Birth Place: Topeka, KS, USA
LCT: The New Century. Broadway: The Music Man (2022 Tony nomination); King Lear; A Doll’s House, Part 2 (2017 Tony nomination); The Humans (2016 Tony Award); Fish in the Dark; Dead Accounts; Romeo and Juliet; Follies (2012 Tony nomination); The Importance of Being Earnest; Bye Bye Birdie; Wicked; Well (2016 Tony nomination, Theatre World Award). Off-Broadway: The Pain and the Itch (Playwrights Horizons), Well (The Public), The Language Archive (Roundabout), Relevance (MCC), The Receptionist (MTC), Much Ado About Nothing(Shakespeare in the Park). Two Drama Desk awards, two Obies and the Lily Award. Regional credits include classical and modern plays at Yale Rep, McCarter, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arena Stage, Alabama Shakespeare Festival and many others. Film: Causeway, The Humans, Litle Women, The Chaperone, Everybody’s Fine, Changing Lanes, Garden State. TV: “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Good Fight,” “Evil,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Elementary,” “Blue Bloods.”
From: Photo Blast From The Past: 2012 Tony Nominees - The Woman
From: Photo Coverage: Project Shaw Presents GREAT CATHERINE & ANNAJANSKA
From: Photo Coverage: Cerveris, Houdyshell et al. Lead Project Shaw's MAN AND SUPERMAN
Jayne Houdyshell, The Music Man
Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll's House, Part 2
Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll's House, Part 2
Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll's House, Part 2
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Jayne Houdyshell, The Humans
Jayne Houdyshell, Follies
Jayne Houdyshell, Follies
Jayne HoudyshellCoraline
Jayne Houdyshell, Coraline
Jayne Houdyshell, The New Century
Jayne Houdyshell, The Receptionist
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Jayne Houdyshell, Well
Jayne HoudyshellWell
Jayne Houdyshell has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows.
Jayne Houdyshell has not appeared in the West End.
Jayne Houdyshell has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Music Man," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "A Doll's House, Part 2," and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play at The Lortels for "The Humans." She has also received nominations for her roles in "Follies," "Coraline," "The New Century," "The Receptionist," and "Well," among others. Jayne Houdyshell's talent and versatility have earned her recognition from various award-giving bodies in the theater industry.
Jayne Houdyshell has won several awards for her performances, including a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for "The Humans," a Theatre World Award for her performance in "Well," a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for "Well," and an Obie Award for her performance in "Well."
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