Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical explained

Helpmann Award for
Best Female Actor in a Musical
Awarded For:Best Female Actor in a Musical
Presenter:Live Performance Australia
Location:Australia
Holder:Ursula Yovich for Barbara and the Camp Dogs
Website:HelpmannAwards.com.au

The Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical is a musical award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001.[1] This is a list of winners and nominations for the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical.

Winners and nominees

2000s

YearActorProductionCharacter(s)
2001
(1st)
Sharon MillerchipChicagoVelma Kelly
Chrissy AmphlettThe Boy from OzJudy Garland
Lisa McCuneThe Sound of MusicMaria Rainer
Leonie PageJolsonRuby Keeler
2002
(2nd)
Judi ConnelliMrs. Lovett
Deborah ConwayAlways... Patsy ClinePatsy Cline
Lara MulcahyMamma Mia!Rosie
Pamela RabeThe Wizard of OzWicked Witch of the West
2003
(3rd)
Tamsin CarrollOliver!Nancy
Lisa McCuneCabaretSally Bowles
Caroline O'ConnorMan of La ManchaAldonza
Marina PriorThe Witches of EastwickJane Smart
2004
(4th)
Kate HoolihanWe Will Rock YouScaramouche
MaryAnne McCormackThe Full MontyGeorgie Bukatinsky
Ursula YovichThe Threepenny OperaPolly Peachum
Buyisile ZamaThe Lion KingRafiki
2005
(5th)
Chloe DallimoreThe ProducersUlla
Bridget BoyleThe Venetian TwinsBeatrice
Emma MatthewsThe MikadoYum-Yum
Lisa McCuneUrinetownHope Cladwell
2006
(6th)
Tamsin CarrollDusty – The Original Pop DivaDusty Springfield
Magda SzubanskiThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeWilliam Barfee
Marina PriorThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeRona Lisa Peretti
Amanda HarrisonLeader of the PackEllie Greenwich
2007
(7th)
Laurie CadevidaMiss SaigonKim
Chrissy AmphlettThe Boy from OzJudy Garland
Sharon MillerchipPippinCatherine
Silvie PaladinoSideshow AlleyRita
2008
(8th)
Genevieve LemonBilly Elliot the MusicalMrs Wilkinson
Ana MarinaThe Phantom of the OperaChristine Daaé
Sharon MillerchipSweet CharityCharity Hope Valentine
Marina PriorGuys and DollsMiss Adelaide
2009
(9th)
Sharon MillerchipChicagoRoxanne "Roxie" Hart
Amanda HarrisonWickedElphaba
Lucy DurackWickedGlinda
Lucinda ShawMonty Python's SpamalotLady of the Lake

2010s

YearActorProductionCharacter(s)
2010
(10th)
Michala BanasAvenue QKate Monster and Lucy the Slut
Delia HannahCatsGrizabella
Ursula YovichThe Wizard Of OzDorothy Gale
Christie WhelanThe Drowsy ChaperoneJanet van de Graaff
2011
(11th)
Verity Hunt-BallardMary PoppinsMary Poppins
Jemma RixWickedElphaba
Jaz FlowersHairsprayTracy Turnblad
Lucy MaunderDoctor ZhivagoLara
2012
(12th)
Pamela RabeGrey GardensEdith Bouvier Beale and "Little" Edie
Anita Louise CombeA Chorus LineCassie
Amanda HarrisonAn Officer and a GentlemanPaula Pokrifki
Amy LehpamerRock of AgesSherrie Christian
2013
(13th)
Lucy DurackLegally BlondeElle Woods
Chloe DallimoreThe Addams FamilyMorticia Addams
Esther HannafordKing KongAnn Darrow
Silvie PaladinoChessFlorence Vassey
2014
(14th)
Verity Hunt-BallardSweet CharityCharity
Lisa McCuneThe King and IAnna Leonowens
Caroline O'ConnorGypsyRose
Phoebe PanaretosStrictly Ballroom: The MusicalFran
2015
(15th)
Caroline O'ConnorAnything GoesReno Sweeney
Patrice TipokiLes MisérablesFantine
Helen DallimoreBlood BrothersMrs Johnstone
Madeleine JonesOnceGirl
2016
(16th)
Molly Barwick, Dusty Bursill, Tiana Mirra, Alannah Parfett, Sasha Rose, Georgia Taplin, Bella Thomas and Ingrid TorelliMatilda the MusicalMatilda Wormwood
Amy LehpamerThe Sound of MusicMaria Rainer
Antoinette HalloranSweeney ToddMrs Lovett
Esther HannafordLittle Shop of HorrorsAudrey
2017
(17th)
Anna O'ByrneMy Fair LadyEliza Doolittle
Amy LehpamerDustyDusty Springfield
The Book of MormonNabulungi
Sophie WrightKinky BootsLauren
2018
(18th)
Esther HannafordCarole King
Natalie O'DonnellMamma Mia!Donna Sheridan
Marina PriorPolly and Mary Douvan
Maggie McKennaMuriel's WeddingMuriel Heslop
2019
(19th)[4]
Ursula YovichBarbara and the Camp DogsBarbara
Luisa ScrofaniIn the HeightsNina
Tina ArenaEvitaEva Peron
Natalie AbbottMuriel's Wedding the MusicalMuriel Heslop

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: About . 20 February 2012 . . Live Performance Australia . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120112191332/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=haabout . 12 January 2012 . dmy-all .
  2. News: Nominees . 20 February 2012 . . Live Performance Australia . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081206092032/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/default.aspx?s=nominees . 6 December 2008 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Australian Web Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030717140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24614/20030718-0000/www.helpmannawards.com/2001nominees.html. dead. 17 July 2003. . 20 February 2012.
  4. Web site: 2019 Nominees and Winners Helpmann Awards. www.helpmannawards.com.au. 2019-07-17.

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