Tammy Blanchard
{{short description|American actress (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tammy Blanchard
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|14}}
| birth_place = Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1996–present
| children = 1
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Tammy Blanchard (born December 14, 1976) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as teenage Judy Garland 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 Tony Awards: one for her role as Louise in the 2003 Broadway revival of the musical Gypsy, and the other as Hedy LaRue in the 2011 Broadway revival of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Career
She made her professional acting debut on the soap opera Guiding Light in 1997, where she played spoiled rich girl Drew Jacobs.{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/gl/theactors/blanchard.php|title=About GL: About the Actors - Tammy Blanchard|work=Soapcentral}}; {{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958037.html?categoryid=2475&cs=1|title='Guiding Light' alumni|work=Variety|date=Jan 24, 2007}} 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 Judy Davis's Judy Garland in the 2001 ABC television docudrama Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.Gallo, Phil. [https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/life-with-judy-garland-me-and-my-shadows-1200466643/ "Review: 'Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'"] Variety, February 22, 2001Kelleher, Terry. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20133702%2C00.html "Picks and Pans Review: Life with 'Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'"] People, February 26, 2001 She received glowing reviews for her performance{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Ken|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,252838,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210024750/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,252838,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2009|title=Tammy Blanchard & Judy Davis in 'Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 21, 2001}} and earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.{{cite news|title=Subdued Patriotism Replaces Glitter as Television Finally Presents Its Emmys|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/05/us/subdued-patriotism-replaces-glitter-as-television-finally-presents-its-emmys.html?pagewanted=2|work=The New York Times|first=Bernard|last=Weinraub|date=November 5, 2001|page=9|access-date=December 22, 2012}}
She played Marianne Mulvaney in the Lifetime television film We Were the Mulvaneys (2002), and was noted for her "fragile strength" by The New York Times reviewer.{{cite news|last=Wertheimer|first=Ron|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/08/arts/television-review-the-perfect-family-until-the-night-of-the-high-school-dance.html?pagewanted=1 |title=The Perfect Family, Until the Night of the High School Dance|work=The New York Times|date=April 2, 2002}} In 2004, she played Sally Reid in the CBS made-for-television film When Angels Come to Town, with Peter Falk.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
Blanchard earned a Tony Award nomination and a Theatre World Award for her work in her Broadway debut in the 2003 revival of the musical Gypsy, in which she played the title role opposite Bernadette Peters.{{cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/79603.html|title=Gypsy Tony Nominee Blanchard Gets New Co-star Every 3 Weeks|work=Playbill|date=May 19, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181234/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/79603.html|archive-date=September 30, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theatreworldawards.org/award.html |title=Theatre World award information, 2002-2003|publisher=theatreworldawards.org|access-date=March 24, 2010}}{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|url=http://web.playbill.com/news/article/80021-Just-the-Facts-List-of-2003-Tony-Award-Winners|title=Just the Facts: List of 2003 Tony Award Winners|work=Playbill|date=June 9, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715093245/http://web.playbill.com/news/article/80021-Just-the-Facts-List-of-2003-Tony-Award-Winners|archive-date=July 15, 2011}}
Blanchard's film roles include The Good Shepherd (2006), starring as the deaf lover of Matt Damon's character;Hall, Sandra. [https://www.smh.com.au/news/film-reviews/the-good-shepherd/2007/02/20/1171733749676.html "Review: 'The Good Shepherd'"]. smh.com.au, February 20, 2007 Bella (2006),Schembri, Jim. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/film-reviews/bella/2008/02/21/1203467263892.html "Review:'Bella'"] theage.com.au, February 21, 2008 which took the top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival; and The Ramen Girl (2008)Wilmott, Don. [http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/2009/the-ramen-girl/ "Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602185515/http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/2009/the-ramen-girl/ |date=2010-06-02 }}. filmcritic.com, July 10, 2009 and Deadline (2009), both working with Brittany Murphy. She co-starred with Jessica Lange in the CBS television remake of the 1976 television film Sybil, in which she portrays a woman with dissociative identity disorder (DID).Lipton, Brian Scott. [http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/06-2008/tammy-blanchard-and-jessica-langes-sybil-to-air-on_7494.html "Tammy Blanchard and Jessica Lange's Sybil to Air on June 7"]. theatermania.com, June 7, 2008{{IMDb name|0087109}} 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.[http://riverviewobserver.net/2008/10/tammy-blanchard-bayonne-actress-in-living-proof-on-the-lifetime-channel-october-18/ "Tammy Blanchard-Bayonne Actress in 'Living Proof' on the Lifetime Channel October 18"]. riverviewobserver.net, October 12, 2008
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."Cooper, Jackie K. [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackie-k-cooper/emamish-graceem-is-a-stor_b_507564.html "Amish Grace is a Story of Grace Under Fire"]. huffingtonpost.com, March 23, 2010[http://riverviewobserver.net/2010/03/tammy-blanchard-amish-grace-actress-follows-her-yellow-brick-road/ "'Amish Grace' Actress Follows Her Yellow Brick Road"]. The River View Observer, March 24, 2010[http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/amish-grace "'Amish Grace' listing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330142755/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/amish-grace |date=2010-03-30 }} mylifetime.com, retrieved March 24, 2010 The Hollywood Reporter noted that Blanchard gives "a moving turn".Dawn, Randee.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/tv-reviews/amish-grace-tv-review-1004078769.story "Amish Grace -- TV Review"] The Hollywood Reporter, March 26, 2010 The same year, she appeared in the film Rabbit Hole, alongside Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, as Kidman's sister.Scott, A. O.[https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/movies/17rabbit.html Charades of Normalcy After Death of a Child"] The New York Times, December 16, 2010
Blanchard played the role of "office bombshell Hedy La Rue" in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which opened on March 27, 2011, and closed on May 20, 2012.Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144942-Tammy-Blanchard-Christopher-J-Hanke-Rose-Hemingway-Join-How-to-Succeed-Broadway-Revival "Tammy Blanchard, Christopher J. Hanke, Rose Hemingway Join 'How to Succeed' Broadway Revival"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119002216/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144942-Tammy-Blanchard-Christopher-J-Hanke-Rose-Hemingway-Join-How-to-Succeed-Broadway-Revival |date=2010-11-19 }} Playbill.com, November 15, 2010 For this role, Blanchard received her second Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.Jones, Kenneth and Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150437-2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-Book-of-Mormon-Earns-14-Nominations 2011 Tony Nominations Announced; Book of Mormon Earns 14 Nominations 2011 "Tony Nominations Announced; 'Book of Mormon' Earns 14 Nominations"] Playbill.com, May 3, 2011
Blanchard starred in the film Union Square, co-written and directed by the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Award Winner, Nancy Savoca, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011, and was screened in New York City in July 2012.Blake, Leslie. [http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/07-2012/interview-tammy-blanchard-moves-into-union-square_59363.html "INTERVIEW: Tammy Blanchard Moves Into 'Union Square'"], TheaterMania.com, July 14, 2012Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167543-Union-Square-Film-Featuring-Patti-LuPone-Tammy-Blanchard-Mira-Sorvino-Opens-in-NYC-in-July " 'Union Square' Film, Featuring Patti LuPone, Tammy Blanchard, Mira Sorvino, Opens in NYC in July"] Playbill.com, June 28, 2012 In 2014, Blanchard appeared as Florinda in director Rob Marshall's film, Into the Woods, an adaptation of the popular stage musical. In 2015, she portrayed Eden in Karyn Kusama's thriller film The Invitation,[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/91924/sxsw-2015-invitation-home-poster/ "SXSW 2015 – 'The Invitation'"] dreadcentral.comSims, David. [https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/04/the-invitation-a-horrifying-dinner-party/477444/ " The Invitation: A Dinner Party of Nightmares"] The Atlantic, April 8, 2016 and in 2016, she appeared in the film Tallulah, which debuted on Netflix.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/tammy-blanchard-evan-jonigkeit-ellen-page-tallulah-1201526250/|work=Variety|title=Tammy Blanchard, Evan Jonigkeit Join Ellen Page's 'Tallulah'|date=June 23, 2015|first=Dave|last=McNary|access-date= September 25, 2016}}
She appeared in the Broadway production of The Iceman Cometh as Cora, which started on March 23, 2018,Peikert, Mark. [http://www.playbill.com/article/complete-cast-set-for-denzel-washington-led-the-iceman-cometh# "Complete Cast Set for Denzel Washington-Led 'The Iceman Cometh' "] Playbill, January 25, 2018[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/the-iceman-cometh-4634 The Iceman Cometh] ibdb, retrieved March 31, 2018 and she played Audrey in the Off Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors, which opened at the Westside Theatre on October 17, 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jonathan-groff-tammy-blanchard-christian-borle-to-headline-little-shop-of-horrors-revival|title=Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard, Christian Borle to Headline Little Shop of Horrors Revival|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|publisher=Playbill|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2019}} For this performance, she received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album.McPhee, Andrew. [https://playbill.com/article/2020-drama-desk-nominations-soft-power-the-wrong-man-lead-the-pack-in-condensed-season], Playbill.com, April 21, 2020,Freeman, Abigail. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/abigailfreeman/2020/11/24/2021-grammy-award-nominations-list/?sh=49066c0a5239]. Forbes.com, November, 24, 2020,
Personal life
Blanchard lives in her hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey. She has a daughter.Cerbo, Toni-Ann.[http://www.nj.com/entertainment/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-1/1301034311265341.xml&coll=3 Bayonne actress in Broadway show"], nj.com, March 25, 2011.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Noreen Plummer | |
| 2006
| Bella | Nina | |
| 2006
| {{sortname|The|Good Shepherd|dab=film}} | Laura | |
| 2008
| {{sortname|The|Ramen Girl}} | Gretchan | |
| 2008
| Isabelle Allen | |
| 2009
| Deadline | Rebecca | |
| 2010
| Izzy | |
| 2011
| {{sortname|The|Music Never Stopped|The Music Never Stopped (film)}} | Tamara | |
| 2011
| Elizabeth Hatteberg | |
| 2011
| Jenny | |
| 2011
| Melissa | |
| 2013
| Susan Stephensen | |
| 2013
| Nora | |
| 2014
| La vida inesperada (The Unexpected Life) | Jojo | |
| 2014
| Florinda |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|Inherited|nolink=1}} | Wendy Danver | |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|Invitation|dab=2015 film}} | Eden | Nominated—Fright Meter Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2016
| Tallulah | Carolyn | |
| 2018
| Fourplay | Anna | |
| 2018
| The Wrong Sun | Jessie | |
| 2018
| Becca | |
| 2018
| Mrs. Sherman | |
| 2018
| Audrey | |
| 2018
| Beyond the Night | Caroline Marrow | |
| 2019
| A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Lorraine Vogel | |
| 2020
| The Young Woman | |
| 2020
| Doris | |
| 2021
| Laurel | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1997–2002
| Drew Jacobs | Main cast |
| 2001
| Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | 2 episodes |
| 2001
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kelly D'Leah | Episode: "Consent" |
| 2002
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sarah Eldon | Episode: "Tomorrow" |
| 2002
| Marianne Mulvaney | Television film |
| 2004
| Sally Reid | Television film |
| 2007
| Sybil | Sybil | Television film |
| 2008
| Nicole Wilson | Television film |
| 2009
| Empire State | Beth Cochrane | Television film |
| 2010
| Amy Roberts | Television film |
| 2010
| Dana Silva | Episode: "Brazil" |
| 2010
| {{sortname|The|Good Wife}} | Petra Long | Episode: "Taking Control" |
| 2012
| {{sortname|A|Gifted Man}} | Louise Mitchell | Episode: "In Case of Heart Failure" |
| 2012
| {{sortname|The|Big C|dab=TV series}} | Giselle | 3 episodes |
| 2012
| Elizabeth "Baby" Davis | Television film |
| 2014
| Claire Ionesco | Episode: "Need to Know" |
| 2015
| Violet de Merville | Episode: "The Illustrious Client" |
| 2016
| Bull | Adele Bensimon | Episode: "The Necklace" |
| 2017
| Billions | Melanie | 2 episodes |
| 2017
| Valerie Madigan | Episode: "No Retreat, No Surrender" |
| 2017
| Sheree Ainsley | 5 episodes |
| 2018
| The Wrong Son | Jessie | Television film |
| 2019–2020
| Dare Me | Lana Cassidy | Recurring role |
| 2024
| American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez | Terri Hernandez | Main cast |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2003–04
| Broadway |
| 2011–12
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Hedy LaRue | Broadway |
| 2015–16
| Dada Woof Papa Hot | Julia |
| 2018
| Cora | Broadway |
| 2019–22
| Audrey | Off-Broadway |
Awards and nominations
References
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