Annaleigh Ashford
Acting
1985-06-25 · Denver, Colorado, USA
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.
Filmography
Mating Season
2026 · Series
Stumble
2025 · Series
Sane Inside Insanity
2025 · Movie
Happy Face
2025 · Series
Hollywood Squares
2025 · Series
Death Wish
2024 · Movie
Hold Your Breath
2024 · Movie
Elsbeth
2024 · Series
Welcome to Chippendales
2022 · Series
Secret Celebrity Renovation
2021 · Series
Show of Titles
2021 · Movie
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021 · Movie
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020 · Movie
American Reject
2020 · Movie
B Positive
2020 · Series
The Undoing
2020 · Series
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019 · Movie
Evil
2019 · Series
Unbelievable
2019 · Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
Bad Education
2019 · Movie
A Rainy Day in New York
2019 · Movie
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
2019 · Movie
Late Night
2019 · Movie
Second Act
2018 · Movie
God Friended Me
2018 · Series
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
2018 · Movie
Unicorn Store
2017 · Movie
The Good Fight
2017 · Series
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016 · Movie
Better Off Single
2016 · Movie
Love on the Run
2016 · Movie
American Crime Story
2016 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Younger
2015 · Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Top Five
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014 · Movie
Frozen
2013 · Movie
Masters of Sex
2013 · Series
Made in Jersey
2012 · Series
Smash
2012 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Nurse Jackie
2009 · Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Series
Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Movie
Sex and the City
2008 · Movie
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008 · Series
Legally Blonde: The Musical
2007 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
The Off Weeks
Series