Actress who also played the cheerful Tracy Turnblad in the music film, Hairspray, appeared in Harold, and visitor starred with an bout of Ugly Betty. She worked well at Cold Rock Creamery before getting the part of Tracy. She was nominated for any Golden Globe Honor for her part in Hairspray in 2007. She gained a cosmetology permit in 2011. She started performing when she was 3 years older. She starred with Zac Efron, who performed Hyperlink in Hairspray.
Awards Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress, Young Hollywood Award for 'One To Watch', Young Hollywood Award for 'One To Watch' - Female
Nominations Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, MTV Movie Award for Next Generation, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song, Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star: Female
Movies Hairspray, Queen Sized, Harold, Waiting for Forever, Geography Club, The English Teacher, Pup Star, Dog Years, Hairspray 2: White Lipstick, Valemont: The MTV Movie
TV Shows Huge, Valemont
Star Sign Scorpio
Facts
Filmography
Awards
Salaries
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Fact
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Nikki's father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, while Nikki's mother is of Czech and Irish ancestry.
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Starring in the Lifetime original movie Queen Sized (2008), premiering January 12, 2008 at 9pm est. [January 2008]
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Rehearsing in L.A. for "Hairspray" [June 2006]
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Has a dog named Rocky.
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She said that she wanted to be Tracy Turnblad when she saw Hairspray on Broadway on her 15th birthday.
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Tried out for the part of Tracy in Hairspray on Broadway, but got turned down because she was too young at the time. A few years later, she got cast as Tracy in the movie version of Hairspray.
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She has played many roles at Great Neck South Senior High School. Her high-school stage credits include Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables; Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Lilli Vanessi-Katherine in Kiss Me Kate; and the title role in Carmen.
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She was working at a Cold Stone Creamery store when she learned that she had been cast as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray (2007).
Actress
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dog Years
2017/I
Faith
Pup Star
2016
Video
Lady Paw Paw
Q an A
2015
TV Series
The English Teacher
2013
Sheila Nussbaum
Geography Club
2013
Terese
Smash
2013
TV Series
Margo
The Fresh Beat Band
2011
TV Series
MC Freeze
Huge
2010
TV Series
Willamena Rader
Waiting for Forever
2010
Dolores
Valemont
2009
TV Mini-Series
Poppy
Ugly Betty
2009
TV Series
Teri
Harold
2008
Rhonda Baxter
Queen Sized
2008
TV Movie
Maggie Baker
Hairspray
2007
Tracy Turnblad
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook
2013
TV Special performer: "Good Morning Baltimore", "You Can't Stop The Beat"
Geography Club
2013
performer: "The Pill Song"
This Is 40
2012
performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat"
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2007
TV Movie documentary performer: "You Can't Stop The Beat"
Hairspray
2007
performer: "Good Morning Baltimore" 2000, "Welcome to the 60s", "Welcome to the 60s" 2000, "Without Love" 2001, "You Can't Stop the Beat" 2001, "I Can Hear the Bells", "Come So Far Got So Far To Go", "Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now"
Producer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Birr
2016
Short co-producer completed
Self
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Membership Has Its Privileges: Making Geography Club
2014
Video documentary short
Herself
Oprah: Where Are They Now?
2013
TV Series
Herself
From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook
2013
TV Special
Herself
Rocco's Dinner Party
2011
TV Series
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2007-2010
TV Series
Herself
The Wendy Williams Show
2010
TV Series
Herself
The View
2008-2010
TV Series
Herself
Good Day New York
2009
TV Series
Herself
Ace of Cakes
2009
TV Series
Herself
A-List Awards
2008
TV Special
Herself
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2008
TV Series
Herself
Golden Globes Announcement Special
2008
TV Movie
Herself
Martha
2008
TV Series
Herself
The 34th Annual People's Choice Awards
2008
TV Special
Herself
13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2008
TV Special
Herself
13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Premiere
2008
TV Special
Herself
VTV Interviews
2008
TV Series
Herself
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself
You Can't Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of 'Hairspray'
2007
Video documentary
Herself
Eigo de shabera-night
2007
TV Series
Herself
El hormiguero
2007
TV Series
Herself - Interviewee
Australian Idol
2007
TV Series
Herself
The Teen Choice Awards 2007
2007
TV Special
Herself
Rove Live
2007
TV Series
Herself
Live with Kelly and Ryan
2007
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
2007
TV Series
Herself
Shootout
2007
TV Series
Herself
The Oprah Winfrey Show
2007
TV Series
Herself
Access Hollywood
2007
TV Series
Herself
Total Request Live
2007
TV Series
Herself
HBO First Look
2007
TV Series documentary short
Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2007
TV Series
Herself
Richard & Judy
2007
TV Series
Herself
Celebwatch
2007
Video short
Herself
'Hairspray' Extentions
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
It's 'Hairspray'!
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
Playing Tracy
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
The Search for Tracy Turnblad
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
2006 MTV Movie Awards
2006
TV Special
Herself
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tu cara me suena - Argentina
2014
TV Series
Tracy Turnblad
Entertainment Tonight
2014
TV Series
Herself
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
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Quote
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I'm thrilled beyond belief to be different in this business. I pray that there will be more roles for bigger girls. I pray that the role of the love interest, the beautiful, sexy girl, will be played by a plus-size woman.
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I grew up singing since the age of three. Vocally trained since the age of eight. Fascinated by Mary Poppins and all those musical movies and really knew that I wanted to be a performer.
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