Tovah Feldshuh Biography

Fast Facts

• Her volunteer work, such as her support of the Seeds of Peace organization, won her the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award and the Israel Peace Medal
• For her work on the stage, she has won four Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, an Obie Award, the Theatre World Award and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actress
• Graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, N․Y
• Her early career was spent at the Guthrie Theater under the direction of Michael Langham
• Her Broadway credits include "Golda's Balcony," "Yentl," "Lend Me a Tenor" and "Saravá!"
• One of her best known roles on television is defense attorney Danielle Melnick on "Law & Order․"
• Taught classes at Yale University, Cornell University and New York University