Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role – Musical


The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Musical is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.

Awards and nominations

YearWinnerNominated
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2001 Louise Pitre, Mamma Mia!
  • Loretta Bailey, Outrageous!
  • Mary Lou Fallis, Primadonna’s First Farewell Tour
  • Mary Ellen Mahoney, Mamma Mia!
  • Zhe Ge Zeng, Iron Road
2002 Glynis Ranney, Anything That Moves
  • Melissa Thompson, Snow White and the Magnificent Seven
    • 2003 Melody A. Johnson, Little Mercy's First Murder
  • Barbara Barsky, Snappy Tales: Short Satirical Musicals
  • Nora McLellan, Robin Hood
  • Jeanine Noyes, A Dixie Gospel
  • Fiona Reid, '
  • Regan Thiel, Sweeney Todd
    • 2004 Montego Glover, Cookin' at the Cookery
  • Sarah Cornell, The Producers
  • Susan Gilmour, Pélagie
  • Jackie Richardson, Cookin' at the Cookery
  • Amy Rutherford, Tequila Vampire Matinée
    • 2005
    2006
    2007
    2008
    2009
    2010 Louise Pitre, The Toxic Avenger
  • Jacquelyn French, The Light in the Piazza
  • Patty Jamieson, The Light in the Piazza
  • Trish Lindstrom, Assassins
  • Trish Lindstrom, Mimi
    • 2011 Kate Hennig, Billy Elliot
  • Ma-Anne Dionisio, Miss Saigon
  • Gabi Epstein, To Life
  • Louise Pitre, A Year with Frog and Toad
  • Shelley Simester, '
    • 2012 Arlene Duncan, Caroline, or Change
  • Neema Bickersteth, Caroline, or Change
  • Deborah Hay, Caroline, or Change
  • Jane Johanson, Seussical
  • Sabryn Rock, Caroline, or Change
    • 2013 Lisa Horner, The Wizard of Oz
  • Steffi DiDomenicantonio, Cinderella
  • Jan Alexandra Smith, Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare
  • Carly Street, Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare
    • 2014 Melissa O'Neil, Les Misérables
  • Ma-Anne Dionisio, Cats
  • Arlene Duncan, Once on This Island
  • Glynis Ranney, London Road
  • Fiona Reid, London Road
    • 2015 Trish Lindstrom, Once
  • Susan Gilmour, The Wild Party
  • Marisa McIntyre, Company
  • Cara Ricketts, The Wild Party
  • Saidah Baba Talibah, What Makes a Man
    • 2016 Lisa Horner, Grey Gardens
  • Neema Bickersteth, Century Song
  • A. J. Bridel, Kinky Boots
  • Kira Guloien, Grey Gardens
    • 2017 Jenn Colella, Come from Away
  • Arinea Hermans, Seussical
  • Sabryn Rock, Passing Strange
  • Amaka Umeh, James and the Giant Peach
  • Astrid van Wieren, Come from Away
    • 2018 Tracy Michailidis, Life After'
  • Ellen Denny, Life After
  • Sara Farb, Fun Home
  • Hannah Levinson, Fun Home
  • d'bi.young.anitafrika, Lukumi: A Dub Opera