# Hailey Kilgore

Hailey Frances Kilgore is an American actress and singer. Her 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.

## Early life and education

Hailey Frances Kilgore was born in Humble, Texas. She was adopted at birth by Rebecca and Eric Kilgore of Portland, Oregon. Her family moved to the Portland suburb of Happy Valley when she was still in grade school.
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. In 2015, she won the Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen competition.
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. and 2015. In 2015, she took second place in the competition and performed in the national monologue competition at the August Wilson Theatre in New York. Kilgore was a regular "capo", or chant and song leader, for the Rose City Riveters in support of the Portland Thorns FC.

## Career

Kilgore made her professional theatrical debut as Rebecca Gibbs in Portland Center Stage's production of Our Town in the fall of 2015. She appeared in the Portland Center Stage production of Ain't Misbehavin' the same year.
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.

## Acting credits
### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Director(s) |
| 2015 | Our Town | Rebecca Gibbs | Portland Center Stage | Rose Riordan |
| 2015 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Performer | Portland Center Stage | Chris Coleman |
| 2017–2019 | 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 |
* Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2021 | Respect | Carolyn Franklin | |
| 2023 | Cinnamon | Jodi Jackson |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | The Village | Olivia | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Tuka | 1 episode |
| 2021–present | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | LaVerne “Jukebox” Thomas | Main cast |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2018 | Tony Award | Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Once on This Island | Nominated |
| 2018 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Once on This Island | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Once on This Island | Nominated |
| 2018 | Theatre World Award | Theatre World Award | Once on This Island | Honoree |
| 2018 | Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography | Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show | Once on This Island | Nominated |
| 2018 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Once on This Island | Won |
| 2018 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) | Once on This Island | Nominated |
| 2018 | BroadwayWorld Theatre Fans' Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Once on This Island | Won |
| 2019 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Once on This Island | Nominated |