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# Annaleigh Ashford

(1985)   Actor

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Annaleigh Ashford is an actor.

## Quick Facts About Annaleigh Ashford

Born June 25, 1985

Profession Actor

## About Annaleigh Ashford

American actress... \| Annaleigh Ashford is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her early roles on Broadway include in the musicals Wicked (2007), Legally Blonde (2007), and Hair (2010). She received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for playing Essie Carmichael in You Can't Take It with You (2014–20

##  Quotes by Annaleigh Ashford · Page 2

> [We don't often talk about the quarter-life crisis, but it is a real thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/we-don-t-often-talk-about-the-quarter-life-crisis-but-it-is-a-real/)

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> [In the late 1950s, the woman's place in society was second-class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/in-the-late-1950s-the-woman-s-place-in-society-was-second-class/)

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> [A dog's heart chakra is always open; their aim in life is to please.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/a-dog-s-heart-chakra-is-always-open-their-aim-in-life-is-to-please/)

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> [It's very unusual to be playing something other than human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/it-s-very-unusual-to-be-playing-something-other-than-human/)

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[Human](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human/)

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> [St. Louis is a very interesting city in terms of accents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/st-louis-is-a-very-interesting-city-in-terms-of-accents/)

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[Accents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accents/)

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> [As an actor, you have times that are bustling, and then you have the quieter, slower times. I definitely had some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/as-an-actor-you-have-times-that-are-bustling-and-then-you-have-the/)

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> [I just hope to tell stories that help change people's minds about loving and accepting others. And one of the best ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-just-hope-to-tell-stories-that-help-change-people-s-minds-about/)

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[Accepting others](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepting-others/)

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> [I always have multiple ladybugs around because they're lucky, and they're good for flowers and the environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-always-have-multiple-ladybugs-around-because-they-re-lucky-and-they/)

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> [I think there's something beautiful about the art of making art, and it just will live and breathe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-think-there-s-something-beautiful-about-the-art-of-making-art-and/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [Sondheim has been a part of my musical collective since I was eight. I was a dramatic little kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/sondheim-has-been-a-part-of-my-musical-collective-since-i-was-eight-i/)

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> [Donna Summer was one of the strongest female singers in pop music. She was very underrated as a vocalist and a writer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/donna-summer-was-one-of-the-strongest-female-singers-in-pop-music-she/)

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[Female singers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/female-singers/)

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> [Sadly, I never really tell people what I think. So it's a real treat to play a woman who's able to speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/sadly-i-never-really-tell-people-what-i-think-so-it-s-a-real-treat-to/)

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[Mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind/)

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> [It takes skill to sing bad and dance bad, because there's a certain amount of unawareness that people have when they can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/it-takes-skill-to-sing-bad-and-dance-bad-because-there-s-a-certain/)

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> [We actually found some home videos, some really funny footage of me when I was around 3 years old. I come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/we-actually-found-some-home-videos-some-really-funny-footage-of-me/)

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[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

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> [We had a cabin in the mountains - and I remember, one year around this time, a moose came down the river,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/we-had-a-cabin-in-the-mountains-and-i-remember-one-year-around-this/)

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[Animals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animals/)

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> [Sometimes in a big theatre, you have about, probably, six yards sometimes between you and the first person in the audience. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/sometimes-in-a-big-theatre-you-have-about-probably-six-yards/)

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[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

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> [My go-go dancing was not your typical go-go dancing: I really was doing performance art. I would do dramatic, elaborate lyricals across…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/my-go-go-dancing-was-not-your-typical-go-go-dancing-i-really-was/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [I've had such an amazing opportunity to work on so many different types of projects that continued on to Broadway. Unfortunately I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-ve-had-such-an-amazing-opportunity-to-work-on-so-many-different/)

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> [I love working in television and film, but it's completely different. The theater will always be my home. So I would love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-love-working-in-television-and-film-but-it-s-completely-different/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [As an actor, I always think that if someone does pick up a phone during a performance, something dire must be happening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/as-an-actor-i-always-think-that-if-someone-does-pick-up-a-phone/)

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> [That's one of the beauties of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim and their work together. They have such a depth to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/that-s-one-of-the-beauties-of-james-lapine-and-stephen-sondheim-and/)

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> [In the comedy world, there's always been one woman to five men. I think that's changing, that we're being respected more as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/in-the-comedy-world-there-s-always-been-one-woman-to-five-men-i-think/)

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[Comedians](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedians/)

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> [In 'Kinky Boots,' I looked for moments to be bold, showing Lauren's gutsiness and smarts. She's a little bit kooky now, too,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/in-kinky-boots-i-looked-for-moments-to-be-bold-showing-lauren-s/)

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> [I grew up listening to cabaret. At 7 and 8 years old, I was already singing like a club performer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-grew-up-listening-to-cabaret-at-7-and-8-years-old-i-was-already/)

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[Cabaret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cabaret/)

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> [I played Tina Denmark in Ruthless the Musical when I was 9 at the Theatre on Broadway in Denver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-played-tina-denmark-in-ruthless-the-musical-when-i-was-9-at-the/)

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> [Even as a little kid, I just loved to make my own music. So I loved singing, and I loved sharing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/even-as-a-little-kid-i-just-loved-to-make-my-own-music-so-i-loved/)

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> [There are certain performers that the gay community receives and recognizes with love, and my whole life, I've always responded to those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/there-are-certain-performers-that-the-gay-community-receives-and/)

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> [Even though technically the fundamentals of acting are always the same in every medium, what's different is the size.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/even-though-technically-the-fundamentals-of-acting-are-always-the/)

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[Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/)

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> [My mom is an elementary school gym teacher and a track and cross-country coach, so she really wanted me to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/my-mom-is-an-elementary-school-gym-teacher-and-a-track-and-cross/)

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[Coach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coach/)

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> [The cast of 'The Big C' is such an amazing group of people. They're so joyful and just open their arms to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/the-cast-of-the-big-c-is-such-an-amazing-group-of-people-they-re-so/)

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> [Since I was a little girl, I've collected ladybugs. Not real ones - I never had a weird ladybug farm!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/since-i-was-a-little-girl-i-ve-collected-ladybugs-not-real-ones-i/)

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> [I loved reading 'Anne of Green Gables' and 'Little Women' and Jane Austen. Those were times when people really did have only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-loved-reading-anne-of-green-gables-and-little-women-and-jane-austen/)

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> [One of the great things that playwright A.R. Gurney does in 'Sylvia' is he gives language to the emotional gestures and energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/one-of-the-great-things-that-playwright-a-r-gurney-does-in-sylvia-is/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

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> [My first big show in Denver was 'Ruthless! The Musical.' I played Tina Denmark at the Theatre on Broadway. It was my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/my-first-big-show-in-denver-was-ruthless-the-musical-i-played-tina/)

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> [I started performing non-professionally at birthday parties and family gatherings doing 'Saturday Night Live' impressions at four. Then I started for real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-started-performing-non-professionally-at-birthday-parties-and/)

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[Birthday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/birthday/)

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> [I'll be, like, grocery shopping or doing something totally mundane, and once a day, you'll hear a Cyndi Lauper song on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-ll-be-like-grocery-shopping-or-doing-something-totally-mundane-and/)

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[Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/)

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> [I think part of becoming a wonderful actor and part of defining your craft is defining yourself and being confident in yourself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-think-part-of-becoming-a-wonderful-actor-and-part-of-defining-your/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

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> [I made my performance debut in New York City downtown on the Lower East Side in college doing awkward performance art as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-made-my-performance-debut-in-new-york-city-downtown-on-the-lower/)

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[Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/)

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> [I think every New York actor's dream is to do Shakespeare in the Park. Each show is so special and unique and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-think-every-new-york-actor-s-dream-is-to-do-shakespeare-in-the-park/)

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[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

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> [I always try to have a positive and warm intention that is not about me. It is easy to make everything about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annaleigh-ashford/i-always-try-to-have-a-positive-and-warm-intention-that-is-not-about/)

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## Annaleigh Ashford by topic

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