| Full given name: | Tallulah Jessica Elina Stevenson (That's my given maiden name) Jessica Hynes is my married name and the one I use now. |
| Hometown: | Brighton |
| Audition monologue: | Hermione from A Winter's Tale "Sir, spare your threats...." |
| Special skills: | Roller blading |
| How you got the nomination news: | I called back a missed call and someone said, "Congratulations..." |
| Nominee you're most excited for: | My fellow actors in the Normans; we're all rooting for each other. |
| Who you are taking Tony night: | Amelia Bullmore, who plays Ruth my sister in the show. |
| Person you'll forget to thank: | Jessica my gorgeous wardrobe siren, and Pat in front of house who puts me in a good mood everyday on my way in. |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | This is my first time in New York - I've never been to a Broadway show! My kids went to Shrek though, and they loved it. |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | I'd like to have seen Judy Garland in anything. |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | God of Carnage, Shrek |
| Favorite show tune: | "Make 'em Laugh" [Singin' in the Rain] |
| Most played song on your iPod: | B.B. King "Better Not Look Down" |
| Last book you read: | Philip Roth "My Life as a Man" |
| Must-see TV show: | "The Sopranos," "Seinfeld" |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Aretha Franklin |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | Madonna |
| First stage kiss: | Kissed Azdak in Youth Theatre production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle - had a massive crush on him and looked forward to it every night. |
| Favorite post-show meal: | A juicy steak; New York has the best steak I have ever tasted. |
| How you got your Equity card: | I was 19 and in the middle of rehearsals for a play and the Equity [rep] pulled me aside and gave me a telling off for not applying, as I was fully eligible and had been working without one for a year! |
| Worst onstage mishap: | I fell off the back of the stage during a production of Fiddler on the Roof. For some reason that night the action had shifted up stage and consequently I was closer to the edge. I fell right off, leaving a small boy behind, but I scrambled to my feet and raced back onstage in time to come in with 'The Mommas! The Mommas..' |
| Worst costume ever: | They've all been pretty bad. |
| Who would play you in the movie? | Amy Poehler. With a comically bad British accent. |
| Worst job you ever had: | Working as a cleaner in a Christian Mountain Centre. I had to fish out pubes from plugholes and then have compulsory group prayer meetings. |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | Making "Spaced," which I created and co-wrote with Simon Pegg. |
| Leading lady role you've been dying to play | Funny Girl |
