Denise Nicholas

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1944-07-12 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Denise Nicholas

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Denise Nicholas (born Donna Denise Nicholas; July 12, 1944) is an American actress and social activist who was involved in the American Civil Rights Movement. She is known primarily for her role as high school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222, and for her role as Councilwoman Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama series In the Heat of the Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denise Nicholas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1990

Ghost Dad

as Joan

1972

Blacula

as Michelle

1977

Capricorn One

as Betty Walker

1975

Let's Do It Again

as Beth Foster

1977

A Piece of the Action

as Lila French

1975

Mr. Ricco

as Irene Mapes

1985

Marvin & Tige

as Vanessa Jackson

1994

1994

1994

1981

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

as Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)

2000

Ritual

as Sylvia Becker

1981

The Big Stuffed Dog

as Nurse Riley

1992

1978

Ring of Passion

as Marva Trotter Louis

1995

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

as Harriet DeLong Gillespie

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