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{{short description|American actress, singer, and dancer}}
{{Infobox actor
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| name = Nikki Blonsky
{{Infobox person
| image = Nikki Blonsky LF.JPG
| imagesize = 200px | name = Nikki Blonsky
| caption = Blonsky at a fashion show, 2008 | image = Nikki Blonsky LF.JPG
| caption = Blonsky at Slim-Fast Fashion Show in January 2008
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1988|11|9}}
| birth_name = Nicole Blonsky
| birthplace = ], ], ], ]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|9}}
| yearsactive = ]–Present
| birth_place = ], U.S.
| awards = ''']'''<br>2007 '']''<br>''']'''<br>2007 '']''
| yearsactive = 2007–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|dancer|personality}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Hailey Jo Jenson|2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title="Hairspray"'s Nikki Blonsky Reveals She and Longtime Partner Hailey Jo Jenson Are Married: 'Felt Like the Right Time' |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hairspray-nikki-blonsky-reveals-she-001813788.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}}</ref>
}} }}
'''Nicole Blonsky'''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a34397/zac-efron-prepares-for-hairspray.html |title=Zac Efron prepares for 'Hairspray' |work=] |date=November 7, 2008 |access-date=November 7, 2008 |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530193624/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a34397/zac-efron-prepares-for-hairspray/ |url-status=live}}</ref> (born November 9, 1988)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/11/09/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-9-2018/7831541607233/ |title=UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 |work=] |date=November 9, 2018 |quote=actor Nikki Blonsky in 1988 (age 30)}}</ref> is an American ], singer, dancer, and ]. She is known for playing ] in the film '']'' (2007), for which she won two ] and nominations for a ] and a ].
'''Nikki Blonsky''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] and ]. She is best known for her ]-winning and ]-nominated<ref name="GoldenGlobeNominated">{{cite web |title=2007 Golden Globe Nominations |publisher=Awards Daily's Oscar Watch |date=] |url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/2007/12/globes-noms.html |accessdate=2007-12-13}}</ref> role as Tracy Turnblad in '']'', a 2007 screen adaptation of the ] adaptation of the ] ].


Blonsky has starred as Willamena Rader in the ] series '']'' (2010), for which she received a ] nomination, had a recurring role as Margot on the series ] (2013), and had roles in the films ] (2013) as Therese and '']'' (2017) as Faith. She is a licensed ].
==Personal life==
Blonsky was born '''Nicole Margaret Blonsky''' in ], the daughter of Karen (] Smeja), a school aide, and Carl Blonsky, a municipal worker for the village ] control district.<ref name="Kahn">{{cite news |last=Kahn |first=Robert |title=Nikki Blonsky's career takes hold with 'Hairspray' |pages= |publisher=New York's CW 11 |date=] |url=http://cw11.trb.com/entertainment/news/ny-ffmov5289824jul15,0,2861845.story?coll=wpix-entnews-1 |accessdate=2007-07-21 }}</ref><ref name="Fischler">{{cite news |last=Fischler |first=Marcelle S. |title=The Big Time; For 'Hairspray' Star |pages= |publisher=''The New York Times'' |date=] |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40B13FD3E5A0C7B8CDDAE0894DF404482 |accessdate=2007-07-21 }}</ref> She has a brother, Joey. Blonsky worked at ] before starting her work on ''Hairspray''.<ref name="Kahn"/> She graduated from ] in June 2006, having transferred into the school from ] in her sophomore year.<ref name="Fischler"/> Although her father is ]ish, she was raised in her mother's ] 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.<ref name="Bloom">{{cite news |last=Bloom |first=Nate |title=She's the Man: A Q&A with Amanda Bynes |publisher=InterfaithFamily.com |date=] |url=http://www.interfaithfamily.com/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=ekLSK5MLIrG&b=297403&ct=4071099 |accessdate=2008-01-01 }}</ref><ref name="Fox">{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Michael |title=ARTS: Welcome To The '60s |pages= |publisher=''The Detroit Jewish News'' |date=] |url=http://jnonline.us/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=7&ArticleID=3398 |accessdate=2007-07-21 }}</ref> Coincidentally, she was born the same year the original '']'' film was released.


==Early life==
She later earned the nickname Nikki Bonsklia from the director/choreographer of Hairspray, Adam Shankman.<ref name="Downing">{{cite news |last=Downing |first=Sam |title=Zac Efron & Nikki Blonsky Interview |publisher=yourMovies |url=http://www.yourmovies.com.au/news/?action=news&i=124292 |accessdate=2008-01-22 }} {{dead link|date=April 2008}}</ref>
Blonsky was born and raised in ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2007/33976/ |title=Big Girl Now |first=Logan |last=Hill |date=Summer 2011 |work=] |access-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118182019/http://nymag.com/guides/summer/2007/33976/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She and her brother Joey<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/family-with-nikki-blonsky-when-she-got-globes-nod-1.880344 |title=Family with Nikki Blonsky when she got Globes nod |date=December 13, 2007 |work=] |location=New York City / Long Island |first=Robert |last=Kahn |access-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208210045/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/family-with-nikki-blonsky-when-she-got-globes-nod-1.880344 |url-status=live}} {{subscription required}}</ref> are the children of Karen, a school aide, and Carl Blonsky, a municipal worker for the village ] control district.<ref name="Kahn">{{cite web |last=Kahn |first=Robert |title=Nikki Blonsky's career takes hold with 'Hairspray' |publisher=New York's CW 11 |date=July 15, 2007 |url=http://cw11.trb.com/entertainment/news/ny-ffmov5289824jul15,0,2861845.story?coll=wpix-entnews-1 |access-date=July 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012090929/http://cw11.trb.com/entertainment/news/ny-ffmov5289824jul15,0,2861845.story?coll=wpix-entnews-1 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Fischler">{{cite news |last=Fischler |first=Marcelle S. |title=For 'Hairspray' Star, 'My Darn Dream Come True' |newspaper=] |date=July 8, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/08mainli.html |access-date=July 21, 2007}}</ref> Her father is Jewish, and her mother is Roman Catholic.<ref name=ylihti>{{cite web |last=Bloom |first=Nate |title=She's the Man: A Q&A with Amanda Bynes |publisher=Interfaith Family |date=July 10, 2007 |url=http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Shes_the_Man_A_Q&A_with_Amanda_Bynes.shtml?rd=2 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020142345/https://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Shes_the_Man_A_Q%26A_with_Amanda_Bynes/?rd=2 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Blonsky attended Great Neck North Middle School and attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, and switched to ] after a year at the latter.<ref name="Fischler" /> She additionally attended the after-school theatre program at ] daily, where she participated in productions of '']'', '']'', '']'', and the title role of the opera '']''.<ref name="Fischler" />
On ], ], Blonsky and her father were arrested after they were involved in a brawl in the departure lounge of ], ] with the family of Bianca Golden, a former contestant of '']''. Blonsky was charged with ], while her father was charged with ]. Golden was also charged with actual bodily harm. Blonsky was later released on bail.<ref>{{cite news|title=‘Hairspray’ star, father busted for airport brawl|publisher=MSNBC|date=2008-08-01|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25972737/|accessdate=2008-08-02}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
]
===Awards===
Blonsky made her screen debut as ] in the musical feature film '']'', which is an adaptation of the ].<ref name="ylihti" /><ref name="Fox">{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Michael |title=ARTS: Welcome To The '60s |newspaper=The Detroit Jewish News |date=July 19, 2007 |url=http://jnonline.us/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=7&ArticleID=3398 |access-date=July 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083415/http://jnonline.us/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=7&ArticleID=3398 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> She auditioned for the role as a high-school student with no professional acting or singing background at the time, and beat out eleven-hundred candidates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankman |first=Adam |title=The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #9 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Directors-Chair-Adam-Shankmans-Hairspray-Diary-9-20070719 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankman |first=Adam |title=The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #7 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Directors-Chair-Adam-Shankmans-Hairspray-Diary-7-20070716 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Hairspray: How Nikki Blonsky Got Cast As Tracy Turnblad | date=August 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcgNDozn9-I |language=en |access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref> The film was released to commercial and critical success, and became Blonsky's first role.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Chuck & Larry' Can't Stop 'Hairspray' Sheen |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3564700676/ |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Chuck & Larry' Can't Stop 'Hairspray' Sheen |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3564700676/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> She received praise for her performance, with ] of The '']'' writing "Without somebody like Nikki Blonsky at the heart of the movie, it might fall flat, but everybody works at her level of happiness..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Hairspray movie review & film summary (2007) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hairspray-2007 |access-date=October 9, 2020 |website=rogerebert.com/ |language=en}}</ref> She received several awards and nominations, including winning two ] for ] and ],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author=BWW News Desk |title=Blonsky, Coen, 'Enchanted' & 'Hairspray' Win Critics' Choice Awards |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Blonsky-Coen-Enchanted-Hairspray-Win-Critics-Choice-Awards-20080108 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> and being nominated for the ] for ] and the ] for ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=WarnerBros.com {{!}} Home of WB Movies, TV, Games, and more! |url=https://www.warnerbros.com/ |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=warnerbros.com}}</ref><ref name=":3" />
Blonsky was honored in the 13th Annual ] for her role as '''Tracy Turnblad''' in ''Hairspray'' in 2007 (Best Young Actress). She was taped "screaming her brains out"{{fact|date=July 2008}} when she won the award. Blonsky, along with ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], also won best acting ensemble in ''Hairspray''.


On June 22, 2008, she sang ] in the pre-race ceremony at the 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-circuit-23-6-08/6/ |title=Celebrity Circuit: At the Races |publisher=] |date=June 2008 |access-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603164358/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrity-circuit-23-6-08/6/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Blonsky also co-starred in the ] mystery series '']'' in 2009. In 2010, Blonsky co-starred with ] in the short lived ] series '']'', which premiered in June 2010,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ib6547f261e43d0f6628afca3fe2c9d75 |title=Nikki Blonsky to star in ABC Family's 'Huge' |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=March 22, 2010 |magazine=] |access-date=March 23, 2010 |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103104028/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nikki-blonsky-star-abc-familys-21880 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ran for one season. '']'' described her as the show's "great asset" and praised her for having "the delicate skill to make Will’s anger take the forms of both sincerity and a funny sarcasm."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=June 28 |first1=Ken Tucker Updated |last2=EDT |first2=2010 at 12:00 PM |title='Huge' premiere review: Is this a big improvement in overweight TV? |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/06/28/huge-nikki-blonsky-season-1-episode-1/ |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> For ''Huge'', she received a nomination for a ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2011 |url=http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TC10-Winners.pdf |access-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329170414/http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TC10-Winners.pdf |title=Winners Of 'Teen Choice 2010' Announced|archive-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref>
===Music===
Blonsky began work on her debut album<!--title?--> in September 2007. She confirmed in November 2007 that she was working with alternative rock musician ] on a number of tracks. Her first single, "]", a cover of one of Sheik's tracks, was featured in the ] Original Movie '']'', in which Blonsky also starred. She plans to release the track to radio stations in March 2008.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} On ] ], she performed with the Turtle Creek Chorale in her first solo performance.


In 2011, Blonsky earned a ] license, and began working part-time as a hairstylist and make-up artist in her hometown of ], between acting auditions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lovece |first=Frank |date=December 12, 2011 |title=Nikki Blonsky: No beauty school dropout |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/nikki-blonsky-no-beauty-school-dropout-1.3384825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910170748/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/nikki-blonsky-no-beauty-school-dropout-1.3384825 |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |work=] |location=New York City / Long Island}}</ref> In 2013, Blonsky appeared in two episodes of the NBC Broadway drama series '']''.<ref name="latimes1">{{cite news |last=Barton |first=Chris |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-smash-nicki-blonsky-jesse-l-martin-20120917,0,2094184.story |title='Smash' adds Broadway vets Nikki Blonsky, Jesse L. Martin |newspaper=] |date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=February 8, 2013 |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200126194942/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-sep-17-la-et-cm-smash-nicki-blonsky-jesse-l-martin-20120917-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she appeared in ] of the book '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/geography_club_2013/ |title=Geography Club (2013) |date=April 2014 |publisher=] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=John |last2=Angeles |first2=ContributorWriting/filmmaker living in Los |date=April 30, 2013 |title=Newport Film Festival's 'The Geography Club' Depicts the New Normal of Gay Relationships |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/newport-film-festivals-th_b_3188384 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> however she and the cast were nominated for an award at the ] in 2014.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=ShoWest Convention, USA (2014) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000608/2014/1/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
Blonsky covered the Disney classic "]" from '']'' for ], which was released on ], ].{{Fact|date=April 2008}}


Blonsky appeared ] in the play ''Stuffed'' by ] at the Westside Theatre in October 2017 to November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iobdb.com/Production/6428 |title=''Stuffed'' |publisher=] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, Blonsky launched her video blogging series on her ] account, in which she chats with other celebrities.
===Television===
In 2008, Blonsky announced plans to star in a television sitcom, which is currently in the planning stages.<ref></ref>


===2008 Toyota 350=== ==Personal life==
In July 2008, Blonsky and her parents were involved in a violent confrontation with the family of ], a former contestant on '']'', at the ] in ].<ref name="Michelle Tauber">{{cite news |url=https://people.com/crime/nikki-blonsky-airport-brawl-left-me-destroyed/ |title=Nikki Blonsky: Airport Brawl Left Me 'Destroyed' |first=Michelle |last=Tauber |work=] |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref> Golden, Blonsky, and Blonsky's father were all charged with assault.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/crime/nikki-blonskys-father-denied-bail-in-airport-brawl-case/ |title=Nikki Blonsky's Father Denied Bail in Airport Brawl Case |first=Steve |last=Helling |magazine=People |date=August 8, 2008 |access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> That December, the charges against Blonsky and Golden were dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/77088/nikki-blonsky-next-top-modeler-cleared-in-airport-smackdown |title=Nikki Blonsky, Next Top Modeler Cleared in Airport Smackdown |first=Gina |last=Serpe |publisher=] |date=December 31, 2008 |access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref>
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 ].

In June 2020, Blonsky ] as a ] in a video posted to the social media site ] set to the song "]" by ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikki Blonsky on TikTok |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@therealnikkiblonsky/video/6843486113852591365?request_from=server |access-date=June 28, 2020 |publisher=Nikki Blonsky ] account |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/movies/hairspray-star-nikki-blonsky-comes-out-as-gay/ |title=Hairspray Star Nikki Blonsky Comes Out as Gay While Lip-Syncing Diana Ross' 'I'm Coming Out' |first=Benjamin |last=VanHoose |date=June 29, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2020 |magazine=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/nikki-blonsky-coming-as-gay-it-was-a-long-time-coming-1301051 |title=Nikki Blonsky on Coming Out as Gay: "It Was a Long Time Coming" |website=] |date=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/hairspray-star-nikki-blonsky-comes-out-gay-tiktok-video-t185505 |title='Hairspray' star Nikki Blonsky comes out as gay to Diana Ross song|date=June 29, 2020 }}</ref> In August 2020, Blonsky confirmed that she currently resides on Long Island.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nikki Blonsky Interview |url=http://famadillo.com/nikki-blonsky-exclusive-interview-tiktok-long-island-and-podcasts/ |publisher=Famadillo.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, Blonsky announced her engagement to her partner Hailey Jo Jenson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/9/29/hairspray-star-nikki-blonsky-now-engaged-nonbinary-fiance |title=''Hairspray'' Star Nikki Blonsky Is Now Engaged to Nonbinary Fiancé |date=September 29, 2022 |work=Out |first=Mey |last=Rude}}</ref> They were married on October 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title="Hairspray"'s Nikki Blonsky Reveals She and Longtime Partner Hailey Jo Jenson Are Married: 'Felt Like the Right Time' |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hairspray-nikki-blonsky-reveals-she-001813788.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-CA}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==

===Film===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2007 || '']'' || Tracy Turnblad ||
|-
| 2008 || '']'' || Maggie Baker || ] Television film<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2008/01/11/nikki-blonsky-has-no-problem-with-plus-size-roles/ |title=Nikki Blonsky has no problem with plus-size roles |newspaper=] |location=California |date=January 11, 2008 |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603165014/https://www.ocregister.com/2008/01/11/nikki-blonsky-has-no-problem-with-plus-size-roles/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || '']'' || Rhonda Baxter ||
|-
| 2011 || '']'' || Dolores ||
|-
| 2012 || '']''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/868963/English-Teacher-The/ |title=''The English Teacher'' |publisher=] |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>|| Sheila Nussbaum ||
|-
| 2013 || '']'' || Therese ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Pup Star''{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} || Lady Paw Paw ||
|-
| 2017 || '']''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2114423/Dog-Years/ |title=''The Last Movie Star'' (also ''Dog Years'') |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>|| Faith ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Ghost in the Graveyard''{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}|| Mrs. E ||
|-
| 2024 || '']'' || Tammy ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Herself
| Episode: "The Eagle Has Landed"
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Teri O'Shaughnessy
| Episode: "]"
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Herself
| Episode: "]"
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Poppy Barker
| Main role
|-
| 2010
| '']''
| Willamena Rader
| Lead role<br>Nominated – ]
|-
| 2011
| '']''
| Deep Freeze
| Episode: "Dance Floor Superhero"
|-
| 2011
| '']''
| Herself
| Episode: "Runway Ready"
|-
| 2013
| '']''<ref name="latimes1"/>
| Margot
| Recurring role (])
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
!Year
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
!Award
!Year
!Category
!Film
!Work
!Role
!Result
!Notes
!Ref.
!Release
|- |-
|] | rowspan="5" |2007
|]
|'']''
|Best Newcomer
|Tracy Turnblad
| rowspan="10" |]
| Nominated for a ]
|{{nominated}}
|]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 EDA Awards Nominees Announced – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS |date=December 11, 2007 |url=https://awfj.org/blog/2007/12/11/nominations-for-2007-eda-awards/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|- |-
|rowspan="2"|] | rowspan="2" |]
|Best Young Actress
|'']
|{{won}}
|Maggie Baker
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":0" />
|TV Movie
|]
|- |-
|Best Acting Ensemble
|'']''
|{{won}}
|Rhonda
|-
|]
|Ensemble of the Year
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hollywood Film Awards (2007) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000326/2007/1/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
|-
|]
|One To Watch
|{{won}}
| |
|-
|]
| rowspan="5" |2008
|]
|Best Actress, Musical or Comedy
|{{nominated}}
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|]
|Best Breakthrough Performance
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Film Critics Society Awards (2008) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000511/2008/1/ |access-date=October 9, 2020 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
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American actress, singer, and dancer

Nikki Blonsky
Blonsky at Slim-Fast Fashion Show in January 2008
BornNicole Blonsky
(1988-11-09) November 9, 1988 (age 36)
Great Neck, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
  • personality
Years active2007–present
Spouse Hailey Jo Jenson ​(m. 2023)​

Nicole Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and internet personality. She is known for playing Tracy Turnblad in the film Hairspray (2007), for which she won two Critics' Choice Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Blonsky has starred as Willamena Rader in the ABC Family series Huge (2010), for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination, had a recurring role as Margot on the series Smash (2013), and had roles in the films Geography Club (2013) as Therese and The Last Movie Star (2017) as Faith. She is a licensed cosmetologist.

Early life

Blonsky was born and raised in Great Neck, New York. She and her brother Joey are the children of Karen, a school aide, and Carl Blonsky, a municipal worker for the village water pollution control district. Her father is Jewish, and her mother is Roman Catholic.

Blonsky attended Great Neck North Middle School and attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, and switched to Village School after a year at the latter. She additionally attended the after-school theatre program at William A. Shine Great Neck South High School daily, where she participated in productions of Les Misérables, Sweeney Todd, Kiss Me, Kate, and the title role of the opera Carmen.

Career

Blonsky at the 2008 Voice awards

Blonsky made her screen debut as Tracy Turnblad in the musical feature film Hairspray, which is an adaptation of the musical of the same name. She auditioned for the role as a high-school student with no professional acting or singing background at the time, and beat out eleven-hundred candidates. The film was released to commercial and critical success, and became Blonsky's first role. She received praise for her performance, with Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times writing "Without somebody like Nikki Blonsky at the heart of the movie, it might fall flat, but everybody works at her level of happiness..." She received several awards and nominations, including winning two Critic's Choice Awards for Best Actress and Best Acting Ensemble, and being nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

On June 22, 2008, she sang The Star-Spangled Banner in the pre-race ceremony at the 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. Blonsky also co-starred in the MTV mystery series Valemont in 2009. In 2010, Blonsky co-starred with Raven Goodwin in the short lived ABC Family series Huge, which premiered in June 2010, and ran for one season. Entertainment Weekly described her as the show's "great asset" and praised her for having "the delicate skill to make Will’s anger take the forms of both sincerity and a funny sarcasm." For Huge, she received a nomination for a Teen Choice Award.

In 2011, Blonsky earned a cosmetology license, and began working part-time as a hairstylist and make-up artist in her hometown of Great Neck, New York, between acting auditions. In 2013, Blonsky appeared in two episodes of the NBC Broadway drama series Smash. Later that year, she appeared in the film adaptation of the book Geography Club. The film received mixed reviews, however she and the cast were nominated for an award at the ShoWest Convention in 2014.

Blonsky appeared Off-Broadway in the play Stuffed by Lisa Lampanelli at the Westside Theatre in October 2017 to November 2017. In 2020, Blonsky launched her video blogging series on her Instagram account, in which she chats with other celebrities.

Personal life

In July 2008, Blonsky and her parents were involved in a violent confrontation with the family of Bianca Golden, a former contestant on America's Next Top Model, at the Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos. Golden, Blonsky, and Blonsky's father were all charged with assault. That December, the charges against Blonsky and Golden were dropped.

In June 2020, Blonsky came out as a lesbian in a video posted to the social media site TikTok set to the song "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross. In August 2020, Blonsky confirmed that she currently resides on Long Island. In 2022, Blonsky announced her engagement to her partner Hailey Jo Jenson. They were married on October 21, 2023.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Hairspray Tracy Turnblad
2008 Queen Sized Maggie Baker Lifetime Television film
2008 Harold Rhonda Baxter
2011 Waiting For Forever Dolores
2012 The English Teacher Sheila Nussbaum
2013 Geography Club Therese
2016 Pup Star Lady Paw Paw
2017 The Last Movie Star Faith
2019 Ghost in the Graveyard Mrs. E
2024 Bosco Tammy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Ace of Cakes Herself Episode: "The Eagle Has Landed"
2009 Ugly Betty Teri O'Shaughnessy Episode: "Dressed for Success"
2009 The Real Housewives of New York City Herself Episode: "The Lost Footage"
2009 Valemont Poppy Barker Main role
2010 Huge Willamena Rader Lead role
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star: Female
2011 The Fresh Beat Band Deep Freeze Episode: "Dance Floor Superhero"
2011 Rocco's Dinner Party Herself Episode: "Runway Ready"
2013 Smash Margot Recurring role (Season 2)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2007 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Newcomer Hairspray Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards Best Young Actress Won
Best Acting Ensemble Won
Hollywood Film Awards Ensemble of the Year Won
Young Hollywood Awards One To Watch Won
2008 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress, Musical or Comedy Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Ensemble Cast Award Won
Rising Star Award Won
2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female Huge Nominated
2014 ShoWest Convention Ensemble Award Geography Club Nominated

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External links

Awards for Nikki Blonsky
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
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