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 include 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''. Provided by Wikipedia