Tammy Blanchard

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Biography

One of the first roles the Bayonne, New Jersey native had ever played with Dorothy in a grade school production of "The Wizard of Oz", a part she would repeat in junior high school. Feeling an affinity with the character and the actress who so memorably inhabited the role in the 1939 feature, Blanchard delivered a fascinating and memorable turn as the youthful incarnation of Garland. Earning rapturous reviews from even the most jaded of …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

December 14, 1976

Career Milestones

2011

Co-starred with Mira Sorvino in the drama "Union Square," directed by Nancy Savoca

2011

Cast in a supporting role in the biographical drama "Moneyball," starring Brad Pitt

2011

Cast in the role of 'office bombshell Hedy La Rue' in the Broadway revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"; earned a Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

2010

Played Nicole Kidman's sister in the drama "Rabbit Hole"

2008

Co-starred in the musical biopic "Cadillac Records"

2008

Portrayed a woman with multiple-personality disorder in a CBS remake of "Sybil"

2006

Starred as the deaf lover of Matt Damon's character in Robert De Niro's long-anticipated "The Good Shepherd"

2003

Made Broadway debut playing opposite Bernadette Peters in a revival of "Gypsy"; earned a Tony Award nomination

2002

Feature acting debut, "Stealing Harvard"

2001

Won an Emmy portraying a young Judy Garland in the ABC miniseries "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"

1997

Portrayed teenager Drew Jacobs on the long-running CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light"

Worked as a model for two years after high school

Played Dorothy in a high school production of "The Wizard of Oz"

Raised in Bayonne, NJ

Awards

2001

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows

2001

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Miniseries or Movie in Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows