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Annaleigh Ashford, You Can't Take it with You

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Annaleigh Ashford FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Annaleigh Ashford has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

Annaleigh Ashford has not appeared in the West End.

Annaleigh Ashford has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sweeney Todd," a Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," and Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Sweeney Todd." She also received nominations for her performances in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Sylvia," "You Can't Take it with You," "Kinky Boots," and "Rent." These nominations include accolades such as Best Featured Actress, Outstanding Featured Actress, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role across various award ceremonies like the Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, BroadwayWorld Awards, and the Tony Awards.

Annaleigh Ashford has won several awards including Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sweeney Todd," the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "You Can't Take it with You," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "You Can't Take it with You," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "You Can't Take it with You," and Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Kinky Boots."

Annaleigh Ashford's next show will be Sweeney Todd which opens on 3/26/2023 on Broadway.

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