14 Facts About Donna Murphy

Donna Murphy was born on March 7,1959 and is an American actress, best known for her work in musical theater.

Donna Murphy, the eldest of seven children, was born in Corona, Queens, New York, the daughter of Jeanne and Robert Murphy, an aerospace engineer.

Donna Murphy's family moved to Hauppauge, Long Island, New York.

Donna Murphy later moved to Topsfield, Massachusetts and graduated from Masconomet Regional High School in 1977.

Donna Murphy dropped out of the New York University drama program in her sophomore year when she was cast to understudy the three backup singers in the 1979 Broadway musical They're Playing Our Song.

Donna Murphy played Audrey Fulquard in Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors.

Donna Murphy appeared as Ruth Sherwood in a revival of Wonderful Town from 2003 to 2005, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 58th Tony Awards and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.

Donna Murphy appeared in the Roundabout Theatre production of a new musical, The People in the Picture, which opened on April 28,2011, and closed on June 19,2011.

Donna Murphy was nominated for a 2011 Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in the production at the 65th Tony Awards.

Donna Murphy played her last performance on January 7,2018.

On television, Donna Murphy appeared in the NBC soap opera Another World from 1989 through 1991 as District Attorney Morgan Graves.

Donna Murphy won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special at the 24th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1997, for playing Armanda Agrelo in "Someone Had to be Benny", an episode of the HBO series Lifestories: Families in Crisis.

In 2022, Donna Murphy joined the cast of HBO's The Gilded Age as Caroline Schermerhorn Astor.

Donna Murphy was married to actor and singer Shawn Elliott from 1990 until his death in March 2016.