Elizabeth Stanley

Elizabeth Stanley (born December 10, 1978) is an American stage actor and singer. She has originated a number of main and featured roles in Broadway musicals, including Allison in Cry-Baby and Dyanne in Million Dollar Quartet. In 2020, Stanley was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Mary Jane Healy in Jagged Little Pill.

Early life Stanley was born in Cedar Rapids and grew up in Denison, Iowa and Camp Point, Illinois. As a youth, she trained at Interlochen Center for the Arts. She graduated from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Bloomington in 2001 as a voice major. In 2008, she originated the role of Allison in Cry-Baby, a musical adaption of the film of the same name. The following year, she starred as Clio in the first national tour of Xanadu. In 2010, she originated the role of Dyanne in the Broadway production of Million Dollar Quartet.

In 2014, she played Claire de Loone in the Broadway revival of On the Town. For this role, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2015, she starred as Francesca in the national tour of The Bridges of Madison County.

Stanley originated the role of Mary Jane Healy in the American Repertory Theater production of Jagged Little Pill, a musical based on Alanis Morissette's album of the same name. For this role, she was nominated for an Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Award and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Award. In 2019, she reprised the role for the Broadway production. This role earned her nominations for the 2020 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and the 2020 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2022, Stanley, Nikki Renee Daniels, Jeff Kready, and Tamar Greene performed renditions of songs from the satirical animated series South Park with a 30-piece orchestra, celebrating the show’s 25th anniversary. Arranged by Broadway orchestrator Stephen Oremus, the orchestral versions included tracks such as "Gay Fish" and the show's theme song.

Personal life She is engaged to Charlie Murphy. She announced that she was pregnant with their first child on April 10, 2021. Her daughter, Solveig Stanley Murphy was born August 19, 2021.

Theatre credits

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2026 Disclosure Day KCXE Anchor

Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Great Performances April Episode: "Company: A Musical Comedy" 2008 Fringe Stacey Episode: "The Same Old Story" 2012 Made in Jersey Phebe Larkin Episode: "Ancient History" 2013 All My Children Mother 3 episodes 2013 Think Tank Margot 5 episodes 2014 Black Box Jennifer Redmond Episode: "Emotion" 2014 My Day Flynn's Mom 2015 The Affair Cynthia Rainer Episode: "Episode #2.7" 2017 The Get Down Shirley Episode: "Only from Exile Can We Come Home" 2019 FBI Linda McCann Episode: "Exposed" 2019 NOS4A2 Sharon Smith 2 episodes 2021 Blue Bloods Karen Episode: "The Common Good" 2021 New Amsterdam Julie Episode: "Things Fall Apart" 2021 Younger Elizabeth Holmes Episode: "Older" 2022 Cars on the Road Truck (voice) Episode: "Trucks"

Honors and awards Year Work Award Category Result 2014 On the Town Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Elliot Norton Awards Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actress IRNE Awards Large Theatre: Best Actress in a Musical

Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Grammy Awards Best Musical Theater Album