She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1982 (1981 season) for Outstanding Achievement in Musicals for "Cats".
She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999
season) for Outstanding Musical Production for "Dick Whittington".
She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Dance.
She was awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Dance and to Musical Theatre. She is a choreographer in London, England.
The original London home of the musical "Cats", the New London Theatre, has been renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre after its choreographer. It is the first West End theatre to be named after a non-royal woman.
Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Choreographer: in
1983 for "Cats" and in 1988 for "The Phantom of the Opera."