Sutton Lenore Foster (born in Statesboro, Georgia) is an American actress, singer and dancer. Foster is best known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has received two Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical in 2002 for her role as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie and in 2011 for her performance as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. Her other Broadway credits include Little Women, The Drowsy Chaperone, Young Frankenstein, Shrek the Musical, and Violet. On television, Foster played the lead role in the short-lived ABC Family comedy-drama Bunheads from 2012 to 2013. As of March 31, 2015 she is starring in the TV Land comedy-drama Younger as Liza Miller, which premiered on March 31, 2015.
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Ridley Jones (2021)
Starring as Mama Jones
(33 episodes)
- Episode 5x15: Game of Jones (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x14: Ridley's Christmas Carol (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x13: Pedro Busts a Move (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x10: Ready, Pet, Go (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x06: Makin' Waves (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x02: Ms. Peabody, I Presume? (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x01: Jones to the Future (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 4x09: Heart of the Museum (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x08: Dante the Daredevil (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Escape Tomb (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x06: Birds of Paradise (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: The Termite-ator (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 3x08: Annie-Place But Here (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 3x07: The Good, the Bad and the Chuck Wagon (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 3x02: A Quiet Chase (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 3x01: Peaches Beyond the Infinite (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 2x09: Moles Shall Overcome (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: The Trailblazers (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Compass Eye of the Storm (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Fred Steps Up (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: A Stamp for Mama (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Dude, Where's Our Egg? (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Bison Ball (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: Riddle Me This (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x09: Ridley's Babysitter Club (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Tunnel Vision (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: The Taming of the Tail (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Peaches, We Have a Problem (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Un-Fit for a Queen (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: My Dinner with Ismat (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Fly Like an Eagle (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Some Like It Hot (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Ready or Not, Here I Come (Jul 13, 2021)
Starring as Mrs. Sanchez
(31 episodes)
- Episode 5x14: Ridley's Christmas Carol (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x07: Ismat's Cat-tastrophe (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x06: Makin' Waves (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x04: Dante's Jurassic Rescue (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 5x02: Ms. Peabody, I Presume? (Mar 6, 2023)
- Episode 4x09: Heart of the Museum (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x08: Dante the Daredevil (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x07: Escape Tomb (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x06: Birds of Paradise (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x05: The Termite-ator (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x04: Dastardly Derples (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 4x03: All Ismat's Eve (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 3x02: A Quiet Chase (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 3x01: Peaches Beyond the Infinite (Feb 15, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Compass Eye of the Storm (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Fred Steps Up (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: A Stamp for Mama (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Dude, Where's Our Egg? (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Bison Ball (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 1x12: Dudley's Inferno (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x11: A Knight's Tale (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: Riddle Me This (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x09: Ridley's Babysitter Club (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Tunnel Vision (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: The Taming of the Tail (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Peaches, We Have a Problem (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Un-Fit for a Queen (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: My Dinner with Ismat (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Fly Like an Eagle (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Some Like It Hot (Jul 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Ready or Not, Here I Come (Jul 13, 2021)
Solar Opposites (2020)
Guest starring as Sister Sisto
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x04: Hululand (Jul 13, 2022)
- Episode 3x02: The Edamame Duffle Bag (Jul 13, 2022)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 1x48: Sutton Foster, Mark Ronson, Heidi Pratt, Spencer Pratt, Whitney Port, Audrina Patridge, Justin Brescia (Jun 12, 2019)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 1x80: Taylor Schilling, Aziz Ansari, Sutton Foster, Sabrina Carpenter (Aug 21, 2017)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Guest starring as Carole
- Episode 5x07: The House Full of Extremely Lame Horses (May 12, 2023)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)
Guest starring as Violet
- Episode 1x03: Summer (Nov 25, 2016) [Co-Star]
Match Game (2016)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 1x01: Debra Messing, J.B. Smoove, Michael Ian Black, Rosie O'Donnell, Sutton Foster, Tituss Burgess (Jun 26, 2016)
All In with Cam Newton (2016)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 1x05: All In with Grant and Tori (Jul 8, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2022-03-07: Anderson Cooper, Sutton Foster (Mar 7, 2022)
- Episode 2017-07-26: Michael Moore, Sutton Foster, 6LACK (Jul 26, 2017)
- Episode 2016-09-27: Sean Penn; Sutton Foster; Regina Spektor (Sep 27, 2016)
Younger (2015)
Starring as Liza Miller
(84 episodes)
- Episode 7x12: Older (Jun 10, 2021)
- Episode 7x11: Make No Mustique (Jun 3, 2021)
- Episode 7x10: Inku-baited (May 27, 2021)
- Episode 7x09: Fallout (May 20, 2021)
- Episode 7x08: The Baroness (May 13, 2021)
- Episode 7x07: The Son Also Rises (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 7x06: The F Word (Apr 29, 2021)
- Episode 7x05: The Last Unicorn (Apr 22, 2021)
- Episode 7x04: Risky Business (Apr 15, 2021)
- Episode 7x03: FKA Millennial (Apr 15, 2021)
- Episode 7x02: It's the End of the World, Worm Girl (Apr 15, 2021)
- Episode 7x01: A Decent Proposal (Apr 15, 2021)
- Episode 6x12: Forever (Sep 4, 2019)
- Episode 6x11: Holding Out for a SHero (Aug 28, 2019)
- Episode 6x10: It's All About the Money, Honey (Aug 21, 2019)
- Episode 6x09: Millennial's Next Top Model (Aug 14, 2019)
- Episode 6x08: The Debu-taunt (Aug 7, 2019)
- Episode 6x07: Friends with Benefits (Jul 31, 2019)
- Episode 6x06: Merger, She Wrote (Jul 24, 2019)
- Episode 6x05: Stiff Competition (Jul 17, 2019)
- Episode 6x04: An Inside Glob (Jul 10, 2019)
- Episode 6x03: The Unusual Suspect (Jun 26, 2019)
- Episode 6x02: Flush with Love (Jun 19, 2019)
- Episode 6x01: Big Day (Jun 12, 2019)
- Episode 5x12: Lizability (Aug 28, 2018)
- Episode 5x11: Fraudlein (Aug 21, 2018)
- Episode 5x10: Girls on the Side (Aug 14, 2018)
- Episode 5x09: Honk if You're Horny (Aug 7, 2018)
- Episode 5x08: The Bubble (Jul 31, 2018)
- Episode 5x07: A Christmas Miracle (Jul 24, 2018)
- Episode 5x06: Sex, Liza and Rock & Roll (Jul 17, 2018)
- Episode 5x05: Big Little Liza (Jul 10, 2018)
- Episode 5x04: The Talented Mr. Ridley (Jun 26, 2018)
- Episode 5x03: The End of the Tour (Jun 19, 2018)
- Episode 5x02: A Titanic Problem (Jun 12, 2018)
- Episode 5x01: #LizaToo (Jun 5, 2018)
- Episode 4x12: Irish Goodbye (Sep 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x11: It's Love, Actually (Sep 6, 2017)
- Episode 4x10: A Novel Marriage (Aug 30, 2017)
- Episode 4x09: The Incident at Pound Ridge (Aug 23, 2017)
- Episode 4x08: The Gelato and the Pube (Aug 16, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: Fever Pitch (Aug 9, 2017)
- Episode 4x06: A Close Shave (Aug 2, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: The Gift of the Maggie (Jul 26, 2017)
- Episode 4x04: In the Pink (Jul 19, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: Forged in Fire (Jul 12, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: Gettin' Hygge with It (Jul 5, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: Post Truth (Jun 28, 2017)
- Episode 3x12: Get Real (Dec 14, 2016)
- Episode 3x11: A Book Fair to Remember (Dec 14, 2016)
- Episode 3x10: Pigeons, Parrots, and Storks (Dec 7, 2016)
- Episode 3x09: Summer Friday (Nov 30, 2016)
- Episode 3x08: What's Up, Dock? (Nov 16, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: Ladies Who Lust (Nov 9, 2016)
- Episode 3x06: Me, Myself, and O (Nov 2, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: P is for Pancake (Oct 26, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: A Night at the Opera (Oct 19, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Last Days of Books (Oct 12, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: The Marshmallow Experiment (Oct 5, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: A Kiss is Just a Kiss (Sep 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x12: No Weddings & a Funeral (Mar 23, 2016)
- Episode 2x11: Secrets & Liza (Mar 16, 2016)
- Episode 2x10: Bad Romance (Mar 9, 2016)
- Episode 2x09: The Good Shepherd (Mar 2, 2016)
- Episode 2x08: Beyond Therapy (Feb 24, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: Into the Woods and Out of the Woods (Feb 17, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Un-Jaded (Feb 10, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Jersey, Sure (Feb 3, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: The Jade Crusade (Jan 27, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Like a Boss (Jan 20, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: The Mao Function (Jan 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Tattoo You (Jan 13, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: The Old Ma'am and the C (Jun 9, 2015)
- Episode 1x11: Hot Mitzvah (Jun 2, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: The Boy with the Dragon Tattoo (May 26, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: I'm with Stupid (May 19, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Sk8 (May 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Broke and Pantyless (May 5, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Shedonism (Apr 28, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Girl Code (Apr 21, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: The Exes (Apr 14, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: IRL (Apr 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Liza Sows Her Oates (Mar 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 31, 2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 2019-07-24: Sutton Foster, Eddie Izzard, Dave Ross (Jul 24, 2019)
Good Morning Britain (2014)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 2022-02-11: 11/02/22 (Feb 11, 2022)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2022-05-05: Sutton Foster & Hugh Jackman, Ali Wentworth, Carter McLean (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 2016-03-21: Jeff Daniels, Sutton Foster, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (Mar 21, 2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 2022-10-07: Mike Myers, Sutton Foster, Killer Mike (Oct 7, 2022)
Bunheads (2012)
Starring as Michelle Simms
(18 episodes)
- Episode 1x18: Next! (Feb 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x17: It's Not a Mint (Feb 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x16: There's Nothing Worse Than a Pantsuit (Feb 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x15: Take the Vicuna (Feb 4, 2013)
- Episode 1x14: The Astronaut and the Ballerina (Jan 28, 2013)
- Episode 1x13: I'll Be Your Meyer Lansky (Jan 21, 2013)
- Episode 1x12: Channing Tatum is a Fine Actor (Jan 14, 2013)
- Episode 1x11: You Wanna See Something? (Jan 7, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: A Nutcracker in Paradise (Aug 20, 2012)
- Episode 1x09: No One Takes Khaleesi's Dragons (Aug 13, 2012)
- Episode 1x08: Blank Up, It's Time (Aug 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: What's Your Damage Heather? (Jul 30, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Movie Truck (Jul 23, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Money for Nothing (Jul 16, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Better Luck Next Year (Jul 9, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Inherit the Wind (Jun 25, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: For Fanny (Jun 18, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 11, 2012)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 2019-07-19: Sutton Foster, Carnie Wilson (Jul 19, 2019)
Psych (2006)
Guest starring as Gretchen Eikleberry
- Episode 8x09: A Nightmare on State Street (Mar 19, 2014)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Rosemary
- Episode 11x13: P.C. (Mar 3, 2010)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Sutton Foster
- Episode 2024-02-27: Discover Black Heritage (Feb 27, 2024)