Nikki Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her Golden Globe-nominated role as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, a 2007 screen adaptation of the stage musical. Biography Personal life Blonsky was born Nicole Margaret Blonsky in Great Neck, New York, the daughter of Karen (née Smeja), a school aide, and Carl Blonsky, a municipal worker for the village water pollution control district. She has a brother, Joey. Blonsky worked at Cold Stone Creamery before starting her work on Hairspray. She graduated from Great Neck Village School in June 2006, having transferred into the school from Great Neck North High School in her sophomore year. Although her father is Jewish, she was raised in her m

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