Who Played Viola in Twelfth Night

Viola is a role in Twelfth Night, a play that opened Off-Broadway in 2017.

Shipwrecked on the island of Illyria, Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are separated, each fearing the other lost to the sea. Viola disguises herself as a boy and wades into a complex romantic triangle with Duke Orsino and the Countess Olivia. New Yorkâ€™s innovative Fiasco Theater brings their hallmark style and expansive imagination to one of Shakespeareâ€™s most popular comedies.

21 actors have played Viola in Twelfth Night.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons	Broadway Twelfth Night	1869
Julia Marlowe	Broadway Twelfth Night	1905
Viola Allen	Broadway Twelfth Night	1905
Julia Marlowe	Broadway Twelfth Night	1907
	Broadway Twelfth Night	1910
Julia Marlowe	Broadway Twelfth Night	1913
Julia Marlowe	Broadway Twelfth Night	1919
Eva Le Gallienne	Broadway Twelfth Night	1926
Jane Cowl	Broadway Twelfth Night	1930
Virginia Allen	Broadway Twelfth Night	1930
Helen Hayes (i)	Broadway Twelfth Night	1940
Beatrice Straight	Broadway Twelfth Night	1941
Frances Reid	Broadway Twelfth Night	1949
Barbara Jefford	Broadway Twelfth Night	1958
Blythe Danner	Broadway Twelfth Night	1972
Helen Hunt	Broadway Twelfth Night	1998
Robin Weigert	Broadway Twelfth Night	1998
Matt Harrington	Broadway Twelfth Night	2013
Samuel Barnett	Broadway Twelfth Night	2013
Nikki M. James	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2016
Danaya Esperanza	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Emily Young	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Nikki M. James	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2018
Gwyneth Keyworth	West End Twelfth Night	2025
Lupita Nyong'o	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2025

Other Roles in Twelfth Night

Role	Production	Opened
Antonio	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Feste	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Malvolio	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Maria	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Olivia	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Orsino	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Sebastian	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Sir Andrew Aguecheek	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Sir Toby Belch	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017
Viola	Off-Broadway Twelfth Night	2017

“Viola” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
& Juliet	West End	2021
Twelfth Night	Off-Broadway	1999
Your Own Thing	Off-Broadway	1968

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