Annaleigh Ashford

Annaleigh Ashford (née Swanson; born June 25, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her early roles on Broadway include in the musicals Wicked (2007), Legally Blonde (2007), and Hair (2010). She received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for playing Essie Carmichael in You Can't Take It with You (2014–2015). Her other Tony-nominated roles are Lauren in Kinky Boots (2013) and Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023). She also starred in the Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George (2017). She released her debut album Lost in the Stars: Live at 54 Below in 2015. Ashford's notable film and television credits include Showtime period drama Masters of Sex (2013-2016), the Netflix miniseries Unbelievable (2019), the HBO film Bad Education (2019), the FX drama Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021) and the CBS sitcom B Positive (2020–2022). She earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Irene in the Hulu limited series Welcome to Chippendales (2022). She received her first Grammy nomination in the category Best Musical Theater Album for the 2023 Broadway revival cast recording of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

musicals

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) - 2023-09-08T00:00:00.000000Z

The Worst Pies in London (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) - 2023-08-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Not While I'm Around (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) - 2023-07-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Epiphany (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) - 2023-06-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Super Songs of Big Mouth Vol. 2 (Music from the Netflix Series) - 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Thankful: An Album for Jerad Bortz - 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch - 2019-12-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Sunday in the Park with George (2017 Broadway Cast Recording) - 2017-09-22T00:00:00.000000Z

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again - 2016-10-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Lost in the Stars: Live at 54 Below - 2015-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Nice Fighting You - 30th Anniversary Celebration: Live at 54 Below - 2014-06-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Kinky Boots (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 2013-05-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Dogfight (Original Cast Recording) - 2013-05-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Legally Blonde The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 2007-07-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Johanna (Act 2 Sequence) [2023 Broadway Cast Recording] - 2023-06-09T00:00:00.000000Z

By the Sea (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) - 2023-06-02T00:00:00.000000Z

My Friends (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) - 2023-05-26T00:00:00.000000Z

The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Opening) [2023 Broadway Cast Recording] - 2023-05-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Theme (from B Positive) - 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Another Time - 2021-02-19T00:00:00.000000Z

A New Year - 2016-12-02T00:00:00.000000Z