Nikki Blonsky

Nicole 'Nikki' Blonsky, born on November 9, 1988, is a multi-talented American artist renowned for her acting, singing, dancing skills, and her internet personality. Blonsky catapulted to fame for her role as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray" (2007), which earned her two Critics' Choice Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Throughout her career, she has displayed incredible versatility, starring as Willamena Rader in ABC Family's "Huge" (2010), earning her a Teen Choice Award nomination, and featuring in recurring roles like Margot on the series "Smash" (2013).

Blonsky debuted in the Hollywood scene with the musical feature "Hairspray". She clinched the role in stiff competition against eleven-hundred candidates, despite having no professional acting or singing background during her high-school years. The exponential success of the film prompted rave reviews about her performance. Besides acting, Blonsky is also a licensed cosmetologist. In 2008, she had the honor of singing the Star-Spangled Banner during the pre-race ceremony at the 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. Blonsky also took to video blogging on her Instagram account in 2020. In her personal life, she came out as a lesbian in June 2020 in a video posted to the social media site TikTok set to the song "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross. In 2022, Blonsky announced her engagement to her partner Hailey Jo Jenson.