The Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for q
2026 recipient: Laurie Metcalf
1947 award winner Patricia Neal
Maureen Stapleton won for The Rose Tattoo (1951)
Jo Van Fleet won for The Trip to Bountiful (1954)
Kara Young (actress)
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Kara Young is an American actress. Known for her dynamic roles on stage both on Broadway and off-Broadway, she has received various accolades, including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, an Oute
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
…of a Salesman. Eight actresses (Christine Baranski, Judith Ivey, Judith Light, Swoosie Kurtz, Audra McDonald, Laurie Metcalf, Frances Sternhagen, and Kara Young) hold the record for most awards in this category, each with two total. Portrayals of Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun, Mavis Parodus Bryson in The…
Young in 2026
Kara Young at the 2024 Tony Awards