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Edna Turnblad is a fictional character from the 1988 film Hairspray and its stage musical adaption of the same name, as well as its film and television adaptations. Edna is a laundress living in Baltimore with her husband Wilbur and mother of Tracy, the plot's protagonist.
Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2, 1973), [2] sometimes credited as Marissa Winokur, is an American actress and singer known for her Tony-winning performance as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical Hairspray, an adaptation of John Waters's film, as well as her work on the Pamela Anderson sitcom Stacked.
Tracy's racial acceptance leads her to become an active supporter for the integration of The Corny Collins Show. Hairspray was Blonsky's debut as a professional actress. [10] John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Tracy's mother who owns a laundry business, is agoraphobic and ashamed of her obesity.
Hairspray is a 1988 American comedy film [4] written and directed by John Waters, starring Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake in her film debut, and Jerry Stiller, with special appearances by Ric Ocasek in his final film and Pia Zadora.
Hairspray star Nikki Blonksy is married! The 35-year-old actor, best known for her role as Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 movie musical Hairspray, revealed to Out magazine that she and her partner ...
Niki Metcalf as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray." At age 84, he’s not slowing down a bit. He just opened another Broadway hit, “Shucked,” which will visit Wharton next year.
A British mom will spend at least 12 years in prison for burning her elderly husband with a mix of boiling water and sugar — a gruesome murder that came after she heard rumors he had sexually ...
Hairspray Live! takes place in 1962 Baltimore.Teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV program.When, against all odds, Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight and meets a colorful array of characters, including Link, the resident dreamboat; Amber, the ambitious mean girl; Seaweed, an African-American boy she meets in detention ...