Tammy Blanchard (born December 14, 1976) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as teenage

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in the critically acclaimed television film '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' (2001), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination and a Primetime Emmy Award. Her other notable film roles were in '' The Good Shepherd'' (2006), '' Sybil'' (2007), '' Into the Woods'' (2014) and '' The Invitation'' (2015). Blanchard has been nominated for two

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s: one for her role as Louise in the 2003 Broadway revival of the musical ''

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'', and the other as Hedy LaRue in the 2011 Broadway revival of the musical ''

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''.

Career

She made her professional acting debut on the

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'' Guiding Light'' in 1997, where she played spoiled rich girl Drew Jacobs. Her first scene was with Taye Diggs, who briefly played a record producer on the show. The character of Drew became more prominent over the years, and by the time of her departure in 2000, had become an audience favorite. Soon after leaving ''GL'', Blanchard was cast as the younger version of

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in the 2001 ABC television docudrama ''Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows''. She received glowing reviews for her performance and earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She played Marianne Mulvaney in the Lifetime television film '' We Were the Mulvaneys'' (2002), and was noted for her "fragile strength" by ''

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'' reviewer. In 2004, she played Sally Reid in the CBS made-for-television film '' When Angels Come to Town'', with Peter Falk. Blanchard earned a

nomination and a Theatre World Award for her work in her

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debut in the 2003 revival of the musical ''

'', in which she played the title role opposite

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. Blanchard's film roles include '' The Good Shepherd'' (2006), starring as the deaf lover of

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's character; '' Bella'' (2006), which took the top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival; and '' The Ramen Girl'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2009), both working with Brittany Murphy. She co-starred with

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in the

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television remake of the 1976 television film '' Sybil'', in which she portrays a woman with

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(DID). In 2008, she appeared in the multi-star cast of the television docudrama '' Living Proof'' as the first woman to have been treated with the breast cancer drug Herceptin. In 2010, Blanchard played Amy Roberts, the widow of a murderer, in the made-for-television film '' Amish Grace'', which first aired on the Lifetime Movie Network. The movie is based on the West Nickel Mines School shooting. ''The Huffington Post'' noted that "This is an amazing young actress and she deserves to get better and better roles." The ''Hollywood Reporter'' noted that Blanchard gives "a moving turn". The same year, she appeared in the film '' Rabbit Hole'', alongside

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and

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, as Kidman's sister. Blanchard played the role of "office bombshell Hedy La Rue" in the Broadway revival of ''

'', which opened on March 27, 2011, and closed on May 20, 2012. For this role, Blanchard received her second Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Blanchard starred in the film ''

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'', co-written and directed by the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Award Winner,

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, which premiered at the

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in 2011, and was screened in New York City in July 2012. In 2014, Blanchard appeared as Florinda in director

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's film, '' Into the Woods'', an adaptation of the popular stage musical. In 2015, she portrayed Eden in

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's thriller film '' The Invitation'', and in 2016, she appeared in the film '' Tallulah'', which debuted on Netflix. She appeared in the Broadway production of ''

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'' as Cora, which started on March 23, 2018, and she portrayed the role of Audrey in the Off Broadway revival of '' Little Shop of Horrors'', which opened at the

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on October 17, 2019. For this performance, she received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, as well as a

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nomination for Best Musical Theater Album.

Personal life

Blanchard lives in her hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey. She has a daughter, Ava Jean Blanchard (born 2007).Cerbo, Toni-An
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nj.com, March 25, 2011.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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