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Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress
Off-Broadway award in New York City From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress is an annual award presented jointly by The Village Voice and the American Theatre Wing in recognition of achievements in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theatre productions in New York City. The awards were established in 1956 by The Village Voice.
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The award has no nominees and there is no set number of winners per year. Each performance listed by year below was given an award and they are listed in no particular order. The award can be for a lead or supporting performance and in a play or musical, and can recognize an actress for collective performances in more than one production during the same season. On occasion, the Obie Awards committee will give an actress an award "for sustained excellence of performance", recognizing their ongoing contributions.
In 2014, Sydney Lucas became the youngest winner in Obie history, at age 10.[1]
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1950s
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1960s
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1970s
| ‡ – indicates the performance was also nominated for a Tony Award (any of Actress in a Play or Musical, Featured Actress in a Play or Musical) after transferring to Broadway |
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1980s
| ‡ – indicates the performance was also nominated for a Tony Award (any of Actress in a Play or Musical, Featured Actress in a Play or Musical) after transferring to Broadway |
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1990s
| ‡ – indicates the performance was also nominated for a Tony Award (any of Actress in a Play or Musical, Featured Actress in a Play or Musical) after transferring to Broadway |
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2000s
| ‡ – indicates the performance was also nominated for a Tony Award (any of Actress in a Play or Musical, Featured Actress in a Play or Musical) after transferring to Broadway |
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2010s
| ‡ – indicates the performance was also nominated for a Tony Award (any of Actress in a Play or Musical, Featured Actress in a Play or Musical) after transferring to Broadway |
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2020s
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Winners of more than one award
Shown in order of receiving latest award.
3 Wins
2 Wins
- April Mathis
- Cherise Booth
- Viola Davis
- Deirdre O'Connell
- Cherry Jones
- Kathleen Widdoes
- Johanna Day
- Nancy Marchand
- Peggy Shaw
- Alice Playten
- Irene Worth
- Charlayne Woodard
- Kristine Nielsen
- Joan MacIntosh
- S. Epatha Merkerson
- Linda Lavin
- Anna Deavere Smith
- Eileen Atkins
- Mary Louise Wilson
- Karen Evans-Kandel
- Nancy Wickwire
- Priscilla Smith
- Mari Gorman
- Anne Meacham
- Estelle Parsons
- Pamela Payton-Wright
- Lois Smith
- Roberta Maxwell
- Sada Thompson
- Dana Ivey
- Lynne Thigpen
- Kathleen Chalfant
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Julie Bovasso
- Lisa Gay Hamilton
- Jayne Houdyshell
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