Awards & Winners

Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Helen Hayes Award

Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play is one of the awards presented at the annual Helen Hayes Award ceremony.

Check all the winners of Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play presented under Helen Hayes Award since 1993 .


Joaquina Kalukango

Honored for : The Mountaintop

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Johanna Day Good People
Tana Hicken 4000 Miles
Joaquina Kalukango The Mountaintop
Susan Lynskey Ghost-Writer
Nancy Moricette The Convert
Holly Twyford Contractions
Erin Weaver Romeo & Juliet

Francesca Faridany

Honored for : Strange Interlude

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Francesca Faridany Strange Interlude
Rena Cherry Brown August: Osage County
Helen Carey Long Day's Journey into Night
Lee Mikeska Gardner Side Man
Kathryn Kelley The Belle of Amherst
Kate Eastwood Norris The Taming of the Shrew
Kathleen Turner Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
Holly Twyford Dirt

Rena Cherry Brown

Honored for : Wit

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rena Cherry Brown Wit
Jenny Jules Ruined
Ira Koval King Lear
Mona Martinez Ay Carmela
Lizan Mitchell The Trip to Bountiful
Erica Sullivan Venus in Fur
Irina Tsikurishvili King Lear

Erica Sullivan

Honored for : Venus in Fur

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rena Cherry Brown Wit
Jenny Jules Ruined
Ira Koval King Lear
Mona Martinez Ay Carmela
Lizan Mitchell The Trip to Bountiful
Erica Sullivan Venus in Fur
Irina Tsikurishvili King Lear

Erika Rose

Honored for : In Darfur

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lise Bruneau Mikveh
Naomi Jacobson Henry VIII
Sarah Marshall Mikveh
Jennifer Mendenhall Clybourne Park
Erika Rose In Darfur
Holly Twyford Orestes: A Tragic Romp

Holly Twyford

Honored for : Little Dog Laughed

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Valerie Harper Looped
Lisa Harrow Rock 'n' Roll
Tana Hicken Lost in Yonkers
Tonya Pinkins Black Pearl Sings!
Holly Twyford Arcadia
Holly Twyford Little Dog Laughed
Holly Twyford Lost in Yonkers

Lisa Joyce

Honored for : Blackbird

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tana Hicken The Road to Mecca
Lisa Joyce Blackbird
Sarah Marshall Maria/Stuart
Kimberly Schraf Measure for Pleasure
Deidra LaWan Starnes Intimate Apparel
Holly Twyford The Road to Mecca

Deidra LaWan Starnes

Honored for : Intimate Apparel

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tana Hicken The Road to Mecca
Lisa Joyce Blackbird
Sarah Marshall Maria/Stuart
Kimberly Schraf Measure for Pleasure
Deidra LaWan Starnes Intimate Apparel
Holly Twyford The Road to Mecca

Nancy Robinette

Honored for : Souvenir, A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Robinette Souvenir, A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins
Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
Naomi Jacobson Vigils
Polly Noonan Dead Man's Cell Phone
Mary Beth Peil 33 Variations
Irina Tsikurishvili Macbeth

Johanna Day

Honored for : The Rainmaker

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Johanna Day The Rainmaker
Helen Carey Noises Off
Veanne Cox The Beaux' Stratagem
Kimberly Gilbert Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis
Heather Raffo 9 Parts of Desire
Nancy Robinette Frozen
Deidra LaWan Starnes A Raisin in the Sun

Eunice Wong

Honored for : The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Deidra LaWan Starnes I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda
Suli Holum Born Yesterday
Jennifer Mendenhall You Are Here
Jennifer Mendenhall Electra
Carolyn Pasquantonio The Miracle Worker
Elizabeth Rich Hannah & Martin
Erika Rose Pretty Fire
MaryBeth Wise The Miracle Worker
Eunice Wong The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
Vivienne Shub The American Dream

Gin Hammond

Honored for : Syringa Tree

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer Mendenhall Grace
Laiona Michelle Yellowman
Megan Anderson The Seagull
Patricia Clarkson A Streetcar Named Desire
Brigid Cleary Homebody/Kabul
Kathleen Coons Mary's Wedding
Gin Hammond Syringa Tree

Nancy Robinette

Honored for : The Rivals

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Helen Hedman Piaf
Michael Learned Elizabeth the Queen
Jennifer Mendenhall Cooking with Elvis
Keira Naughton Proof
Nancy Robinette The Play About the Baby
Nancy Robinette The Rivals
Michelle Shupe Lady Chatterley's Lover

Holly Twyford

Honored for : The Shape of Things

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tana Hicken The Belle of Amherst
Kelly McGillis The Duchess of Malfi
Holly Twyford Oleanna
Holly Twyford The Shape of Things
Nance Williamson The Misanthrope
Kamilah Forbes Chain
Lee Mikeska Gardner Taste of Fire

Jenifer Deal

Honored for : The Muckle Man

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gail Grate In the Blood
Judith Light Hedda Gabler
Kelly McAndrew Holiday
Lucy Newman-Williams Macbeth
Kate Eastwood Norris Intimate Exchanges
Jenifer Deal The Muckle Man

Lee Mikeska Gardner

Honored for : A House in The Country

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Mikeska Gardner A House in The Country
Tana Hicken The Glass Menagerie
Valerie Leonard Thérèse Raquin
Kate Eastwood Norris Strange interlude
Holly Twyford Chesapeake
Halo Wines Collected Stories

Isabel Keating

Honored for : Indian Ink

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabel Keating Indian Ink
Deirdre Lovejoy How I Learned to Drive
Sarah Marshall The Dead Monkey
Petronia Paley The Trojan Women
Nancy Robinette The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Holly Twyford The Desk Set
Jane Beard Turn of the Screw

S. Epatha Merkerson

Honored for : The Old Settler

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
S. Epatha Merkerson The Old Settler
Tana Hicken The Lion in Winter
Holly Twyford Much Ado About Nothing
Halo Wines Holiday Memories
Elizabeth Ashley Sweet Bird of Youth
Judith Hawking Lovers and Executioners

Holly Twyford

Honored for : Romeo and Juliet

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Holly Twyford Romeo and Juliet
Jenny Bacon Molly Sweeney
Kelly McGillis Mourning Becomes Electra
Sarah Marshall Sylvia
Cam Magee An Ideal Husband
Tana Hicken Ghosts

Nancy Robinette

Honored for : Better Living

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Robinette Better Living
Pamela Nyberg Blithe Spirit
Phylicia Rash?d Blues for an Alabama Sky
Nancy Robinette The Obituary Bowl
Michelle Shupe Cymbeline
Jane Beard One Shoe Off
Helen Carey Henry VI

Tana Hicken

Honored for : Long Day's Journey Into Night

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Naomi Jacobson Scenes from an Execution
Helen Carey Macbeth
Afi McClendon Holiday Heart
Tana Hicken Long Day's Journey Into Night
Nancy Robinette Escape from Happiness
Sarah Marshall Escape from Happiness

Ellen Karas

Honored for : The Revenger's Comedies

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Mikeska Gardner Patient A
Naomi Jacobson Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
Ellen Karas The Revenger's Comedies
Nobu McCarthy The Wash
Nancy Robinette Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jane Beard Dream of a Common Language
Ruby Dee Flyin' West

Pat Carroll

Honored for : Mother Courage and Her Children

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pat Carroll Mother Courage and Her Children
Sarah Marshall Criminals In Love
Amy Waddell Spunk
Kerry Waters Lucas Free Will and Wanton Lust
Catherine Flye Shirley Valentine

Franchelle Stewart Dorn

Honored for : The Visit

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Franchelle Stewart Dorn The Visit
Naomi Jacobson Kvetch
Sarah Marshall Elektra
Jewel Robinson A Song at Twilight
Cathy Simpson Boesman and Lena
Halo Wines Mrs. Klein