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Rumor has it that Tammy Blanchard did such a great job playing Judy Garland the first time around that she is being considered by director Martin Scorsese for another round in the film “Sinatra,” which will be in theaters in 2010.  The film’s plot revolves around the historical account of how singer Frank Sinatra became involved with the Italian-American mafia. IMDB currently lists Tammy Blanchard as being on the “rumored” cast list. Anne Hathaway has reportedly been seeking the role as well, although she seems less likely to be cast.

The leading man who will play Sinatra is rumored to be Robert Pattinson of “Twilight” fame. Other possible choices for the role could be Leonardo DiCaprio or Christian Bale.

Who would you like to see as the leading man in Sinatra? Do you think TammyBlanchard should play Judy Garland Again? Tell us what you think in the comments.

People have emailed me saying that the site needs more pictures of Tammy. Well here you go, an assortment of my favorite Tammy Blanchard pictures:

Filming begins tomorrow in L.A. on a movie based on the tragic events that occurred at an Amish Schoolhouse in October of 2006. Kimberly Williams-Paisley will star in “Amish Grace,” a made-for-television film about the aftermath of the brutal crime that happened in Nickels Mine, PA, when a gunman walked into the schoolhouse and killed five young girls and then took his own life. The story received attention not only for the gruesome crime, but also for how quickly the leaders of the Amish community offered unconditional forgiveness to the shooter and his widow. Williams-Paisley will play the mother of one of the shooters victims and Tammy Blanchard is set to star as the widow of the shooter. The film is set to air in 2010 on Lifetime Movie Network. It will be based on accounts of the event and the book “Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy” by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt and David Weaver-Zercher.

Youtube Video about the events the film is based upon:

The Good Shepherd is a 2006 spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Tammy Blanchard.  Although it is a fictional film loosely based on real events, it is advertised as telling the untold story of the birth of counter-intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency. The film’s main character, Edward Wilson (portrayed by Matt Damon), is loosely based on James Jesus Angleton and Richard M. Bissell. William Hurt’s character, Phillip Allen, is largely based on Allen Dulles, while General Bill Sullivan, played by Robert De Niro, is loosely based on Major General William Joseph Donovan.

Tammy Blanchard (born December 14, 1976) is an American actress. She has worked primarily in films and television, getting her professional start in the soap opera Guiding Light. For her first (and thus far only) stage appearance, she played the role of Louise/Gypsy in the musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable, for which she earned both a Tony Award nomination and a Theatre World Award. She received the Emmy Award for her role as Judy Garland in the television movie Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.

Blanchard was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. She made her professional acting debut on the soap opera Guiding Light in 1997, where she played spoiled rich girl Drew Jacobs^. Her role on the show increased over the years, and by the time of her departure in 2000 she had become a major player on the series. She was then cast as the younger version of Judy Davis’s Judy Garland in the 2001 television docudrama Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. She received glowing reviews for her performance^[3] and earned an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries.^[4] In 2004, she played Sally Reid in the CBS made-for-television movie, When Angels Come to Town with Peter Falk^.  She also played Marianne Mulvaney in the television movie We Were the Mulvaneys (2002).

Blanchard earned a Tony Award nomination and a Theatre World Award for her work in her Broadway debut in the 2003 revival of Gypsy: A Musical Fable, in which she played the title role opposite Bernadette Peters.^[6]

Blanchard’s film roles include The Good Shepherd (2006), starring as the deaf lover of Matt Damon’s character; Bella (2006), which took the top prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival; The Ramen Girl (2007); and Deadline (2009).  She co-stars in the film version of the stage play Rabbit Hole with Nicole Kidman and Dianne West (2010). She also co-starred with Jessica Lang in the CBS television remake of the 1976 television film Sybil, in which she portrays a woman with multiple-personality disorder. She appeared in the multi-star cast of the television docudrama Living Proof (2008) as the first woman to have been treated with the breast cancer drug Herceptin.