Annaleigh Ashford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

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

  • 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 Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Frozen

    Frozen

  • Evil

    Evil

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

    NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

  • Elsbeth

    Elsbeth

  • Younger

    Younger

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • American Crime Story

    American Crime Story

  • Masters of Sex

    Masters of Sex

  • The Undoing

    The Undoing

  • God Friended Me

    God Friended Me

  • Smash

    Smash

  • Unbelievable

    Unbelievable

  • Second Act

    Second Act

  • Happy Face

    Happy Face

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

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

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Death Wish

    Death Wish

  • Top Five

    Top Five

  • B Positive

    B Positive

  • Late Night

    Late Night

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hold Your Breath

    Hold Your Breath

  • Unicorn Store

    Unicorn Store

  • Welcome to Chippendales

    Welcome to Chippendales

  • Better Off Single

    Better Off Single

  • Rachel Getting Married

    Rachel Getting Married

  • Made in Jersey

    Made in Jersey

  • Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

  • One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

    One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

  • Bad Education

    Bad Education

  • 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

    25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

    Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center

  • Legally Blonde: The Musical

    Legally Blonde: The Musical

  • American Reject

    American Reject

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

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

  • A Rainy Day in New York

    A Rainy Day in New York

  • Russian Broadway Shut Down

    Russian Broadway Shut Down

  • Sane Inside Insanity

    Sane Inside Insanity