Hailey Kilgore

American actress and singer (born 1999)

Hailey Kilgore

Kilgore at Broadway Cares Flea Market, September 2017

Born|  (1999-02-16) February 16, 1999 (age 25)

Humble, Texas, U.S.

Occupations|

* Actor
* singer

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)

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]

## Early life and acting career[edit]

Hailey Frances Maxville 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[edit]

### Theatre[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Theatre  | Director(s)  | Ref.

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2015  | Our Town | Rebecca Gibbs  | Portland Center Stage | Rose Riordan |

[11]

Ain't Misbehavin' |  | Chris Coleman |

[12]

2017–19  |  Once on This Island | Ti Moune | Circle in the Square Theatre |  Michael Arden |

[15]

2019  | Into the Woods | Rapunzel | Hollywood Bowl |  Robert Longbottom |

[16]

* Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2021  | Respect | Carolyn Franklin |
2023  | Cinnamon | Jodi Jackson

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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

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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]

1. ^ "Once On This Island". Once On This Island.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ Jacobson, Rebecca (December 2017) [online date November 20, 2017]. "This Oregon-Raised Teen Could Be Broadway's Next Big Star". Portland Monthly.
4. ^ Mayes, Steve. "National American Miss: 2012 National Results". www.namiss.com.
5. ^ Spitaleri, Ellen (June 29, 2015). "Happy Valley resident Hailey Kilgore named Oregon's Outstanding Teen". Clackamas Review. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
6. ^ "Meet the Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen Sisterhood". Miss Oregon Scholarship Program. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
7. ^ Spitaleri, Ellen (February 20, 2014). "Students act out in monologue contest". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ Nakamura, Beth (March 3, 2015). "August Wilson Monologue Competition selects area high school students to perform on Broadway". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
10. ^ Froh, Tim (December 14, 2017). "The Reviews are In: Rose City Riveters capo Hailey Kilgore becomes star on Broadway". Portland Timbers / Thorns.
11. ^ a b ""Our Town" Cast and Creative Team". Portland Center Stage. August 15, 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
12. ^ a b ""Ain't Misbehavin'" Cast and Creative Team". Portland Center Stage. October 12, 2015. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
13. ^ Paulson, Michael (September 6, 2017). "Tomorrow's Marquee Names, Now in the Making". The New York Times.
14. ^ "Once on This Island Broadway Revival Casts Ti Moune". Playbill. 15 August 2017.
15. ^ "Breaking: Lea Salonga, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington & Alex Newell Join Once on this Island". Broadway World.
16. ^ "Sutton Foster, Skylar Astin, Hailey Kilgore, Sierra Boggess, More Join Cast of Hollywood Bowl Into the Woods". Playbill. May 30, 2019.
17. ^ "'Power' Prequel 'Raising Kanan' Casts Hailey Kilgore as Young Jukebox". 4 March 2020.
18. ^ "Tony-Nominated Hailey Kilgore Joins Cast of Starz Series 'Power Book III: Raising Kanan'". 4 March 2020.
19. ^ "2018 Tony Award Nominations: SpongeBob SquarePants and Mean Girls Lead the Pack". Playbill. 2018-05-01.
20. ^ "2018 Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced". TheaterMania.com. 2018-04-24.
21. ^ Gans, Andrew (2018-05-08). "Noma Dumezweni, Hailey Kilgore, and Ethan Slater Among Theatre World Award Honorees". Playbill.
22. ^ "Carousel, Once On This Island Among 2018 Chita Rivera Award Nominations". playbill.com. 27 April 2018.
23. ^ "Mean Girls Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Ethan Slater, Hailey Kilgore Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. 2018-05-16.
24. ^ "The Results Are In! Once on This Island, Spongebob Square Pants & More Win BroadwayWorld's Theatre Fans' Choice Awards". Broadwayworld.com. 2018-06-04.
25. ^ Desk, TV News. "THE BAND'S VISIT, CAROUSEL & More Nominated for 2019 GRAMMY AWARDS". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.

## External links[edit]

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