Elizabeth Ashley
Birth Place: Ocala, FL, USA
Jeb Brown Will Play the Title Role in BEAU THE MUSICAL (Sep 3, 2025)
Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE Makes New Memories at Gloucester Stage (Jun 24, 2025)
World Premiere of UPSTATE Comes to TheatreWorks New Milford (May 2, 2025)
BIO
Notable Broadway credits include: You Can't Take it With You, Gore Vidal's The Best Man (2012 revival), August: Osage County, Dividing the Estate (also Off-Broadway; Drama Desk nom.), Enchanted April, The Best Man (2000 revival), Take Her, She's Mine (Tony® and Theatre World Awards), Barefoot in the Park (Tony® nom.), The Skin of Our Teeth (opened the American Bi-Centennial at the Kennedy Center), Caesar and Cleopatra, Legend, Suddenly Last Summer, Agnes of God, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tony® nom.). Notable Off-Broadway credits include Red Devil Battery Sign, The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, When She Danced and the New York premiere of Albee's Me, Myself, and I. Also, Sweet Bird of Youth (Helen Hayes Award Nomination/Millennium Award), The Little Foxes, and Mrs. Warren's Profession all at the Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C. Film: Dragnet, The Carpetbaggers, Ship of Fools (Golden Globe® nom.), Happiness (Independent Spirit Award). TV includes the HBO series Treme, Evening Shade (Emmy® nom.), The Buccaneers (PBS), Saturday Night Live (Host), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (regular), The Rope (Cable ACE nom.), The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, etc. Recording: Lou Reed's The Raven. Founding member/Board of Directors, American Film Institute and served on the first National Council Of The Arts under Presidents Kennedy & Johnson. Author: Actress: Postcards From the Road.
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STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1964 ] Monica Winthrop
[ 1965 ] Alexandria Mallory
[ 1965 ] Jenny
[ 1971 ] Nan
[ 1973 ] Loretta
[ 1974 ] Felicity
[ 1975 ] Cora Brown
[ 1975 ] Jeannie Carter
[ 1976 ] Nancy Sue
[ 1978 ] Mrs. Emerson
[ 1981 ] Sophia Thatcher
[ 1982 ] Diana Stetson
[ 1987 ] Jane Kirkpatrick
[ 1988 ] Dr. Gler
[ 1988 ] Miss Reed
[ 1989 ] Gloria
[ 1996 ] Mrs. Comstock
[ 1997 ] Mrs. Tuccinini
[ 1998 ] Diane Freed
[ 1998 ] Mrs. Paliski
[ 2000 ] Beth Flowers
[ 2000 ] Janice
[ 2002 ] Mrs. Vitello
[ 2007 ] Marg Kaminski
[ 2017 ] Lily
[ 2018 ] Ethel
TV Shows
Natalie Karinsky
Freida Evans
Mrs. Vitello
Andrea, Lois Stoner
Emily Broussard Renwyck, Vera Gerakaris
Ruth Brenner
Aunt Mimi
Awards and Nominations
Elizabeth Ashley, Dividing the Estate
Elizabeth AshleySweet Bird of Youth
Elizabeth Ashley, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Elizabeth Ashley, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Elizabeth Ashley, Barefoot in the Park
winner
Elizabeth Ashley, Take Her, She's Mine
Elizabeth Ashley , Take Her, She's Mine
Videos
VIDEO: Netflix Releases Second Trailer for RUSSIAN DOLL, Starring Natasha Lyonne
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-02-01 09:35:29
VIDEO: Natasha Lyonne Stars in the Trailer for RUSSIAN DOLL
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-01-09 11:11:15
VIDEO: On This Day, September 28- Broadway Revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Celebrates Opening Night
by A.A. Cristi - 2018-09-28 17:09:00
VIDEO: On This Day, September 28- The Revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Celebrates Opening Night
by A.A. Cristi - 2017-09-28 15:13:44
STAGE TUBE: Rick McKay Releases Unseen Footage from Acclaimed Documentary GREENWICH VILLAGE: A WORLD APART
by A.A. Cristi - 2016-11-04 20:21:08
VIDEO: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Cast Lends a Helping Hand for Local Charity
by Caryn Robbins - 2015-02-04 13:56:26
TV: Drama League Honors James Earl Jones- Watch Highlights from Inside the Ceremony!
by Nicole Rosky - 2015-02-04 09:33:57
In Performance Video: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU's James Earl Jones
by Caryn Robbins - 2014-12-30 08:22:38
VIDEO: All-New TV Spot for Broadway's YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by Caryn Robbins - 2014-10-06 11:37:41
TV: Chatting with the Cast of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU on Opening Night!
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-09-30 10:00:50
TV: Meet the Family! Watch Highlights from YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-09-29 14:42:10
STAGE TUBE: In the Studio with Jason Robert Brown at YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by Louisa Brady - 2014-09-26 14:21:33
TV: Chatting with the Company of Broadway-Bound YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU- James Earl Jones, Rose Byrne & More!
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-07-24 10:00:50
News
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2025
Tony Award nominee Jeb Brown will join the cast of Beau The Musical when it moves uptown to Out of the Box Theatrics’ new home at St. Luke’s Theatre.
by R. Scott Reedy - Jun 24, 2025
Tennessee Williams found fame with 1944’s “The Glass Menagerie,” which is considered to be one of the gifted playwright’s most notable works along with “A Streetcar Named Desire, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “Sweet Bird of Youth.” That status is being affirmed once again by the magnificent production of the drama now at Gloucester Stage through June 28.
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2025
TheatreWorks New Milford will present the world premiere of Upstate, written and directed by Emmy© Award-winner Dorothy Lyman from May 2nd to 24th. Learn more about the show here!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 25, 2025
Jeb Brown is very much alive, as audiences at the Longacre Theatre can attest. This spring he returns to the stage (in his 10th Broadway show) in Dead Outlaw, the weird and wonderful new musical that is shaking up this theatre season. Ahead of opening night Brown checked in with BroadwayWorld to discuss the show’s journey to Broadway, why why feels so at home with this company, and so much more.
by Emmy Rice - Apr 5, 2025
The play centers around three generations of women who meet upstate over President’s Day weekend to decide the fate of their family farm and its matriarch.
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 8, 2024
The American Theater Hall of Fame has just announced the eight new inductees for 2024. We've got the full list!
by R. Scott Reedy - Apr 13, 2024
Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett has played a wide range of roles in her Broadway career. The Lowell native’s latest, an elderly woman dealing with dementia, in “The Notebook: The Musical,” may be her most personal, however, as she recalls her own mother’s struggle with debilitating memory loss to bring her current character to life.
by Lauren Yarger - Aug 30, 2023
One Acts, Music, Dorothy Lyman speaking about Hollywood's Glass Ceiling Celebrate the Accomplishments of Women Over 40 on Stage!
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 8, 2022
As part of their 100th Anniversary Season, Old Academy Players is proud to present the electrifying drama, Agnes of God, as its second mainstage production for 2022-2023. Agnes of God, written by John Pielmeier, debuted at The Eugene O'Neill Playwriting Conference in 1979, and later made its Broadway debut in 1982 starring Elizabeth Ashley, Geraldine Page and Amanda Plummer.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 3, 2022
Paper Mill has announced the return of its popular Brookside Cabaret starting Wednesday, June 29. The outdoor series features world-class performers and fine dining under the stars at the F.M. Kirby Carriage House Restaurant.
by Bruce Glikas - Apr 15, 2022
David Mamet's American Buffalo opened on Broadway at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 W 50th Street), exactly two years after it was originally scheduled to open and BroadwayWorld was there to capture pictures of the guests on opening night!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2022
Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced the critically acclaimed play Dana H. written by Lucas Hnath and directed by Les Waters will run Friday, June 3–Sunday, July 10, 2022.
by Michael Major - Dec 12, 2021
Sex and the City has returned for a new spin-off series, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis. Read about the many Broadway appearances from the casts of different incarnations of the beloved franchise, including Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Mario Cantone, and Kim Cattrall.
by Lorens Portalatin - Nov 21, 2021
Cindy Williams will take the stage of the Bank of America Theatre at the Charles W. Eisemann Center in a new one-woman show, Me, Myself & Shirley for four performances only March 18-20, 2022. Tickets range from $46-$52 are on sale now and available at the Eisemann Center Ticket Office
by Andrea Stephenson - Nov 6, 2021
Barefoot in the Park is a wonderful play that reminds us all that it is important to listen to one another, to fight for love, and to sometimes learn to let go a little. For a delightful performance by a stellar cast and crew that will make you laugh from beginning to end, get your tickets for Oyster Mill’s production of Barefoot in the Park.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2021
When you think 'haunted houses' you probably don't picture the inside of a theatre. But with an over 100 year history, many of Broadway's most famous houses are positively teeming with reports of the supernatural.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2021
Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress JoBeth Williams and Award winning Broadway, film and television actor Harris Yulin are set to star in the next monthly digital presentation of the new play We Have To Hurry, streaming live via Broadway on Demand for two performances only, Saturday, July 10th at 8pm and Sunday, July 11th at 3pm.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 26, 2021
Chris Noth will reprise the role of 'Mr. Big' in the Max Original series AND JUST LIKE THAT... This new chapter of the groundbreaking HBO series 'Sex and the City' follows 'Carrie' (Sarah Jessica Parker), 'Miranda' (Cynthia Nixon) and 'Charlotte' (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s. The ten-episode, half-hour series is scheduled to begin production in New York this summer.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2021
We Have to Hurry , by a new work by acclaimed playwright, actor, and director Dorothy Lyman starring Kathleen Chalfant and Elliott Gould will host a Virtual Stage Door.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2021
Today's Theater Stories features the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Learn about this history of the theatre, and productions to have graced its stage including Hair, Choir Boy, My Name is Lucy Barton and many more!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Elizabeth Ashley has appeared on Broadway in 14 shows.
Elizabeth Ashley has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Elizabeth Ashley's first West End show was Expresso Bongo which opened in 1958
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Dividing the Estate, Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Sweet Bird of Youth, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Barefoot in the Park, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Take Her, She's Mine and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Take Her, She's Mine.
Elizabeth Ashley won the Theatre World Award for her performance in Take Her, She's Mine.
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