aside from film and tv, anderson has taken on the stage and has received both awards and critical acclaim. her stage work includes "absent friends" (1991) – for which she won a theatre world award for best newcomer, "a doll's house" (2009) – that earned her a laurence olivier award nomination, and a portrayal of blanche dubois in "a streetcar named desire" (2014, 2016) – for which she won the "evening standard" theatre award for best actress and received her second laurence olivier award nomination for best actress.