Sutton Foster Net Worth

What is Sutton Foster's Net Worth?

Sutton Foster is an American actress of the stage and screen who has a net worth of $4 million. Sutton Foster is known for her roles in such Broadway musicals as "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Little Women," "The Drowsy Chaperone," "Shrek the Musical," "Anything Goes," and "Violet." She has also acted on many television shows, with leading roles on "Bunheads" and "Younger." As a singer, Foster has released some solo albums, including "Wish" and "Take Me to the World."

Early Life and Education

Sutton Foster was born on March 18, 1975 in Statesboro, Georgia and was raised in Troy, Michigan. Her older brother is Hunter, an actor, singer, and playwright. When she was 15, Foster competed on the television reality competition show "Star Search," coming in second place. She attended Troy High School but left before graduating to pursue her theater career. After later receiving her high school diploma through correspondence courses, Foster attended Carnegie Mellon University for a year.

Theater Career

In 1992, Foster began her theater career as part of the national tour of the musical "The Will Rogers Follies." She went on to tour in the musical "Grease" in 1995, subsequently transferring to the Broadway production in 1996. After that, Foster appeared on Broadway in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and "Annie." In 1998, she performed in "What the World Needs Now" in San Diego, and in 1999 she toured in "Les Misérables" as a replacement Éponine. Foster understudied the same role on Broadway in 2000. She ultimately left "Les Misérables" to join the ensemble of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" in its preview run at the La Jolla Playhouse. Originally the understudy for leading lady Erin Dilly, Foster won the titular role when Dilly left due to creative disagreements. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" made its Broadway debut in 2002, with Foster earning particular praise for her star turn; she went on to win the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. After leaving the show in 2004, she starred in a production of "Me and My Girl" in Pittsburgh.

In 2005, Foster starred on Broadway in the musical adaptation of "Little Women," and earned her second Tony nomination. She received another nomination the next year for her leading role in "The Drowsy Chaperone." Foster left that production in 2007 and joined the cast of "Young Frankenstein," a musical adaptation of the Mel Brooks film. In late 2008, she began playing Princess Fiona in "Shrek the Musical," based on the animated film franchise. For her role, she earned her fourth Tony nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. After the show closed in 2010, Foster starred in a New York City Center production of "Anyone Can Whistle" and in Paul Weitz's comedy "Trust." In 2011, she began starring as Reno Sweeney in the Broadway revival of "Anything Goes," for which she went on to win her second Tony Award. In 2013, Foster starred as the titular character in a production of "Violet" at New York City Center. She reprised the role on Broadway in 2014, and earned her sixth career Tony nomination. Foster returned to New York City Center in 2015 to star in Andrew Lippa's "The Wild Party."

From 2016 to 2017, Foster starred in an off-Broadway production of "Sweet Charity." Concluding the decade, she played the Baker's Wife in a Hollywood Bowl production of "Into the Woods." In 2021, Foster made her London theater debut in a production of "Anything Goes," reprising her role as Reno Sweeney from the Broadway version. For her work, she earned a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. At the end of 2021, Foster returned to Broadway to star opposite Hugh Jackman in a revival of "The Music Man"; she went on to earn her seventh career Tony nomination for her work. After "The Music Man," which closed in 2023, Foster played Princess Winnifred in New York City Center's production of "Once Upon a Mattress." She reprised the role both on Broadway and in Los Angeles in 2024. Meanwhile, also in 2024, Foster was a replacement Mrs. Lovett in the Broadway revival of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

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Television Career

Foster had her first significant role on television in 2007, playing Coco in three episodes of the HBO sitcom "Flight of the Conchords." She appeared sporadically on the small screen over the ensuing years, with guest roles on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Royal Pains." Foster had her first leading television role from 2012 to 2013, playing the protagonist Michelle Simms on the ABC Family show "Bunheads." Following a guest role on "Psych" in 2014, Foster landed her next lead role in 2015, as Liza Miller on the TV Land series "Younger." The show ran for six seasons on TV Land through 2019, and aired a seventh and final season on Paramount+ and Hulu in 2021. Foster made guest appearances on numerous other shows during the run of "Younger," including "Elementary," "Mad Dogs," "The Good Wife," "Instinct," and "A Million Little Things." She went on to voice a supporting character in the Netflix animated children's series "Ridley Jones" from 2021 to 2023. In the latter year, Foster appeared in an episode of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."

Film Career

Foster has appeared in a few films, including the 2014 dramedy "The Angriest Man in Brooklyn" and the 2015 horror comedy "Gravy."

Albums

In addition to Broadway cast albums, Foster has recorded some albums as a solo singer. Her debut, entitled "Wish," was released by Ghostlight Records in 2009. Foster's next solo album was "An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Café Carlyle," which was recorded during her tour from 2010 to 2011. Her third solo album, "Take Me to the World," came out in 2018.

Theater Teaching and Directing

In 2010, Foster taught two master classes at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and also taught a week-long master class at Ball State University in Indiana. At the latter school, she also did workshops for students in the theater and dance department. Foster returned to Ball State in the spring of 2012 to both teach classes and co-direct the theater department's production of "The Drowsy Chaperone." Later, in 2017, she co-directed the department's spring production of "Shrek the Musical." Foster eventually joined the faculty of Ball State.

Personal Life

In 2006, Foster married fellow actor and singer Christian Borle, whom she had first met in college. They divorced in 2009. Foster subsequently wed screenwriter Ted Griffin in 2014. They adopted a daughter named Emily in 2017, and separated in 2024. Foster went on to date actor Hugh Jackman, with whom she had co-starred on Broadway in "The Music Man."

Real Estate

In May 2021, Sutton paid $1.61 million for a home in Tuxedo, New York. The home was built in 1895 by an architect named Bruce Price, whose daughter Emily Post would eventually became world-famous for her etiquette tips. Sutton listed this home for sale in December 2023 for $2.2 million.

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