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Sutton Foster
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Sutton Foster

Known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Elementary · Psych

Sutton Lenore Foster is a two-time Tony Award-winning actress, singer, and dancer who has become a prominent figure on Broadway. She's known for originating roles in multiple Broadway productions, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, and Violet. Her other Broadway credits include Young Frankenstein, Shrek, Little Women, and Les Misérables.

Snapshot 2026-10-13

Born
Mar 18, 1975
Birthplace
Statesboro, Georgia, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Sutton Lenore Foster is a two-time Tony Award-winning actress, singer, and dancer who has become a prominent figure on Broadway. She's known for originating roles in multiple Broadway productions, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes, and Violet. Her other Broadway credits include Young Frankenstein, Shrek, Little Women, and Les Misérables.

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Known For

TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRosemary · 1999
★ 8.0
TVElementary
ElementaryTara Parker · 2012
★ 7.6
TVPsych
PsychGretchen Eikleberry · 2006
★ 7.9
TVThe Good Wife
The Good WifeWitness · 2009
★ 7.6
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest · 2014
★ 5.8
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 2015
★ 6.1
TVSesame Street
Sesame StreetSelf · 1969
★ 7.1
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 2014
★ 5.1

Filmography

Movies

Chess (Actor's Fund of America Concert)Svetlana Sergievsky
2003
Shrek the MusicalFiona
2013
The Angriest Man in BrooklynAdela
2014
The NobodiesAmy
2014
GravyKerry
2015
MiredWife
2016
A Merry Little Christmas with Sutton Foster and Hugh BonnevilleSelf
2018
Live from Lincoln Center: Sutton Foster in ConcertHerself
2018
TreehouseLauren
2019
In Concert at The Hollywood Bowl: Musicals and the MoviesSoloist
2020
One Night Only: The Best of BroadwaySelf
2020
Anything GoesReno Sweeney
2021
Bring Me to LightPerformer
2021
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveSelf - Guest
2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestSelf - Host
2023
Meredith Willson: America's Music ManNarrator
2023
Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway DreamSelf - Guest Star
2025
Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
RO
Rule of Three
TB
The Best Is Yet to Come

Television

Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - Winner · 1 eps
1956
Sesame StreetSelf · 1 eps
1969
LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1988
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRosemary · 1 eps
1999
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle ChoirHerself · 1 eps
2000
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf · 1 eps
2005
PsychGretchen Eikleberry · 1 eps
2006
Flight of the ConchordsCoco · 3 eps
2007
Johnny and the SpritesTina · 1 eps
2007
Say Yes to the DressSelf · 1 eps
2007
Royal PainsJulie Sharp · 1 eps
2009
The Good WifeWitness · 1 eps
2009
BunheadsMichelle Simms · 18 eps
2012
ElementaryTara Parker · 24 eps
2012
Beat Bobby FlaySelf · 1 eps
2013
Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 1 eps
2014
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2015
YoungerLiza Miller · 84 eps
2015
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeViolet · 1 eps
2016
Match GameSelf - Panelist · 1 eps
2016
The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselCarole · 1 eps
2017
A Million Little ThingsChloe · 1 eps
2018
InstinctCelia Baxter · 1 eps
2018
Solar OppositesSister Sisto (voice) · 7 eps
2020
Solar OppositesSister Sisto / Tracy Johnson (voice) · 1 eps
2020
Solar OppositesSister Sisto / Realtor (voice) · 1 eps
2020
Stars in the HouseSelf · 1 eps
2020
Stars in the HouseSelf - Special Guest · 2 eps
2020

Photos

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