Trivia

She was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Real Thing" at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1994 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a play for "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Lesson" at the Orphans Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Real Thing" at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Troilus and Cressida" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 1990 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "The Tale of Cymbeline" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 1990 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "The Tale of Cymbeline" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "King John" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1999 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Henry IV Parts I and II" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 1993 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "King Lear" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 1993 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "King Lear" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1994 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a play for "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Troilus and Cressida" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Troilus and Cressida" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1997 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Hamlet" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1997 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Hamlet" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1999 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Henry IV Parts I and II" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Troilus and Cressida" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 2008 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "The Comedy of Errors" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded an Honorary OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Honours List for her services in strengthening British-American cultural relations.

She was awarded the 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Lesson" at the Orphans Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 2008 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "The Comedy of Errors" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She received the 2008 Tony Award for Regional Theatre for Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "King John" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago, Illinois (March 2010)

She and Ron West were nominated for a 2018 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for New Adaptation for "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.