E. Faye Butler

(Bio as of January 2026)

E. Faye Butler’s (Ma Rainey) career spans over 40 years in the entertainment industry as an actor and director. Goodman Theatre: Fat Ham, Nacirema Society… (Jeff Award), Fannie, Vanya, Sonia, Masha.., Crowns, Purlie, Pullman Porter Blues, Ain’t Misbehavin, A Christmas Carol. National regional theater: Seattle Rep, Court Theatre, BCS, Arena Stage, CCT, CST, MSMT ,La Jolla Playhouse, PPT, Milwaukee Rep, Yale Rep, Porchlight, PTC, Fulton, The MUNY, OSF, Steppenwolf, Shakes DC, PaperMill Playhouse, Marriotts Lincolnshire, Paramount, Congo Square, Kennedy Center, Signature, Olney, The Rep, Northlight, Pasadena Playhouse, DTC, Actors Theatre, Victory Gardens, Peninsula Players, Asolo Rep., Drury Lane, Wholly Mammoth, Broadway Playhouse. Recipient of 11 Jeffs, two Helen Hayes, R.A.M.I. Ovation, Sarah Siddons, four BTA, two Black Excellence, four BroadwayWorld, Excellence in the Arts, Irma P. Hall, Kathy V. Lampkey, Rosetta LeNoire 2016, Guy Adkins, Heller&Hover, After Dark, Barrymore, E.P.I.C. Inducted into RPS Fine Arts Hall of Fame, Women in the Arts Museum, Lunt- Fontanne Fellow, Chicagoan of the Year, LOCT Lifetime Achievement Awards. e-fayebutler.com