Cynthia Murphy — Dear Evan Hansen Character Profile

About Cynthia Murphy

Connor's deeply grieving mother who, after misinterpreting a stolen letter as a suicide note, encourages Evan to pretend to be Connor's close friend and later struggles to reconcile her grief with the devastating truth.

Character Facts

Played by

Amy Adams

Appears in

Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

Role

Supporting

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