A Raisin in the Sun Character nomination total 3 Nominations Brooke Ashton from Noises Off Honey from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2 Nominations Bananas Shaughnessy from The House of Blue Leaves Beneatha Younger from A Raisin in the Sun Beverly from The Shadow Box Big Mama Pollitt from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Birdie Hubbard from The Little Foxes Charlotte from The Real Thing Hannah Pitt (and others) from Angels in America Harper Pitt (and others) from Angels in America Lady Gay Spanker from London Assurance Lady in Red from For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf Lavinia Penniman from The Heiress Linda Loman from Death of a Salesman Madge Kendal from The Elephant Man Maria Merelli from Lend Me a Tenor Marthy Owen from Anna Christie Mavis Parodus Bryson from The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Ruth Younger from A Raisin in the Sun Trivia Supporting actresses in two of three plays in Neil Simon's Eugene trilogy (Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound) were nominated for the Tony. Featured actresses in six parts of August Wilson's The Pittsburgh Cycle have been nominated for the award. Featured actress Trazana Beverley in Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is the first African American actor to receive the award. See also Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical Notes References External links Internet Broadway Database Awards Archive Official Tony Awards Website Archive Tony Awards Awards established in 1947 Theatre acting awards Awards for actresses