Kim Blanck

The “effervescent,” “immediately endearing” Kim Blanck is a Drama Desk Award–winning performer. 

Houston Chronicle; Metro Weekly

Known for her contributions to new works, Kim has developed and starred in some of the American theater’s most anticipated world premieres in recent memory, including Dave Malloy’s award-winning Off-Broadway hit OCTET, for which the company received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. In spring 2024, she made her “invigorating” Broadway debut as suffragist and labor organizer Ruza Wenclawska in Shaina Taub’s SUFFS (Metro Weekly).

For her “standout” performance as the tattoo artist Maud Wagner in Max Vernon & Erin Courtney’s THE TATTOOED LADY, she received a 2023 Barrymore Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical (Philadelphia Inquirer).

Her film and TV work includes “East New York” (CBS), “WeCrashed” (Apple TV+), the final season of “New Amsterdam” (NBC), and “Call Jane,” opposite Elizabeth Banks. Her directorial debut, “Gloria,” is currently in post-production.

Her voice can be heard on the original cast albums of OCTET and ALICE BY HEART, on Shaina Taub’s 2022 album “Songs of the Great Hill,” and in Liann Kaye’s award-winning miniseries, “The Blessing.” 

Kim holds her MFA in Acting from UC San Diego and is a native of Menlo Park, California. Full resume here.





Ms. Blanck was not only letter-perfect and, to my eyes, always right-place, right-time. Her love-struck Viola/Cesario had all the requisite charm, timing and humor the role demands.
Philip Dorian on TWELFTH NIGHT
Scene on Stage
Standouts include Kim Blanck's nightmare-plagued Maud Wagner, excelling in a haunting song-and-dance duet ...
Julia M. Klein on THE TATTOOED LADY
Philadelphia Inquirer
One standout of standouts, though, is Kim Blanck. She has a mid-show showstopper during which you'll be daydreaming about her accepting a Tony Award one day soon.​
Sam Maher on FOLK WANDERING
Yes Broadway
Kim Blanck is especially invigorating as Ruza Wenclawska, a labor unionist and suffragist. Blanck imbues her with a determined spirit that is immediately endearing.
Ryan Leeds on SUFFS
Metro Weekly

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