Namesakes
Tony Award Recipients
The Tony Awards, presented annually since 1947, recognize excellence in live Broadway theatre. Named after Antoinette Perry, founder of the American Theatre Wing, the awards cover Leading Actor and Leading Actress categories for both Plays and Musicals, with some Directing winners also included.
268 results
Name
Years
Other Names
1909-2003
Barnard Hughes
1915-2006
actor
1944-2015
1945-
Diahann Carroll
1962
actress
Zero Mostel
1965
actor
Cleavon Little
1970
actor
Sada Thompson
1972
actress
Stockard Channing
1985
actress
Tyne Daly
1990
actress
Idina Menzel
2004
actress
Phylicia Rashad
2004
actress
LaChanze
2006
actress
Patina Miller
2013
actress