Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
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| Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Description | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical |
| Location | United States New York City |
| Presented by | American Theatre Wing The Broadway League |
| Currently held by | Judy Kaye for Nice Work If You Can Get It |
| Website | http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/index.html |
The Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical has been presented since 1950. The award was not given at the first three Tony Award ceremonies. Nominees where not announced until 1956.
Winners and Nominees
1940s
| Year | Actress | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 1st Tony Awards | |||
| Award Not Presented | -- | -- | |
| 1948 2nd Tony Awards | |||
| Award Not Presented | -- | -- | |
| 1949 3rd Tony Awards | |||
| Award Not Presented | -- | -- |
1950s
1960s
| Year | Actress | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 14th Tony Awards | |||
| Patricia Neway | The Sound of Music | Mother Abbess | |
| Lauri Peters | The Sound of Music | Liesl Von Trapp | |
| Pert Kelton | Greenwillow | Gramma Briggs | |
| Sandra Church | Gypsy | Louise |
Note: Lauri Peters' 1960 Tony Award nomination also includes the rest of the performers who played the Von Trapp children. (If she had won, the other Von Trapp children would have as well).
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
| Year | Actress | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 64th Tony Awards | |||
| Katie Finneran | Promises Promises | Marge MacDougall | |
| Barbara Cook | Sondheim on Sondheim | Various Characters | |
| Angela Lansbury | A Little Night Music | Madame Armfeldt | |
| Karine Plantadit | Come Fly Away | Kate | |
| Lillias White | Fela | Funmilayo Kuti | |
| 2011 65th Tony Awards | |||
| Nikki M. James | The Book of Mormon | Nabulungi Hatimbi | |
| Tammy Blanchard | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Hedy La Rue | |
| Victoria Clark | Sister Act | Mother Superior | |
| Laura Benanti | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Candela | |
| Patti LuPone | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Lucia | |
| 2012 66th Tony Awards | |||
| Judy Kaye | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Estonia Dulworth | |
| Elizabeth A. Davis | Once | Réza | |
| Jayne Houdyshell | Follies | Hattie Walker | |
| Jessie Mueller | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Melinda Wells | |
| Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Ghost | Oda Mae Brown |
Win Total
2 Wins
Nomination Total
Character Win Total
2 Wins
- Marge MacDougall - from Promises Promises
Character Nomination Total
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5 Nominations
3 Nominations
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2 Nominations
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