Hailey Kilgore

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Hailey Kilgore
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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 active2015–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]

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Early life and acting career

Hailey 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

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirector(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
2025 Hadestown Eurydice Walter Kerr Theatre Rachel Chavkin

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Respect Carolyn Franklin
2023 Cinnamon Jodi Jackson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 The Village Olivia3 episodes
2020 Amazing Stories [18] Tuka1 episode
2021–present Power Book III: Raising Kanan [19] LaVerne “Jukebox” ThomasMain cast

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult
2018 Tony Award [20] Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Once on This Island Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished PerformanceNominated
Outer Critics Circle Award [21] Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalNominated
Theatre World Award [22] Honoree
Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography [23] Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway ShowNominated
Broadway.com Audience Awards [24] Favorite Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalWon
Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)Nominated
BroadwayWorld.com Theatre Fans' Choice Awards [25] Best Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalWon
2019 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album [26] Nominated

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  12. 1 2 ""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 .
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  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. ↑ "It's like we've known her all along. Hailey Kilgore is Broadway's next Eurydice". Instagram. December 3, 2024.
  18. ↑ "'Power' Prequel 'Raising Kanan' Casts Hailey Kilgore as Young Jukebox". 4 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Tony-Nominated Hailey Kilgore Joins Cast of Starz Series 'Power Book III: Raising Kanan'". 4 March 2020.
  20. ↑ "2018 Tony Award Nominations: SpongeBob SquarePants and Mean Girls Lead the Pack". Playbill. 2018-05-01.
  21. ↑ "2018 Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced". TheaterMania.com. 2018-04-24.
  22. ↑ Gans, Andrew (2018-05-08). "Noma Dumezweni, Hailey Kilgore, and Ethan Slater Among Theatre World Award Honorees". Playbill.
  23. ↑ "Carousel, Once On This Island Among 2018 Chita Rivera Award Nominations". playbill.com. 27 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Mean Girls Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Ethan Slater, Hailey Kilgore Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. 2018-05-16.
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