My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Who Played Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady

Mrs. Higgins is a role in My Fair Lady, a musical that opened Broadway in 1956.

Adapted from "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw<p>My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a well-born lady. The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a hit, setting what was then the record for the longest run of any major musical theatre production in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version, and numerous revivals. It has been called "the perfect musical".

23 actors have played Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady.

View full cast of My Fair Lady

Performer Production Opened
Cathleen Nesbitt Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Margery Maude Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Regina Wallace Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Viola Roache Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Zena Dare West End My Fair Lady 1958
Brenda Forbes Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Eleanor Phelps Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Cathleen Nesbitt Broadway My Fair Lady 1981
Harriet Medin Broadway My Fair Lady 1981
Dolores Sutton Broadway My Fair Lady 1993
Patti Karr Broadway My Fair Lady 1993
Caroline Blakiston West End My Fair Lady 2001
Phyllis Sommerville Milburn, NJ (Regional) My Fair Lady 2002
Honor Blackman UK Tour My Fair Lady 2005
Blair Ross Broadway My Fair Lady 2018
Diana Rigg Broadway My Fair Lady 2018
Rosemary Harris Broadway My Fair Lady 2018
SuEllen Estey Broadway My Fair Lady 2018
Joanna Rhinehart US Tour My Fair Lady 2019
Leslie Alexander US Tour My Fair Lady 2019
Becky Saunders US Tour My Fair Lady (Non-Equity) 2022
Diana Craig US Tour My Fair Lady (Non-Equity) 2022
Gerri Weagraff US Tour My Fair Lady (Non-Equity) 2022
Mary Beth Webber US Tour My Fair Lady (Non-Equity) 2022

Other Roles in My Fair Lady

Role Production Opened
Alfred P. Doolittle Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Ambassador Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Another Bystander Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Bartender Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Busker Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Butler Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Bystander Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Chauffeur Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Colonel Pickering Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Constable Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Dancing Ensemble Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Eliza Doolittle Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Ensemble/Other Roles Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Escort of the Queen of Transylvania Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
First Cockney Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Flower Girl Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Flunkey Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Footman Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Fourth Cockney Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Freddy Eynsford-Hill Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Harry Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Henry Higgins Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Hoxton Man Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Jamie Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Lady Boxington Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Lord Boxington Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Mrs. Higgins Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Mrs. Higgins' Maid Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Mrs. Hopkins Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Mrs. Pearce Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Queen of Transylvania Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Second Cockney Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Selsey Man Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Servant Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Singing Ensemble Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Third Cockney Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Zoltan Karpathy Broadway My Fair Lady 1956

“Mrs. Higgins” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Pygmalion Broadway 2007

Photos from My Fair Lady

View all 2 photos from My Fair Lady

Videos