Annaleigh Ashford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Female

Birthday

1985-06-25 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Annaleigh Ashford

Biography

Annaleigh Amanda Ashford (born June 25, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her work on Broadway as Glinda in Wicked (2005–2006; 2007–08), and Margot in Legally Blonde (2007), as well as for originating the role of Lauren in Kinky Boots (2013–14), a performance for which she received a 2013 Tony nomination. Ashford won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Essie Carmichael in the revival of You Can't Take It with You (2014–15). In 2017, she starred as Dot/Marie in the critically acclaimed, limited-run revival of Sunday in the Park with George. Additionally, she is known for portraying the role of Betty DiMello on the period drama television series Masters of Sex, which ran for four seasons on Showtime. In 2019, she starred as Jenny Aquila in Bad Education, and, in 2020, as Paula Jones in Impeachment: American Crime Story.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

    NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • Evil

    Evil

  • Frozen

    Frozen

  • Masters of Sex

    Masters of Sex

  • Younger

    Younger

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • God Friended Me

    God Friended Me

  • Smash

    Smash

  • B Positive

    B Positive

  • Happy Face

    Happy Face

  • Unbelievable

    Unbelievable

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • The Undoing

    The Undoing

  • Second Act

    Second Act

  • Welcome to Chippendales

    Welcome to Chippendales

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hold Your Breath

    Hold Your Breath

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

  • Top Five

    Top Five

  • Rachel Getting Married

    Rachel Getting Married

  • Made in Jersey

    Made in Jersey

  • One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

    One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

  • Late Night

    Late Night

  • Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

    Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Better Off Single

    Better Off Single

  • Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • Unicorn Store

    Unicorn Store

  • Bad Education

    Bad Education

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

    25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

  • Sane Inside Insanity

    Sane Inside Insanity

  • New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway

    New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway

  • Legally Blonde: The Musical

    Legally Blonde: The Musical

  • A Rainy Day in New York

    A Rainy Day in New York

  • Russian Broadway Shut Down

    Russian Broadway Shut Down

  • American Reject

    American Reject