Tony Award For Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Musical

WINNERS AND NOMINEES

In the following list, the winner is displayed first; the non-winning nominees, where known, are second. Prior to 1956, records of nominees were not kept.

1950S

'''1950 Juanita Hall . '' South Pacific ''

'''1951 Isabel Bigley . '' Guys And Dolls ''

'''1952 Helen Gallagher . '' Pal Joey ''

'''1953 Sheila Bond . '' Wish You Were Here ''

'''1954 Gwen Verdon . '' Can-Can ''

'''1955 Carol Haney . '' The Pajama Game ''

'''1956 Lotte Lenya . '' The Threepenny Opera ''

---'' Rae Allen . '' Damn Yankees ''

---'' Pat Carroll . '' Catch A Star ''

---'' Judy Tyler . '' Pipe Dream ''

'''1957 Edith Adams . '' Li'l Abner ''

---'' Virginia Gibson . '' Happy Hunting ''

---'' Irra Petina . '' Candide ''

---'' Jo Sullivan . '' The Most Happy Fella ''

'''1958 Barbara Cook . '' The Music Man ''

---'' Susan Johnson . '' Oh, Captain! ''

---'' Carol Lawrence . '' West Side Story ''

---'' Jacquelyn McKeever . '' Oh Captain! ''

---'' Josephine Premice . '' Jamaica ''

'''1959 Pat Stanley . '' Goldilocks ''

---'' Julienne Marie . '' Whoop-Up ''

1960S

'''1960 Patricia Neway . '' The Sound Of Music ''

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---'' Pert Kelton . '' Greenwillow ''

---'' Lauri Peters . and the Children (Kathy Dunn, Evanna Lien, Mary Susan Locke, Marilyn Rogers, William Snowden, Joseph Stewart) '' The Sound Of Music ''

'''1961 Tammy Grimes . '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown ''

---'' Nancy Dussault . '' Do Re Mi ''

---'' Chita Rivera . '' Bye, Bye Birdie ''

'''1962 Phyllis Newman . '' Subways Are For Sleeping ''

---'' Elizabeth Allen . '' The Gay Life ''

---'' Barbara Harris . '' From The Second City ''

---'' Barbra Streisand . '' I Can Get It For You Wholesale ''

'''1963 Anna Quayle . '' Stop The World - I Want To Get Off ''

---'' Ruth Kobart . '' A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum ''

---'' Virginia Martin . '' Little Me ''

---'' Louise Troy . '' Tovarich ''

'''1964 Tessie O'Shea . '' The Girl Who Came To Supper ''

---'' Julienne Marie . '' Foxy ''

---'' Kay Medford . '' Funny Girl ''

---'' Louise Troy . '' High Spirits ''

'''1965 Maria Karnilova . '' Fiddler On The Roof ''

---'' Luba Lisa . '' I Had A Ball ''

---'' Carrie Nye . '' Half A Sixpence ''

---'' Barbara Windsor . '' Oh, What A Lovely War ''

'''1966 Beatrice Arthur . '' Mame ''

---'' Helen Gallagher . '' Sweet Charity ''

---'' Patricia Marand . '' Superman ''

---'' Charlotte Rae . '' Pickwick ''

'''1967 Peg Murray . '' Cabaret ''

---'' Leland Palmer . '' A Joyful Noise ''

---'' Josephine Premice . '' A Hand Is On The Gate ''

---'' Susan Watson . '' A Joyful Noise ''

'''1968 Lillian Hayman . '' Hallelujah, Baby! ''

---'' Geula Gill . '' The Grand Music Hall Of Israel ''

---'' Julie Gregg . '' The Happy Time ''

---'' Alice Playten . '' Henry, Sweet Henry ''

'''1969 Marian Mercer . '' Promises, Promises ''

---'' Sandy Duncan . '' Canterbury Tales ''

---'' Lorraine Serabian . '' Zorba ''

---'' Virginia Vestoff . '' 1776 ''

1970S

'''1970 Melba Moore . '' Purlie ''

---'' Bonnie Franklin . '' Applause ''

---'' Penny Fuller . '' Applause ''

---'' Melissa Hart . '' Georgy ''

'''1971 Patsy Kelly . '' No, No Nanette ''

---'' Barbara Barrie . '' Company ''

---'' Pamela Myers . '' Company ''

'''1972 Linda Hopkins . '' Inner City ''

---'' Adrienne Barbeau . '' Grease ''

---'' Bernadette Peters . '' On The Town ''

---'' Beatrice Winde . '' Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death ''

'''1973 Patricia Elliott . '' A Little Night Music ''

---'' Hermione Gingold . '' A Little Night Music ''

---'' Patsy Kelly . '' Irene ''

---'' Irene Ryan . '' Pippin ''

'''1974 Janie Sell . '' Over Here! ''

---'' Leigh Berry . '' Cyrano ''

---'' Maureen Brennan . '' Candide ''

---'' June Gable . '' Candide ''

---'' Ernestine Jackson . '' Raisin ''

'''1975 Dee Dee Bridgewater . '' The Wiz ''

---'' Susan Browning . '' Goodtime Charley ''

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---'' Taina Elg . '' Where's Charley? ''

---'' Kelly Garrett . '' The Night That Made America Famous ''

---'' Donna Theodore . '' Shenandoah ''

'''1976 Carole Bishop . '' A Chorus Line ''

---'' Priscilla Lopez . '' A Chorus Line ''

---'' Patti Lupone . '' The Robber Bridegroom ''

---'' Virginia Seidel . '' Very Good Eddie ''

'''1977 Delores Hall . '' Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God ''

---'' Ellen Green . '' Threepenny Opera ''

---'' Millicent Martin . '' Side By Side By Sondheim ''

---'' Julie N. McKenzie . '' Side By Side By Sondheim ''

'''1978 Nell Carter . '' Ain't Misbehavin' ''

---'' Imogene Coca . '' On The Twentieth Century ''

---'' Ann Reinking . '' Dancin' ''

---'' Charlaine Woodard . '' Ain't Misbehavin' ''

'''1979 Carlin Glynn . '' The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas ''

---'' Joan Ellis . '' The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas ''

---'' Millicent Martin . '' King Of Hearts ''

---'' Maxine Sullivan . '' My Old Friends ''

1980S

'''1980 Priscilla Lopez . '' A Day In Hollywood/A Night In The Ukraine ''

---'' Debbie Allen . '' West Side Story ''

---'' Glenn Close . '' Barnum ''

---'' Josie De Guzman . '' West Side Story ''

'''1981 Marilyn Cooper . '' Woman Of The Year ''

---'' Phyllis Hyman . '' Sophisticated Ladies ''

---'' Wanda Richert . '' 42nd Street ''

---'' Lynne Thigpen . '' Tintypes ''

'''1982 Jennifer Holliday . '' Dreamgirls ''

---'' Karen Akers . '' Nine ''

---'' Laurie Beechman . '' Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ''

---'' Anita Morris . '' Nine ''

'''1983 Betty Buckley . '' Cats ''

---'' Christine Andreas . '' On Your Toes ''

---'' Karla Burns . '' Show Boat ''

---'' Denny Dillon . '' My One And Only ''

'''1984 Lila Kedrova . '' Zorba ''

---'' Martine Allard . '' The Tap Dance Kid ''

---'' Liz Callaway . '' Baby ''

---'' Dana Ivey . '' Sunday In The Park With George ''

'''1985 Leilani Jones . '' Grind ''

---'' Evalyn Baron . '' Quilters ''

---'' Mary Beth Peil . '' The King And I ''

---'' Lenka Peterson . '' Quilters ''

'''1986 Bebe Neuwirth . '' Sweet Charity ''

---'' Patti Cohenour . '' The Mystery Of Edwin Drood ''

---'' Jana Schneider . '' The Mystery Of Edwin Drood ''

---'' Elisabeth Welch . '' Jerome Kern Goes To Hollywood ''

'''1987 Frances Ruffelle . '' Les Misérables ''

---'' Jane Connell . '' Me And My Girl ''

---'' Judy Kuhn . '' Les Misérables ''

---'' Jane Summerhays . '' Me And My Girl ''

'''1988 Judy Kaye . '' The Phantom Of The Opera ''

---'' Leleti Khumalo . '' Sarafina! ''

---'' Alyson Reid . '' Cabaret ''

---'' Regina Resnik . '' Cabaret ''

'''1989 Debbie Shapiro . '' Jerome Robbins' Broadway ''

---'' Jane Lanier . '' Jerome Robbins' Broadway ''

---'' Faith Prince . '' Jerome Robbins' Broadway ''

---'' Julie Wilson . '' Legs Diamond ''

1990S

'''1990 Randy Graff . '' City Of Angels ''

---'' Jane Krakowski . '' Grand Hotel, The Musical ''

---'' Kathleen Rowe McAllen . '' Aspects Of Love ''

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'''1991 Daisy Eagan . '' The Secret Garden ''

---'' Alison Fraser . '' The Secret Garden ''

---'' Cady Huffman . '' The Will Rogers Follies ''

---'' La Chanze . '' Once On This Island ''

'''1992 Tonya Pinkins . '' Jelly's Last Jam ''

---'' Liz Larson . '' The Most Happy Fella ''

---'' Vivian Reed . '' The High Rollers Social And Pleasure Club ''

---'' Barbara Walsh . '' Falsettos ''

'''1993 Andrea Martin . '' My Favorite Year ''

---'' Jan Graveson . '' Blood Brothers ''

---'' Lainie Kazan . '' My Favorite Year ''

---'' Marcia Mitzman . '' The Who's Tommy ''

'''1994 Audra Ann McDonald . '' Carousel ''

---'' Marcia Lewis . '' Grease ''

---'' Sally Mayes . '' She Loves Me ''

---'' Marin Mazzie . '' Passion ''

'''1995 Gretha Boston . '' Show Boat ''

---'' Brenda Braxton . '' Smokey Joe's Cafe ''

---'' B.J. Crosby . '' Smokey Joe's Cafe ''

---'' DeLee Lively . '' Smokey Joe's Cafe ''

'''1996 Ann Duquesnay . '' Bring In 'da Noise/Bring In 'da Funk ''

---'' Joohee Choi . '' The King And I ''

---'' Veanne Cox . '' Company ''

---'' Idina Menzel . '' Rent ''

'''1997 Lillias White . '' The Life ''

---'' Marcia Lewis . '' Chicago ''

---'' Andrea Martin . '' Candide ''

---'' Debra Monk . '' Steel Pier ''

'''1998 Audra McDonald . '' Ragtime ''

---'' Anna Kendrick . '' High Society ''

---'' Tsidii Le Loka . '' The Lion King ''

---'' Mary Louise Wilson . '' Cabaret ''

'''1999 Kristin Chenoweth . '' You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown ''

---'' Gretha Boston . '' It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues ''

---'' Valarie Pettiford . '' Fosse ''

---'' Mary Testa . '' On The Town ''

2000S

'''2000 Karen Ziemba . '' Contact ''

---'' Laura Benanti . '' Swing! ''

---'' Ann Hampton Callaway . '' Swing! ''

---'' Eartha Kitt . '' The Wild Party ''

---'' Deborah Yates . '' Contact ''

'''2001 Cady Huffman . '' The Producers, The New Mel Brooks Musical ''

---'' Polly Bergen . '' Follies ''

---'' Kathleen Freeman . '' The Full Monty ''

---'' Kate Levering . '' 42nd Street ''

---'' Mary Testa . '' 42nd Street ''

'''2002 Harriet Harris . '' Thoroughly Modern Millie ''

---'' Andrea Martin . '' Oklahoma! ''

---'' Judy Kaye . '' Mamma Mia! ''

---'' Laura Benanti . '' Into The Woods ''

---'' Spencer Kayden . '' Urinetown The Musical ''

'''2003 Jane Krakowski . '' Nine The Musical ''

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---'' Mary Stuart Masterson . '' Nine The Musical ''

---'' Chita Rivera . '' Nine The Musical ''

---'' Ashley Tuttle . '' Movin' Out ''

'''2004 Anika Noni Rose . '' Caroline, Or Change ''

---'' Beth Fowler . '' The Boy From Oz ''

---'' Isabel Keating . '' The Boy From Oz ''

---'' Jennifer Westfeldt . '' Wonderful Town ''

---'' Karen Ziemba . '' Never Gonna Dance ''

'''2005 Sara Ramirez . '' Monty Python's Spamalot ''

---'' Joanna Gleason . '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ''

---'' Celia Keenan-Bolger . '' The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ''

---'' Jan Maxwell . '' Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ''

---'' Kelli O'Hara . '' The Light In The Piazza ''

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