Photo: Reinhard Liess from Somerville, U.S. / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Anaïs Mitchell is listed as a composer, singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born on March 26, 1981, Anaïs Mitchell is from Montpelier, Vermont, United States. That works out to 45 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Middlebury College. Awards on record include Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre and Tony Award for Best Original Score (2019).
My Take
Anaïs Mitchell sits in a category almost entirely her own: a folk singer-songwriter who also conquered Broadway. Winning the 2019 Tony for Best Original Score for Hadestown, a show she nurtured for years, is a feat I find genuinely staggering. What I love is how her Middlebury-trained literacy meets the rough, earthy texture of folk, especially on a project like Child Ballads where she digs into old traditional songs. Across eight albums she has stayed restless and curious rather than coasting. To build something real in both the theater and the intimate world of acoustic songwriting is rare, and I admire her enormously.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anaïs Mitchell
- Name (Japanese)
- アナイス・ミッチェル＆ジェファーソン・ハマー
- Reading
- あないす・みっちぇる＆じぇふぁーそん・はまー
- Born
- March 26, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Montpelier, Vermont, United States
- Occupation
- composer / singer-songwriter / guitarist / playwright / singer
2. Background
- University
- Middlebury College
Awards & achievements
- Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre
- 2019 Tony Award for Best Original Score
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://anaismitchell.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/anaismitchell/
- Xhttps://x.com/anaismitchell
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana%C3%AFs%20Mitchell
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1467912
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Anaïs Mitchell born?
Born March 26, 1981 (age 45).
Where is Anaïs Mitchell from?
Anaïs Mitchell is from Montpelier, Vermont, United States.
What does Anaïs Mitchell do?
Anaïs Mitchell works as composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, playwright, singer.
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