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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tony Award category → theatre award →
alsoKnownAs	Antoinette Perry 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 →
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 →
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 →
scope	leading role →
selectionMethod	voted on by Tony Awards voters →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Audrey Hepburn → Frances McDormand → Helen Mirren → Ingrid Bergman → Ingrid Bergman → Jennifer Ehle ("Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play") → Jessica Lange ("Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play") → Jessica Tandy → Joan Plowright → Maureen Stapleton → Phylicia Rashad → Tyne Daly → Viola Davis →	awardReceived
A Raisin in the Sun (2014 Broadway revival) ("Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play") → Condola Rashad ("Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Saint Joan") → Eve Best →	nominatedFor
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play ("Antoinette Perry Award for Best Actress in a Play") →	alsoKnownAs
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play →	distinctFrom
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play ("Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play") →	relatedTo
Condola Rashad →	theaterAwardNomination