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.
| Year | Actress | Play | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Susan Cox | Valentine Browne | [1] |
| Denise Ferguson | The Boyfriend | [2] | |
| Jodi Glassman | Toronto, Toronto | ||
| Liliane Stilwell | We Got Love | ||
| 1982 | Kathy Michael McGlynn | Piaf: Her Songs, Her Loves | |
| Susan Cuthbert | Dames at Sea | [3] | |
| Christina Frolick | Rose Marie | ||
| 1983 | Sheila McCarthy | Really Rosie | |
| B.J. Reed | Ain't Misbehavin' | ||
| Jackie Richardson | Ain't Misbehavin' | ||
| 1984 | Darcy Dunlop | Noel and Gertie | |
| Salome Bey | Shimmytime | ||
| Mary Ellen Mahoney | Funny Girl | ||
| 1985 | Sheila McCarthy | Little Shop of Horrors | |
| Sally Cahill | Once More with Fooling | ||
| Monique Leyrac | 1900 | ||
| 1986 | Allison Grant | The Secret Garden | |
| Linda Kash | Bordering on Madness, or Who's Tory Now | [4] | |
| Camilla Scott | Evita | ||
| 1987 | Cynthia Dale | Pal Joey | [5] |
| Linda Kash | Not Based on Anything by Stephen King | [6] | |
| Tracey Moore | Anne of Green Gables | ||
| 1988 | Ranee Lee | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill | |
| Shirley Douglas | Company | [7] | |
| Patricia Vanstone | Girls in the Gang | ||
| 1989 | Louise Pitre | Blood Brothers | |
| Loretta Bailey | Les Misérables | [8] | |
| Tracey Moore | The Threepenny Opera |
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The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in Toronto theatre.
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The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role - Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.
The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role - Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.
The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role - Musical is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.
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