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Denise Nicholas

Actress | Writer

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Donna Denise Nicholas
in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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2004 Proud
Gordon's Mother
 
2002 My Wife and Kids (TV series)
Ann Kyle
– Failure to Communicate (2002) … Ann Kyle
 
2000 Ritual
Sylvia Becker
 
1997 The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (TV movie)
Leddy Hutch
 
1997 Living Single (TV series)
Lilah James
– Never Can Say Goodbye (1997) … Lilah James
– One Degree of Separation (1997) … Lilah James
 
1995 The Parent 'Hood (TV series)
Miss Hicks
– A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (1995) … Miss Hicks
 
1989-1995 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Harriet DeLong / Harriet DeLong Gillespie / Harriet Delong / …
– Grow Old Along with Me (1995) … Harriet Delong Gillespie (credit only)
– By Duty Bound (1995) … Harriet DeLong Gillespie
– Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994) … Harriet DeLong Gillespie
– A Matter of Justice (1994) … Harriet DeLong Gillespie
– Give Me Your Life: Part 1 (1994) … Harriet DeLong Gillespie
See all 69 episodes »
 
1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (TV series)
Mrs. Walker
– My Dinner with Mark (1992) … Mrs. Walker
 
1990 Law & Order (TV series)
Mrs. Victor More
– Prisoner of Love (1990) … Mrs. Victor More (uncredited)
 
1990 On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (TV movie)
Cleo Babilonia
 
1990 Ghost Dad
Joan
 
1990 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
Darlene Carter
– Plates (1990) … Darlene Carter
 
1990 A Different World (TV series)
Carol Garrison
– Here's to Old Friends (1990) … Carol Garrison
 
1989 Mother's Day (TV movie)
Elizabeth Sturgis
 
1989 Heart and Soul (TV short)
Jean Kincaid
 
1989 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Lorraine
– Birthday Blues (1989) … Lorraine
 
1988 Supercarrier (TV series)
– Deadly Enemies (Pilot) (1988)
 
1988 Amen (TV series)
Mrs. Kirby
– The Widow (1988) … Mrs. Kirby
 
1988 227 (TV series)
Jeanie Smith
– Shall We Dance? (1988) … Jeanie Smith
 
1987 Hotel (TV series)
Mrs Blake
– And Baby Makes Two (1987) … Mrs Blake
 
1985 And the Children Shall Lead (TV movie)
Mother
 
1984 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
T.C's Date
– I Witness (1984) … T.C's Date (as Denise Nicholas-Hill)
 
1983 Masquerade (TV series)
– Pilot (1983) (as Denise Nicholas-Hill)
 
1983 One Day at a Time (TV series)
Susan Bryant
– Baby Love: Part 2 (1983) … Susan Bryant (as Denise Nicholas-Hill)
 
1983 Over Here, Mr. President
 
1983 Marvin & Tige
Vanessa Jackson (as Denise Nicholas-Hill)
 
1980-1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Maura Belloque / Jenny
– Pal-I-Mony-O-Mine/Does Father Know Best?/An 'A' for Gopher (1982) … Jenny (as Denise Nicholas-Hill)
– The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 1 (1980) … Maura Belloque
– The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 2 (1980) … Maura Belloque
 
1981 Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (TV movie)
Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)
 
1981 The Sophisticated Gents (TV movie)
Pat Henderson
 
1981 Aloha Paradise (TV series)
Carrie
– Catching Up/Warbling Out to You/Black Day at Black Rock (1981) … Carrie
 
1981 The Big Stuffed Dog (TV movie)
Nurse Riley
 
1981 Secrets of Midland Heights (TV series)
Julie Hammond
– The Race (1981) … Julie Hammond
 
1980 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series)
Sondra Williams
– Substitute Mother (1980) … Sondra Williams
 
1980 Benson (TV series)
Carol Walker
– Just Friends (1980) … Carol Walker
 
1979 The Paper Chase (TV series)
Donna Scott
– A Matter of Anger (1979) … Donna Scott
 
1977-1978 Baby, I'm Back (TV series)
Olivia Ellis
– You Bet Your Wife (1978) … Olivia Ellis
– Olivia's Job Offer (1978) … Olivia Ellis
– Like Father, Unlike Son (1978) … Olivia Ellis
– Survival of the Fittest (1978) … Olivia Ellis
– A Day at the Races (1978) … Olivia Ellis
See all 13 episodes »
 
1978 Ring of Passion (TV movie)
Marva Trotter Louis
 
1977 Capricorn One
Betty Walker
 
1977 A Piece of the Action
Lila French
 
1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Myrna Kelland
– The Strange Behavior of Paul Kelland (1975) … Myrna Kelland
 
1975 Let's Do It Again
Beth Foster
 
1975 Rhoda (TV series)
Denise Culp
– The Party (1975) … Denise Culp
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Candy Priest
– A Community of Victims (1975) … Candy Priest
 
1975 Mr. Ricco
Irene Mapes
 
1969-1974 Room 222 (TV series)
Liz McIntyre
– Cry Uncle (1974) … Liz McIntyre
– I Didn't Raise My Girl to Be a Soldier (1974) … Liz McIntyre
– Jason and Big Mo (1974) … Liz McIntyre
– MPG (1973) … Liz McIntyre
– El Greco to Jason (1973) … Liz McIntyre
See all 113 episodes »
 
1973 The Soul of Nigger Charley
Elena
 
1972 Blacula
Michelle
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Split-Up")
– Love and the Alibi/Love and the Instant Father/Love and the Lovely Evening/Love and Lover's Lane/Love and the Split-Up (1972) … (segment "Love and the Split-Up")
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Kyro (segment "Logoda's Heads")
– The Different Ones/Tell David.../Logoda's Heads (1971) … Kyro (segment "Logoda's Heads")
 
1971 Five Desperate Women (TV movie)
Joy
 
1970 Flip (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1970)
 
1967-1969 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
Ethel
– Three-Fifty-Two (1969)
– Encounter on a Rooftop (1968)
– The Bombers (1967) … Ethel
– The Witness (1967)
 
1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Nora Tobin
– Eye of the Storm (1969) … Nora Tobin
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Toosdhi
– To Catch a Roaring Lion (1968) … Toosdhi
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1992-1994 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
– Poor Relations (1994) (writer)
– Your Own Kind (1993) (writer)
– Little Girl Lost (1993) (writer)
– Legacy (1993) (writer)
– Flowers from a Lady (1993) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
2011 Way Black When: Primetime (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Herself
 
2005 TV Land Confidential (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Changing Times and Trends (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 September 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Carroll O'Connor: All in a Lifetime (2001) … Herself
 
1994 Ebony's 15th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1992 Color Adjustment (documentary)
Herself
 
1986 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 July 1986 (1986) … Herself
 
1979 The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1970-1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 July 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 December 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 27 August 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 5 March 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 22 January 1973 (1973) … Herself
See all 11 episodes »
 
1978 Battle of the Network Stars IV (TV special)
Herself - CBS Team
 
1970-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 June 1973 (1973) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 April 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1972 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest
– Bill Withers/Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (1972) … Guest
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.145 (1972) … Herself
 
1970 Flip (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (1970) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
 

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Personal Details

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(2005) Novel: "Freshwater Road".

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Alternate Names:

Denise Nicholas Hill | Denise Nicholas-Hill
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Graduated from the University of Michigan See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer