0
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Daphne Rubin-Vega
American musician and actor
1
Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook
American actress and singer (1927-2017)
2
Christine Baranski
Christine Baranski
American stage and screen actress
3
Peter Matz
Peter Matz
American musician, composer, arranger and conductor (1928-2002)
4
Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti
American actress
5
Teresa Stratas
Teresa Stratas
Canadian-American singer
6
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
American actress, singer and author
Tammy Grimes
American actress and singer

Tammy Grimes

Intro
American actress and singer
Awards Received
Theatre World Award
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Tammy Lee Grimes (January 30, 1934 – October 30, 2016) was an American actress and singer.

Grimes won two Tony Awards in her career, the first for originating the role of Molly Tobin in the musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown and the second for starring in a 1970 revival of Private Lives as Amanda Prynne. A former husband, Christopher Plummer, and their daughter, actress Amanda Plummer, are also Tony Award winners.

She originated the role of Diana in the Broadway production of California Suite. The role of Diana was played in the film by Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for her performance. Grimes played the role of Elmire in the 1978 Broadway and television production of Tartuffe. She originated roles in several works by Noël Coward, including Elvira in High Spirits and Lulu in Look After Lulu! In 1966, she starred in her own television series, The Tammy Grimes Show. Grimes was also known for her cabaret acts. In 2003, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.