Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1958) is an American stage, film, and television actress.

Donna Murphy won the first of two Tony Awards for Best Actress, along with the Drama Desk and Drama League Awards for her portrayal of Fosca in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion, and dazzled television viewers and critics alike when Passion was televised on PBS' American Playhouse. She was awarded her second Tony and Drama League Awards, as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her performance as "Anna Leonowans" in the highly acclaimed revival of The King and I. Her feature film work includes Center Stage, Star Trek: Insurrection, The Astronaut's Wife, and Jade. For her performance in Someone Had to Be Benny, she received a CableACE® Award as Best Actress in a Drama Special or Series, as well as a Daytime Emmy. Other television credits include The Last Debate, a role as Mary Todd Lincoln in The Day Lincoln Was Shot, Steven Bochco's Murder One, Liberty!, and guest appearances on Law & Order, Ally McBeal, "Remember WENN" (1996), Nothing Sacred and "Practice, The" (1997). After studying with the legendary Stella Adler and attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Murphy made her professional debut in the Broadway hit "They're Playing Our Song", and went on to create memorable characters in comedies, dramas, and musicals on and off-Broadway and in theaters across the country. These credits include her portrayal of "Edwin Drood" in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", "Twelve Dreams", "Hello Again", "Song of Singapore", "Little Shop of Horrors", "Privates on Parade", "Miss Julie" and "Wonderful Town". A versatile singer, she can be heard on a number of recordings, including "Leonard Bernstein's New York", "Hello Again", "The King and I", and the Grammy Award-winning "Passion". Ms. Murphy was born in Corona, New York, and raised in Hauppauge, Long Island, and Topsfield, Massachusetts. She is married to actor Shawn Elliott and resides in New York City.

Donna Murphy is an accomplished and respected actress who has been building a career of striking range and diversity. She won the first of two Tony Awards for Best Actress, along with the Drama Desk and Drama League Awards for her portrayal of Fosca in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Passion" and dazzled television viewers and critics alike when "Passion" was televised on PBS' American Playhouse. She was awarded her second Tony and Drama League Awards, as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her performance as Anna Leonowans in the highly acclaimed revival of "The King and I." Her feature film work includes Center Stage (2000), directed by Nicholas Hytner, co-starring with 'Patrick Stewart' in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), _The Astronaut's Wife (1999)_ with Johnny Depp, and Jade (1995), directed by William Friedkin. For her performance in HBO's "Someone Had to Be Benny", she received a Cable Ace Award as Best Actress in a Drama Special or Series, as well as a Daytime Emmy. She recently co-starred with Joan Cusak on the ABC comedy series "What About Joan?," and will play David Morse's wife on the CBS series, "Hack". Other television credits include Showtime's "The Last Debate" with James Garner, Mary Todd Lincoln in "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" (TNT), Stephen Bocho's "Murder One", "Liberty" (PBS), and guest appearances on "Law and Order", "Ally McBeal", "The Education of Max Bickford", "Remember WENN", "Nothing Sacred", and "The Practice". After studying with the legendary Stella Adler and attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, she made her professional debut in the Broadway hit "They're Playing Our Song" and went on to create memorable characters in comedies, dramas, and musicals on and off-Broadway and in theaters across the country. These credits include Edwin Drood in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (New York Shakespeare Festival and Broadway), "Twelve Dreams" and "Hello Again" at Lincoln Center (Drama Desk nominations), "Song of Singapore" (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), "Little Shop of Horrors", "Privates on Parade" (Roundabout Theater Co.), "Miss Julie", and "Wonderful Town" (City Center Encores!). She most recently starred as the title character in "Helen", directed by Tony Kushner, for the N.Y. Shakespeare Festival (Drama League Award.) A versatile singer, she can be heard on a number of recordings including "Leonard Bernstein's New York" (Nonesuch), "Hello Again" (RCA Victor), "The King and I" (Varese Sarabande) and the Grammy Award winning "Passion" (Angel). Ms. Murphy was born in Corno, New York and raised in Hauppauge, Long Island and Topsfield, Massachusetts. She is married to actor Shawn Elliott and resides in New York City.