Has a knack for portraying famous women. She won an Emmy Award for playing Judy Garland on television and was nominated for a Tony Award for playing Gypsy Rose Lee on stage.

Played Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz as a junior at her high school.

Was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for her performance as Gypsy Rose Lee in a revival of "Gypsy."

Starring in Broadway's "Gypsy" with Bernadette Peters starting in April. (March 2003)

Daughter, Ava Jean Blanchard, was born in 2008. She's named after Ava Gardner.

Won a 2003 Theatre World Award for her role in "Gypsy."

Invited to join the actor's branch of AMPAS in 2018.

Nominated for a 2020 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for "Little Shop of Horrors".

Before they were more famous, Blanchard acted opposite Taye Diggs (Rent (2005)), Cynthia Watros (Lost (2004)) and Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill (2003)) on the daytime serial Guiding Light (1952).