June Squibb is now the oldest Tony nominee in historical past.
On Tuesday morning, the 2026 Tony Awards nominations had been unveiled, and Squibb landed her first nomination — for greatest actress in a featured position in a play for Marjorie Prime — making historical past at 96 because the oldest nominee. Lois Smith had held the report at 89 after being nominated (and successful) in 2020 for her flip in The Inheritance.
In Marjorie Prime, Squibb performs the title character, an aged lady battling dementia and reminiscence loss, who makes use of an AI-generated “Prime” of her late husband, Walter, to assist protect and revisit recollections from their life collectively. (Smith performed Marjorie within the unique off-Broadway manufacturing and 2017 movie adaptation reverse Jon Hamm.)
Squibb is nominated alongside Laurie Metcalf (Arthur Miller’s Loss of life of a Salesman), Aya Money (Big), Betsy Aidem (Liberation) and Marylouise Burke (The Balusters), one other veteran theater actress who’s 85.
The actress made her Broadway debut in 1959 within the unique manufacturing of Gypsy, taking part in Electra. Her theater credit embody The Completely happy Time, Waitress, Sacrilege and Gorey Tales. Past Broadway, Squibb has constructed an acclaimed display screen profession with roles in Meet Joe Black, About Schmidt, Thelma, Shameless and extra. Final yr, she starred in Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, Eleanor the Great.
Squibb additionally earned award recognition for Alexander Payne’s 2013 movie Nebraska, together with Oscar, SAG, Golden Globe, Critics Alternative and Impartial Spirit Award nominations.
Marjorie Prime formally opened on Broadway Dec. 8, 2025, on the Helen Hayes Theater, with its scheduled run by way of Feb. 15.
See all the 2026 Tony nominations here, together with the largest snubs and surprises here.
