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- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Ashley Griffin is the first person in history to be nominated for a major award for both playing and directing "Hamlet" (for a theatrical production) - notably doing both at the same time for her landmark off-Broadway production. As a writer Ashley is most well known as the creator of "Trial" (directed by Lori Petty,) and of the pop culture phenomenon "Forever Deadward" (New World Stages,) praised by MTV, E! EW and others. Her theater work has been developed at Broadway's Manhattan Theater Club, Playwrights Horizons, La MaMa, and the American Theater of Actors, and she has written for film and T.V. She has performed on and off Broadway, as well as in film: (Select credits include Elphaba ("Wicked": For Good Concert - Gershwin Theater,) "Hamlet" (Hamlet), "The Greatest Showman," and "American Dreams."
- IMDb mini biography by: Emily Bell
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Pronounsshe/her
- Sexual orientationStraight
- Was the original choice for Claudia in "Interview With The Vampire".
- First person in history to be nominated for a major award for both playing and directing "Hamlet." for a theatrical production.
- Ashley Griffin and Lori Petty won matching WellLife Network awards for their hit play "Trial" and its advocacy impact. Ashley Griffin is the creator and star of "Trial" and Lori Petty is the show's director.
- Trained with Joan Bayley from the age of seventeen until Ms. Bayley's death (just shy of Ms. Bayley's 102nd birthday.).
- Has appeared extensively on and off-Broadway including as Elphaba in the "For Good" special event concert at the Gershwin Theater, as well as appearances at Lincoln Center, The Broadway Theater and more.
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