Contact Nikki Blonsky

Full Name:

Nikki Blonsky

• Melinda vs. Nikki: Who'd You Rather?

  TMZ - Found 2 hours ago Former "American Idol" wannabeen Melinda Doolittle and "Hairspray" star Nikki Blonsky glammed it up at the same event in NYC last night.

• Idol Headlines for 11/24/09

  American Idol - Found 9 hours ago The evening featured unforgettable performances by Nikki Blonsky (HAIRSPRAY Movie), Melinda Doolittle (AMERICAN IDOL), Montego Glover (MEMPHIS...

• Stage Stars Shine at Benefit for Rosie's Broadway Kids

  Broadway.com - Found 4 hours ago ... and hosted by O?Donnell, the benefit included a tribute to Queen Latifah and performances by Nikki Blonsky, Shoshana Bean, Melinda Doolittle... Rosie O'Donnell Does Not Enjoy Being Single - People Rosie O'Donnell Does Not Enjoy Being Single - People Rosie O'Donnell 'not liking single life' - Digital Spy Muscle Milk; For One Sexy Pilgrim! - Radar Explore All

  People

• Broadway Blog - Rosie Live & Radio

  Broadway World - Found Nov. 19, 2009 The evening will feature unforgettable performances by Nikki Blonsky(HAIRSPRAY Movie), Gavin Creel (HAIR), Melinda Doolittle (AMERICAN IDOL...

• Dreams Come True as Charities Help Kick Off The Radio City Christmas ...

  Broadway.com - Found Nov. 18, 2009 Don't worry, Santa. Steve ... Nikki Blonsky wanted to ... The warm-fuzzies are contagious! ... Garden of Dreams Board ... New York Giants ...

• O'Donnell's Broadway Extravaganza to Feature Blonsky, Creel, ...

  Playbill - Found Nov. 16, 2009 Attendees can expect to enjoy performances by Nikki Blonsky, Gavin Creel, Melinda Doolittle, Montego Glover, Norm Lewis, Judy Gold, the cast...

• Rosie Welcomes Queen Latifah to the Palace with Creel, Blonsky, ...

  Broadway World - Found Nov. 16, 2009 The evening will feature unforgettable performances by Nikki Blonsky (HAIRSPRAY Movie), Gavin Creel (HAIR), Melinda Doolittle (AMERICAN IDOL...

• Holidays on Earth Today: November 9, 2009

  Associated Content - Found Nov. 12, 2009 Guinness World Records Day*Kristallnacht Remembrance *Parade Day*Go to An Art Museum Today Day*Nikki Blonsky Birthday: 1988*Scottie Thompson...

• Christie Boosts Digital Screenings at ShowCanada 2007 Apr 24, 2007 ...

  Dcinematoday.com - Found Nov. 11, 2009 Canada by Alliance Atlantis* Motion Picture Distribution LP. Director Adam Shankman and principle actors Nikki Blonsky and Elijah Kelley will...

• Body Image

  Binghampton University Pipe Dream - Found Nov. 21, 2009 The 2007 film 'Hairspray' took the iconic character of Tracy Turnblad and introduced Nikki Blonsky, another unknown actress who fit the part...

Nikki Blonsky extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Nikki Blonsky
Blonsky at a fashion show, 2008
Born	Nicole Blonsky November 9, 1988 (1988-11-09) (age 21) Great Neck, New York, United States
Occupation	Actress/Singer
Years active	2007–present

Nicole "Nikki" Blonsky¹ (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film Hairspray and as Maggie Baker in the 2008 television movie Queen Sized.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2.1 Awards 2.2 Music 2.3 Television 2.4 Others 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

Personal life

Blonsky was born in Great Neck, New York, which is in Nassau County on Long Island, NY, the daughter of Karen (née Smeja), a school aide, and Carl Blonsky, a municipal worker for the village water pollution control district.²³ Blonsky worked at Cold Stone Creamery before starting her work on Hairspray.²

She graduated from Great Neck Village School in June 2005.³ Her father is Jewish but she was raised in her mother's Catholic religion. She wanted to be Tracy Turnblad when she saw Hairspray on Broadway. She tried out for the part then, but was told she was too young.⁴⁵ Coincidentally, she was born the same year the original Hairspray film was released.

She said that her favorite singers are Patsy Cline and Cass Elliot.⁶

Career

Awards

Blonsky was honored in the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards for her role as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray in 2007 (Best Young Actress). She was taped "screaming her brains out"^{citation needed} when she won the award. Blonsky, along with Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, John Travolta, Zac Efron, Brittany Snow, Allison Janney, and Elijah Kelley, also won best acting ensemble in Hairspray.

Music

Blonsky began work on her debut album in September 2007. She confirmed in November 2007 that she was working with alternative rock musician Duncan Sheik on a number of tracks. Her first single, "On a High", a cover of one of Sheik's tracks, was featured in the Lifetime Original Movie Queen Sized, in which Blonsky also starred. On December 18, 2007, she performed with the Turtle Creek Chorale in her first solo performance.

Blonsky covered the Disney classic "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella for DisneyMania 6, which was released on May 20, 2008.^{citation needed}

Television

In 2008, Blonsky announced plans to star in a television sitcom, which is currently in the planning stages.⁷ In 2009 Blonsky made a guest appearance on the Ugly Betty episode "Dressed for Success", in which she played Teri O'Shaughnessy, an assistant at Elle, the rival magazine of the show’s fictional Mode.⁸

Others

On 22 June 2008 she sang the American National Anthem in the pre-race ceremony at the 2008 Toyota\Save Mart 350 that took place at Infineon Raceway.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Hairspray	Tracy Turnblad	Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
2008	Queen Sized	Maggie Baker	TV movie
	Harold	Rhonda
2009	Ugly Betty	Teri	Episode: "Dressed for Success"
	Waiting for Forever	Dolores	post-production
2010	Hairspray 2: White Lipstick	Tracy Turnblad

References

External links

• Nikki Blonsky at the Internet Movie Database
• Nikki Blonsky at Allmovie
• Nikki Blonsky at TV.com
• "17 Year-Old Nikki Blonsky Cast as Hairspray Film's Tracy", BroadwayWorld.com, June 8, 2006
• "Breaking News: Unknown Lands Hairspray Lead", Cinematical.com, June 8, 2006
• "A ‘Hairspray’ dream come true", MSNBC/Access Hollywood, June 15, 2006