Carly Jibson

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Carly Jibson
Born1984 (age 3940)
United States
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, writer
Years active2003–present

Carly Jibson (born 1984) is an American actress, singer and writer. [1] [2] She is best known for her role in the Broadway musical Hairspray as Tracy Turnblad. [3] She also starred in the TV series The Guest Book and One Mississippi . [4]

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Life and career

Jibson was raised in Michigan. She dropped out of Mona Shores High School in 2002, after which she moved to New York City. [5] She originated the role of Tracy Turnblad in the first national touring production of Hairspray . In 2003–6, she took on the same role in the Broadway production of Hairspray. [6] In 2006, she appeared as Baby Manicotti in Andrew Lippa's Asphalt Beach. [7] In 2008, she originated the role of Pepper Walker in the musical Cry-Baby on Broadway. [8] She released her debut recording, Best of me, in 2011. [9]

In 2017, Jibson was cast as Desiree in the Amazon Video original comedy series One Mississippi and on the TBS comedy series The Guest Book as Vivian. [10]

Filmography

Theatre

YearShowRoleNotes
2003-2005 Hairspray Tracy Turnblad
2006-2007Asphalt BeachBaby Manicotti
2008 Cry-Baby Pepper Walker
2009Fat Camp (musical)Daphne Daluca
2010 Johnny Baseball Patty
2011-2012 Fat Camp (Off Broadway)Daphne Daluca
2014Scream (musical)Narrator

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Los Feliz, 90027Diamond Delano1 Episode
2017 One Mississippi Desiree5 Episodes
2017-2018 The Guest Book Vivian19 Episodes
2019 Atypical Josie1 Episode
2020The Funny Dance ShowHerself1 Episode

Discography

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