Hailey Frances Kilgore (born February 16, 1999) is an American actress and singer. Kilgore's breakthrough role was as Ti Moune in the Broadway revival of coming-of-age one-act stage musical Once on This Island, a performance for which the 19-year-old was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the category.[1]
Hailey Kilgore | |
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 Kilgore at Broadway Cares Flea Market, September 2017 | |
| Born | February 16, 1999 Humble, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Once on This Island (2017-2019) |
| Awards | Theatre World Award (2019) Broadway.com Audience Awards for Favorite Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (2019 BroadwayWorld.com Theatre Fans' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (2019) |
Early life and acting career
editHailey Frances Kilgore was born in Humble, Texas. She was adopted at birth by Rebecca and Eric Kilgore of Portland, Oregon.[2] Her family moved to the Portland suburb of Happy Valley when she was still in grade school.[3] Kilgore began competing in pageants when she was nine. In 2012, Kilgore was named National American Miss Oregon Pre-Teen, and won the National NAM Spokesmodel competition.[4] In 2015, she won the Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen competition.[5][6]
Kilgore attended Clackamas High School for two years, before transferring to the Clackamas Web Academy where she graduated a year early. Kilgore performed in various productions at Clackamas High School and took part in the Portland August Wilson Monologue Competition in 2014[7] and 2015.[8] In 2015, Kilgore took second place in the competition and performed in the national monologue competition at the August Wilson Theatre in New York.[9] Kilgore was a regular "capo", or chant and song leader, for the Rose City Riveters in support of the Portland Thorns FC.[10]
Kilgore made her professional theatrical debut as Rebecca Gibbs in Portland Center Stage's production of Our Town in the fall of 2015.[11] Kilgore appeared in the Portland Center Stage production of Ain't Misbehavin' the same year.[12] Kilgore was a first year student at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York when she was cast as Ti Moune in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island.[13][14]
Acting credits
editTheatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Our Town | Rebecca Gibbs | Portland Center Stage | Rose Riordan | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Chris Coleman | ||||
| 2017–19 | Once on This Island | Ti Moune | Circle in the Square Theatre | Michael Arden | |
| 2019 | Into the Woods | Rapunzel | Hollywood Bowl | Robert Longbottom |
- Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Respect | Carolyn Franklin | |
| 2023 | Cinnamon | Jodi Jackson |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Village | Olivia | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories[17] | Tuka | 1 episode |
| 2021–present | Power Book III: Raising Kanan[18] | LaVerne “Jukebox” Thomas | Main cast |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tony Award[19] | Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Once on This Island | Nominated |
| Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Award[20] | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Nominated | ||
| Theatre World Award[21] | Honoree | |||
| Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography[22] | Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show | Nominated | ||
| Broadway.com Audience Awards[23] | Favorite Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Won | ||
| Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) | Nominated | |||
| BroadwayWorld.com Theatre Fans' Choice Awards[24] | Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Won | ||
| 2019 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album[25] | Nominated | |
References
edit- ^ "Once On This Island". Once On This Island.
- ^ "BWW TV: Broadway's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Finds Its 'Ti Moune' - Go Behind the Scenes and See a Special Message from the Star!". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Jacobson, Rebecca (December 2017) [online date November 20, 2017]. "This Oregon-Raised Teen Could Be Broadway's Next Big Star". Portland Monthly.
- ^ Mayes, Steve. "National American Miss: 2012 National Results". www.namiss.com.
- ^ Spitaleri, Ellen (June 29, 2015). "Happy Valley resident Hailey Kilgore named Oregon's Outstanding Teen". Clackamas Review. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Meet the Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen Sisterhood". Miss Oregon Scholarship Program. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Spitaleri, Ellen (February 20, 2014). "Students act out in monologue contest". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Wang, Amy (April 24, 2018). "At 19, Happy Valley's Hailey Kilgore is taking Broadway by storm". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2018-05-02 – via www.oregonlive.com.
- ^ Nakamura, Beth (March 3, 2015). "August Wilson Monologue Competition selects area high school students to perform on Broadway". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Froh, Tim (December 14, 2017). "The Reviews are In: Rose City Riveters capo Hailey Kilgore becomes star on Broadway". Portland Timbers / Thorns.
- ^ a b ""Our Town" Cast and Creative Team". Portland Center Stage. August 15, 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b ""Ain't Misbehavin'" Cast and Creative Team". Portland Center Stage. October 12, 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Paulson, Michael (September 6, 2017). "Tomorrow's Marquee Names, Now in the Making". The New York Times.
- ^ "Once on This Island Broadway Revival Casts Ti Moune". Playbill. 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Breaking: Lea Salonga, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington & Alex Newell Join Once on this Island". Broadway World.
- ^ "Sutton Foster, Skylar Astin, Hailey Kilgore, Sierra Boggess, More Join Cast of Hollywood Bowl Into the Woods". Playbill. May 30, 2019.
- ^ "'Power' Prequel 'Raising Kanan' Casts Hailey Kilgore as Young Jukebox". 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Tony-Nominated Hailey Kilgore Joins Cast of Starz Series 'Power Book III: Raising Kanan'". 4 March 2020.
- ^ "2018 Tony Award Nominations: SpongeBob SquarePants and Mean Girls Lead the Pack". Playbill. 2018-05-01.
- ^ "2018 Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced". TheaterMania.com. 2018-04-24.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (2018-05-08). "Noma Dumezweni, Hailey Kilgore, and Ethan Slater Among Theatre World Award Honorees". Playbill.
- ^ "Carousel, Once On This Island Among 2018 Chita Rivera Award Nominations". playbill.com. 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Mean Girls Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Ethan Slater, Hailey Kilgore Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. 2018-05-16.
- ^ "The Results Are In! Once on This Island, Spongebob Square Pants & More Win BroadwayWorld's Theatre Fans' Choice Awards". Broadwayworld.com. 2018-06-04.
- ^ Desk, TV News. "THE BAND'S VISIT, CAROUSEL & More Nominated for 2019 GRAMMY AWARDS". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
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