Nikki Crawford

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Nikki Crawford is an American stage actress. In 2023 she was nominated for a Tony Award in the category Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work on Fat Ham , [1] James Ijames' 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

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Career

Crawford has acted on television in series such as NCIS LA, 9-1-1, Selena: The Series, and Criminal Minds. She is an NAACP Best Actress Theatre Award winner and LA Ovation Best Featured Actress nominee for Stormy Weather, and Helen Hayes Award Best Supporting Actress nominee for Play On!. [2]

After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University's drama program, Crawford was offered a leading role in the European Tour of Bubbling Brown Sugar, which launched her career.[ citation needed ]

Theatre credits

Year(s)ProductionRoleLocationCategoryRef
1999 Play On! Lady Liv Pasadena Playhouse Regional [3] [4]
2002 A Class Act FeliciaPasadena PlayhouseRegional [5]
2004 The Ten Commandments Ensemble [6]
2007 Spamalot Lady of the Lake Wynn Las Vegas [7]
2008Respect: The Girl Em-Powered MusicalEl Portal Forum Theatre [8]
2009Stormy WeatherYoung LenaPasadena PlayhouseRegional [9]
2013 Show Boat Julie Wells Fargo Pavilion [10]
2017 Man of La Mancha Aldonza/DulcineaLa Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts [11]
2019 Fairview Beverly Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company [12]
2020The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha WashingtonAnn Dandrige Steppenwolf Theatre Company [13]
2022 Fat Ham Tedra The Public Theater Off-Broadway [14]
2023 American Airlines Theatre Broadway
2024Geffen PlayhouseRegional [15]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRoleShowResultRef
2001 Helen Hayes Awards [16] Outstanding Supporting Performer, Resident MusicalLady LivPlay On!Nominated
2010 NAACP Theatre Awards Best Lead Actress-Equity Young LenaStormy WeatherWon [17] [18]
2023 Tony Awards Best Featured Actress in a Play TedraFat HamNominated [1]
2024Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle AwardsFeatured Performance [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022A Country Christmas HarmonyCarole DukesTV film [20]
2020How to Deter a RobberOfficer MartinFeature film
2019Desperate WatersDistrict Attorney GraceFeature film
2016Dance Night ObsessionDetective BrechtFeature film
201696 SoulsNina OrleansFeature film
2012Contradictions of the HeartPatriceDTV
2009Applause for Miss ESista BurnsFeature film
2005DuckBus DriverFeature film
2000Retiring TatianaTatianaFeature film
1997Wag the DogMomFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2024TrackerMiggyTV series
2024 Elsbeth Solani ManiEpisode 7 [21]
2024 Cruel Intentions Mrs. GroverTV series
2022 United States of Al BarbaraGuest appearance
2021Selena: The SeriesTina KnowlesRecurring role
2020Two DegreesNikkiGuest appearance
2019Crown LakeValerie St. MartinRecurring role
20199-1-1Leticia BarryGuest appearance
2017 Criminal Minds Marla GraceGuest appearance
2016 Pretty Little Liars Agent LeighGuest appearance
2015Switched at BirthKendall BoothGuest appearance
2014LegitDr. PollittGuest appearance
2013 Happily Divorced MonicaGuest appearance
2006Numb3rsER DoctorGuest appearance
2004 Malcolm in the Middle NellGuest appearance
2001The DistrictReporter #2Guest appearance
1996Homeboys in Outer SpaceHeatherGuest appearance
1996MartinWoman #3Guest appearance
1995Dream OnColette PerryGuest appearance
1994 Living Single RenattaGuest appearance
1991A Different WorldGirlGuest appearance

Web

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2012–2013H+Julie Martin10 episodes (web series) [22]

References

  1. 1 2 Sherman, Rachel; Cohn, Gabe (2023-05-02). "Tony Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. "Nikki Crawford". Broadway.com. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  3. Manus, Willard (8 July 1999). "Pasadena Playhouse Celebrates Duke Ellington's 100th Birthday". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. Jones, Kenneth (21 June 2000). "Play On! Finds Its Way to Small Screen, on PBS, June 21". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. Jones, Kenneth (3 May 2002). "A Class Act Has Post-Bway Bow in CA May 3-June 16; Price Directs Picardo, Bullock". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. Hernandez, Ernio (27 September 2004). ""Let My People Go...": Kilmer Is Moses as The Ten Commandments Musical Opens, Sept. 27". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. "Spamalot, Starring O'Hurley, Opens in Vegas March 31". BroadwayWorld.com. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  8. Gans, Andrew (26 June 2008). "Crawford, George, Seiden and Taylor to Star in Respect: The Girl Em-Powered Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. "Stormy Weather, Powerhouse Evening in Pasadena". BroadwayWorld.com. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  10. Mancuso, Christina. "Photos: First Look at Ron Bohmer, Jennifer Hope Wills, Nikki Crawford and More in SHOW BOAT at Music Circus". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  11. Grigware, Don (5 June 2017). "Review: Davis Gaines Steals MAN OF LA MANCHA at La Mirada". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  12. Smith, Paul (17 September 2019). "Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of FAIRVIEW at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company?". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  13. Cristi, A. A. "Steppenwolf Announces Complete Casting for The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington and Catch As Catch Can". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  14. Rabinowitz, Chloe (19 May 2022). "Photos: First Look at the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Fat Ham at The Public Theater". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  15. Henerson, Evan. "Review: FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  16. Jones, Kenneth (8 May 2001). "Judith Light, Side Show, The Dead Among D.C. Helen Hayes Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  17. Sierra, Gabrielle (27 July 2010). "Kim Coles, Quinton Aaron Annouce[sic] Nominees For 20th Annual Naacp Theatre Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  18. "Obba Babatunde, Levar Burton, Nikki Crawford, et al. Win NAACP Theatre Awards". 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  19. Rabinowitz, Chloe. "The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Reveals 2024 Season Award Finalists and Special Award Honorees". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  20. "A Country Christmas Harmony - Full Cast & Crew". TVguide.com. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  21. Sharpe, Josh. "Comprehensive Guide to Broadway Actors in CBS's Hit Series ELSBETH". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  22. "In "H+" a possible blueprint for digital series". Deseret News. September 4, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2025.