Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

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Tony Award category theatre award

The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in Broadway theatrical productions.

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Generate an image of the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play is a prestigious annual honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by actresses in Broadway theatrical productions.)

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Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play canonical 76
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play 16
Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tony Award category ⓘ
theatre award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Antoinette Perry Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
awardedFor best performance by a leading actress in a play ⓘ
awardType performance award ⓘ
categoryOf acting awards ⓘ
ceremonyLanguage English ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
linked to: United States of America
eligiblePerformers leading actresses ⓘ
eligibleWorks Broadway productions ⓘ
field Broadway theatre ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
firstAwardedForSeason 1946–1947 Broadway season ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genre play ⓘ
hasAwarded Audra McDonald ⓘ
Cherry Jones ⓘ
Cicely Tyson ⓘ
Glenda Jackson ⓘ
Helen Mirren ⓘ
Jessica Lange ⓘ
Jessica Tandy ⓘ
Julie Harris ⓘ
Laurence Olivier ⓘ
Laurie Metcalf ⓘ
Mary-Louise Parker ⓘ
Patti LuPone ⓘ
Vanessa Redgrave ⓘ
Viola Davis ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction female ⓘ
inception 1947 ⓘ
industry entertainment industry ⓘ
isSubsetOf Tony Award acting categories ⓘ
location New York City ⓘ
medium live theatre ⓘ
namedAfter Antoinette Perry ⓘ
notableFor recognizing excellence in Broadway acting ⓘ
organizer American Theatre Wing ⓘ
The Broadway League ⓘ
partOf Tony Awards ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award
presentedBy American Theatre Wing ⓘ
The Broadway League ⓘ
region Broadway ⓘ
relatedCategory Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
scope leading role ⓘ
selectionMethod voted on by Tony Awards voters ⓘ

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Referenced by (106)

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Phylicia Rashad → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Jennifer Ehle → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Eve Best → nominatedFor → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Ingrid Bergman → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Audrey Hepburn → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play → distinctFrom → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Joan Plowright → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play → alsoKnownAs → Antoinette Perry Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
A Raisin in the Sun (2014 Broadway revival) → nominatedFor → Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Viola Davis → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Tyne Daly → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Jessica Tandy → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Maureen Stapleton → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Frances McDormand → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Helen Mirren → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Jessica Lange → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Ingrid Bergman → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
subject linked to: Bergman
Condola Rashad → theaterAwardNomination → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Condola Rashad → nominatedFor → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Saint Joan ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play → relatedTo → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
The Audience → awarded → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Helen Mirren (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Gertrude Berg → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Audra McDonald → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Hope Davis → nominatedFor → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Phylicia Ayers-Allen → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Vanessa Redgrave → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Tony Awards telecasts → awardCategoryIncluded → Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Tony Award acting categories → hasCategory → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Tony Award acting categories → hasCategory → Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Judith Anderson → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Eve Arden → nominatedFor → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Cherry Jones → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Ondine → awardAssociatedPerformance → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Cynthia Nixon → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Ellen Burstyn → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Lindsay Duncan → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Cicely Tyson → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Rosemary Harris → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
A Majority of One → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Sylvia Sidney → nominatedFor → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Marcia Gay Harden → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Helen Hayes → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Mary-Louise Parker → theaterAward → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Joan Allen → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
The Waverly Gallery → awardNomination → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Laurie Metcalf → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Master Class → wonForPerformance → Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Zoe Caldwell) ⓘ
linked to: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Martha Plimpton → nominatedFor → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Elaine May → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ
Uta Hagen → awardReceived → Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ⓘ