Annaleigh Ashford, a talented actress, has received numerous awards and nominations for her remarkable performances on stage and screen. She won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Essie in the Broadway production of You Can't Take It With You.
She starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal as Dot in Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George on Broadway, and played the role of Betty in the critically acclaimed Showtime series Masters of Sex.
Ashford has also appeared in several Broadway productions, including Sylvia, Kinky Boots, Wicked, Hair, and Legally Blonde the Musical. She received the Clarence Derwent Award, Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her role as Lauren in Kinky Boots.
In addition to her Broadway credits, Ashford has appeared in several Off-Broadway productions, including Sunday in the Park with George at Encores!, Midsummer Night's Dream at the Delecorte Theatre for the Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park, Rent, and Dogfight.
She has also made appearances on television shows such as American Crime Story: Versace, The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Fox, Nurse Jackie, The Big C, Law&Order SVU, Smash, and Sex and the City.
On the big screen, Ashford has appeared in films like Unicorn Store, Better Off Single, Top Five, Rachel Getting Married, and Frozen. Her critically acclaimed solo show, Annaleigh Ashford: Lost in the Stars Live at 54 Below, was released by Broadway Records in 2016.
