Annaleigh Ashford
Acting • Born 1985-06-25
Biography
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
58 credits
Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center
Movie • 2019
Performer
Rachel Getting Married
Movie • 2008
Quick Stop Cashier
American Reject
Movie • 2020
Nano
Hold Your Breath
Movie • 2024
Esther Smith
Frozen
Movie • 2013
Girl Troll (voice)
Love on the Run
Movie • 2016
Liza
Better Off Single
Movie • 2016
Anne
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Movie • 2016
Columbia
Top Five
Movie • 2014
Michele
Sex and the City
Movie • 2008
Spoiled Label Queen
A Rainy Day in New York
Movie • 2019
Lily
Legally Blonde: The Musical
Movie • 2007
Margot
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Movie • 2018
Hildy/Ruth
Second Act
Movie • 2018
Hildy Ostrander
Unicorn Store
Movie • 2017
Crystal
Bad Education
Movie • 2019
Jenny Aquila
Late Night
Movie • 2019
Mimi Mismatch
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Movie • 2019
Crying Lady
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Movie • 2020
Self
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Movie • 2021
Self
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Movie • 2014
Dan Savage Fan
Sane Inside Insanity
Movie • 2025
Self
Show of Titles
Movie • 2021
"She Loves Me" Performer
Death Wish
Movie • 2024
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie • 2023
Mrs. Lovett
Masters of Sex
TV • 2013
Betty DiMello
Younger
TV • 2015
Shelly Rozansky
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Lindsay Anderson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Mia
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Welcome to Chippendales
TV • 2022
Irene
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Live from Lincoln Center
TV • 1976
Herself
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Happy Face
TV • 2025
Melissa Reed
God Friended Me
TV • 2018
Fliss
The Undoing
TV • 2020
Alexis Young
American Crime Story
TV • 2016
Elizabeth Cote
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV • 2008
Self
American Crime Story
TV • 2016
Paula Jones
Smash
TV • 2012
Lisa McMann
Unbelievable
TV • 2019
Lilly Darrow
Evil
TV • 2019
Bridget Farrell
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Roisin Orbinson
B Positive
TV • 2020
Gina
Made in Jersey
TV • 2012
Jackie
Live from Lincoln Center
TV • 1976
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 2025
Self
Elsbeth
TV • 2024
Sharon Norman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
The Off Weeks
TV
Jade
Stumble
TV • 2025
Jolene Tittel