Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Updated on Nov 25, 2023

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The Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award is bestowed annually by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals society at Harvard University. It has been awarded annually by the society members since 1951 to performers deemed to have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment."

The Woman of the Year recipient is traditionally treated to a day of celebrations in her honor, including a parade through Harvard Square accompanied by members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and Pudding-affiliated Organizations to include Jello. This is usually followed by a celebratory dinner and entertainment by the Harvard Krokodiloes.

Below is a list of the women who have received the award:

Woman of the Year recipients

1951 – Gertrude Lawrence

1952 – Barbara Bel Geddes

1953 – Mamie Eisenhower

1954 – Shirley Booth

1955 – Debbie Reynolds

1956 – Peggy Ann Garner

1957 – Carroll Baker

1958 – Katharine Hepburn

1959 – Joanne Woodward

1960 – Carol Lawrence

1961 – Jane Fonda

1962 – Piper Laurie

1963 – Shirley MacLaine

1964 – Rosalind Russell

1965 – Lee Remick

1966 – Ethel Merman

1967 – Lauren Bacall

1968 – Angela Lansbury

1969 – Carol Burnett

1970 – Dionne Warwick

1971 – Carol Channing

1972 – Ruby Keeler

1973 – Liza Minnelli

1974 – Faye Dunaway

1975 – Valerie Harper

1976 – Bette Midler

1977 – Elizabeth Taylor

1978 – Beverly Sills

1979 – Candice Bergen

1980 – Meryl Streep

1981 – Mary Tyler Moore

1982 – Ella Fitzgerald

1983 – Julie Andrews

1984 – Joan Rivers

1985 – Cher

1986 – Sally Field

1987 – Bernadette Peters

1988 – Lucille Ball

1989 – Kathleen Turner

1990 – Glenn Close

1991 – Diane Keaton

1992 – Jodie Foster

1993 – Whoopi Goldberg

1994 – Meg Ryan

1995 – Michelle Pfeiffer

1996 – Susan Sarandon

1997 – Julia Roberts

1998 – Sigourney Weaver

1999 – Goldie Hawn

2000 – Jamie Lee Curtis

2001 – Drew Barrymore

2002 – Sarah Jessica Parker

2003 – Anjelica Huston

2004 – Sandra Bullock

2005 – Catherine Zeta-Jones

2006 – Halle Berry

2007 – Scarlett Johansson

2008 – Charlize Theron

2009 – Renée Zellweger

2010 – Anne Hathaway

2011 – Julianne Moore

2012 – Claire Danes

2013 – Marion Cotillard

2014 – Helen Mirren

2015 – Amy Poehler

2016 – Kerry Washington

2017 – Octavia Spencer

References

Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Wikipedia

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