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Annaleigh Ashford

Annaleigh Ashford

Actor · Born June 25, 1985 (41) · Denver, Colorado, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Annaleigh Amanda Ashford (born June 25, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her work on Broadway as Glinda in Wicked (2005–2006; 2007–08), and Margot in Legally Blonde (2007), as well as for originating the role of Lauren in Kinky Boots (2013–14), a performance for which she received a 2013 Tony nomination. Ashford won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Essie Carmichael in the revival of You Can't Take It with You (2014–15). In 2017, she starred as Dot/Marie in the critically acclaimed, limited-run revival of Sunday in the Park with George. Additionally, she is known for portraying the role of Betty DiMello on the period drama television series Masters of Sex, which ran for four seasons on Showtime. In 2019, she starred as Jenny Aquila in Bad Education, and, in 2020, as Paula Jones in Impeachment: American Crime Story.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 25, 1985 (41)
From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Annaleigh Ashford's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
26%
Power
13%
Survival
9%
Morality
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
4
Melancholic
6
Absurd
3
Hopeful
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Annaleigh Ashford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Annaleigh Ashford's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mating Season(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Addy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Stumble(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jolene Tittel

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Happy Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Melissa Reed

  • Happy Face(2025)

    Show as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Death Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Flight Attendant (voice)

  • Hold Your Breath(2024)

    as Esther Smith

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharon Norman

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Chippendales(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Irene

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Show of Titles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as "She Loves Me" Performer

  • American Reject (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Nano

  • B Positive(2020)

    Show 34 episodes · as Gina

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Undoing(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alexis Young

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch(2019)

    as Crying Lady

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Evil(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Bridget Farrell

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Unbelievable(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lilly Darrow

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Education(2019)

    as Jenny Aquila

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Rainy Day in New York(2019)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Annaleigh Ashford: Live from Lincoln Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer · as Performer

  • Late Night(2019)

    as Mimi Mismatch

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Second Act(2018)

    as Hildy Ostrander

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • God Friended Me(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fliss

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hildy/Ruth

  • Unicorn Store(2017)

    as Crystal

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Good Fight(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roisin Orbinson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again(2016)

    as Columbia

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Better Off Single(2016)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Love on the Run(2016)

    as Liza

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • American Crime Story(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Elizabeth Cote · as Paula Jones

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Younger(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Shelly Rozansky

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Top Five(2014)

    as Michele

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Russian Broadway Shut Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dan Savage Fan

  • Frozen(2013)

    as Girl Troll (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Masters of Sex(2013)

    Show 37 episodes · as Betty DiMello

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Made in Jersey(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Smash(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lisa McMann

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Cori

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Rachel Getting Married(2008)

    as Quick Stop Cashier

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sex and the City(2008)

    as Spoiled Label Queen

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Legally Blonde: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Margot

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Lindsay Anderson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mia

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Off Weeks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show as Jade

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Second Act (2018)

$72M worldwide

Highest rated

American Crime Story (2016)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19902026

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 40 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thWriting1 of 41: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
0717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2023–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Musical Theater Album
  2. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Annaleigh Ashford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)

82nd percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Unbelievable (2019)

Midcredits 96th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Annaleigh Ashford's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles7–72 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles11–76 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles25–72 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles12–77 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles5–70 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Annaleigh Ashford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Annaleigh Ashford's MovieCove titles; Sarah Paulson shares the most, 2.