Anna Leigh Ashford

Annaleigh Amanda Ashford, an American actress and singer. Her first Broadway performances, she starred the role of Essie Carmichael in Wicked Legally Blonde Hair. As the character Essie In You Can't Take It With You she was awarded the Tony Award. Annaleigh has been collaborating on projects with award-winning director, actors, and producers throughout the course of her career. Ashford is next seen opposite Kumail Nannjiani as part of Robert Siegel's Hulu Limited series Welcome to Chippendales premiering November 22. Ashford is engaged in the production of Searchlight Pictures' horror film Dust which stars Sarah Paulson alongside Ebon and Moss Bachrach. The film is scheduled to stream on Disney's DTC platforms, as well as Hulu Original. Ashford is set to appear alongside Josh Groban on Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in the March 2023 revival of Stephen Sondheims Sweeney Todd. The same team that created Hamilton producers Jeffrey Seller and director Thomas Kail will be at leading the show. Ashford has been seen most recently as Paula Jones in Ryan Murphy FX show American Crime Story Impeachment. The show centers around the National Crisis that saw Paula Jones Monica Lewinsky Linda Tripp at the center of the nation's first impeachment proceedings over an Century. She was also the lead in two seasons of CBS comedy B Positive. Created by Marco Pennette and Chuck Lorre the series also starred legendary actors Linda Lavin Hector Elizondo and Ben Vereen.No no stranger to Broadway Ashford won the Tony Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her portrayal of Essie as Essie in You Can't Take It with You. Other Broadway performances include Sunday in the Park with George Wicked Legally Blonde and her first role as Lauren in Kinky Boots a performance for which she also received a Tony Award nomination. Ashford has been brought up in Denver and now lives living in Los Angeles and New York.