Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Location |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | The Society of London Theatre |
| Currently held by | Indira Varma for Present Laughter (2020) |
| Website | Olivier Awards.com |
The award was first given in 1977 but in the years following was often given as a singular award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role.
Winners and nominees
1970s
| Year | Actress | Play | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | |||
| Mona Washbourne | Stevie | Aunt | |
| Constance Chapman | Just Between Ourselves | Marjorie | |
| Anna Manahan | The Plough and the Stars | Bessie | |
| Elizabeth Spriggs | Volpone | Lady Would-Be | |
| 1978 | |||
| Elizabeth Spriggs | Love Letters on Blue Paper | Sonia Marsden | |
| Brenda Bruce | The Lady's Not for Burning | Alizon Eliot | |
| Susan Fleetwood | The Woman | Ismene | |
| Patricia Hayes | Filumena | Rosalia | |
| 1979 | |||
| Doreen Mantle | Death of a Salesman | Linda | |
| Carmen du Sautoy | Once in a Lifetime | Miss Leighton | |
| Alison Fiske | For Services Rendered | Evie | |
| Patricia Routledge | And a Nightingale Sang | Peggy Stott |
1980s
| Year | Actress | Play | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | |||
| Suzanne Bertish | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Fanny Squeers | |
| Lynn Dearth | The Greeks | Electra | |
| Prunella Scales | Make and Break | Mrs. Rogers | |
| Susan Tracy | Three Sisters | Natalya Ivanova | |
| 1981 | |||
| Gwen Watford | Present Laughter | Monica Reed | |
| Brenda Bruce | Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | |
| Sinéad Cusack | As You Like It | Celia | |
| Gwen Taylor | Hamlet | Gertrude | |
| 1982 | |||
| Anna Massey | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | |
| Nicola Blackman | Destry Rides Again | Clara | |
| Sheila Hancock | The Winter's Tale | Paulina | |
| Carole Hayman | Top Girls | Dull Gret | |
| 1983 | |||
| Abigail McKern | As You Like It | Celia | |
| Kate Buffery | Daisy Pulls It Off | Clare Beaumont | |
| Sylvia Coleridge | Clay | Em | |
| Barbara Leigh-Hunt | Pack of Lies | Helen Kroger | |
| 1984 | |||
| Marcia Warren | Stepping Out | Vera | |
| Clare Higgins | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella Kowalski | |
| Sophie MgCina | Poppie Nongena | Poppie's Mother | |
| Zoë Wanamaker | The Time of Your Life | Kitty Duval |
1990s
2000s
| Year | Actress | Play | Character | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | |||||
| Patricia Hodge | Money | Lady Franklin | |||
| Anne-Marie Duff | Collected Stories | Lisa | |||
| Estelle Kohler | The Winter's Tale | Paulina | |||
| Kika Markham | A Song at Twilight | Hilde | |||
| 2001 | |||||
| Pauline Flanagan | Dolly West's Kitchen | Rima West | |||
| Gillian Barge | Passion Play | Agnes | |||
| Catherine McCormack | All My Sons | Ann | |||
| Marcia Warren | In Flame | Annie / Gramma | |||
| 2002 | |||||
| Marcia Warren | Humble Boy | Mercy Lott | |||
| Brid Brennan | The Little Foxes | Birdie | |||
| Emma Fielding | Private Lives | Sibyl | |||
| Lyndsey Marshal | Boston Marriage | Catherine | |||
| 2003–2009 see Best Performance in a Supporting Role | |||||
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actress | Play | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Indira Varma | Present Laughter | Liz Essendine | |
| Michele Austin | Cyrano de Bergerac | Leila Ragueneau | |
| Sophie Thompson | Present Laughter | Monica Reed | |
| Josie Walker | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Old Mrs Hempstock | |
See also
References
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre: 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30. Cite journal requires
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