The
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. F ...
for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play is an annual award presented by
Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established in 1955, with acting awards being given without making distinctions between roles in plays and musicals, or actors and actresses. The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony.
Winners and nominees
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Facts
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Mary Alice and
Viola Davis are the only two women who have won for playing the same character, Rose Maxson, from ''Fences''
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Christine Baranski
Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an American actress. She is a 15-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryann Thorpe in the sitcom ''Cybill'' ...
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Viola Davis,
Judith Ivey,
Judith Light, and
Celia Keenan-Bolger are the only women who have won twice.
References
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External links
Drama Desk official website
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Play Actress Featured
Awards for actresses
Theatre acting awards