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

• Mating Season — Addy (voice)
• Happy Face — Melissa Reed
• Stumble — Jolene Tittel
• 2024Death Wish — Flight Attendant (voice)
• Elsbeth — Sharon Norman
• 2024Hold Your Breath — Esther Smith
• Welcome to Chippendales — Irene
• 2021Show of Titles — "She Loves Me" Performer
• 2020American Reject — Nano
• B Positive — Gina
• The Undoing — Alexis Young
• 2019A Rainy Day in New York — Lily
• 2019Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center — Performer, Writer
• 2019Bad Education — Jenny Aquila
• Evil — Bridget Farrell
• 2019John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch — Crying Lady
• 2019Late Night — Mimi Mismatch
• Unbelievable — Lilly Darrow
• God Friended Me — Fliss
• 2018New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway — Hildy/Ruth
• 2018Second Act — Hildy Ostrander
• The Good Fight — Roisin Orbinson
• 2017Unicorn Store — Crystal
• American Crime Story — Elizabeth Cote, Paula Jones
• 2016Better Off Single — Anne
• 2016Love on the Run — Liza
• 2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again — Columbia
• Younger — Shelly Rozansky
• 2014Russian Broadway Shut Down — Dan Savage Fan
• 2014Top Five — Michele
• 2013Frozen — Girl Troll (voice)
• Masters of Sex — Betty DiMello
• Made in Jersey — Jackie
• Smash — Lisa McMann
• Nurse Jackie — Cori
• 2008Rachel Getting Married — Quick Stop Cashier
• 2008Sex and the City — Spoiled Label Queen
• 2007Legally Blonde: The Musical — Margot
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Lindsay Anderson
• Law & Order — Mia
• The Off Weeks — Jade

Appearances as themselves (16)

• Hollywood Squares — Self
• 2025Sane Inside Insanity — Self
• 202125 Years of Rent: Measured in Love — Self
• Secret Celebrity Renovation — Self
• 2020One Night Only: The Best of Broadway — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Musical Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• NPR Tiny Desk Concerts — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self, Self - Guest
• Live from Lincoln Center — Herself, Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter