Anna Leigh Ashford

Annaleigh Amanda Ashford (born April 14th 1988) was an American actress, singer as well as a dancer. Her early Broadway performances include Wicked Legally Blonde & Hair. She received an award from the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in the role of Essie Carmichael in You Can't Take It With You. Annaleigh Ashley is a Tony Award winning actor and actress has collaborated with actors and directors on stage and screen for the entirety of her professional career. Ashford's next venture will be a limited edition Hulu series titled Welcome to Chippendales, created by Robert Siegel. The show premieres on November 22, and Ashford is starring alongside Kumail Najiani. Ashford currently works on Searchlight Pictures' horror thriller Dust opposite Sarah Paulson, Ebon Moss Bachrach and Ebon Mosch-Bachrach. This film is part of a Hulu Original and will be streamed on Disney DTC. In March of 2023 Ashford will make a return appearance on Broadway and play alongside Josh Groban in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Thomas Kail, director and producer of Hamilton will direct the production. Ashford played Paula Jones most recently in Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story Impeachment, based off the scandal which involved Paula Jones Monica Lewinsky Linda Tripp during the national crisis. Her two-season stint on the CBS comedy B Positive was her first major role. It was produced by Chuck Lorre with Marco Pennette. The show featured Linda Lavin Sheryl Crow, Hector Elizondo as well as Ben Vereen. Ashford is no stranger to Broadway. Her portrayal of Essie in You Can't Take It with You won her the Tony Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Sunday in the Park starring George Wicked and Legally Blonde is among her other Broadway performances. Ashford was raised and born in Denver and currently splits the time in Los Angeles, and New York.