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1980
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Denise Nicholas has been applauded for her portrayals of complex, resilient women on film, television and the stage, most memorably for her starring roles “Room 222” and “In the Heat of the Night”. A long-time civil rights activist, Ms. Nicholas is also an award winning author with her 2005 debut novel, "Freshwater Road."
IMDB lists 52 movies and TV show acting credits for Denise (1968-2004). She is probably best known for her role as, “Liz McIntyre,” on the show Room 222 (1969–1974), as well as her role as, “Harriet DeLong,” on In the Heat of the Night (1989–1995).
She co-starred opposite Bill Cosby in the film “Ghost Dad” and opposite Sidney Poitier and Mr. Cosby in the films, “Let’s Do It Again” and “A Piece of the Action. Along the way, she has garnered three Golden Globe nominations and won three NAACP Image Awards.
May 19, 2007 · Actress and fiction writer Denise Nicholas was born Donna Denise Nicholas on July 12th in Detroit, Michigan to Louise and Otto Nicholas. She grew up in Milan, Michigan, just south of Ann Arbor. After she graduated from Milan High School, she attended the University of Michigan.
Jan 27, 2021 · Tragedy struck her family in 1980 when her half-sister Michele, an Ebony magazine editor, was shot to death, her body found in a rented car at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, in a still unsolved murder.
Feb 16, 2024 · Denise Nicholas was born in Detroit, Michigan USA, on 12 July 1944 – her zodiac sign is Cancer, and she holds American nationality. She’s an author and a former actress, perhaps known best for her role as Liz McIntrye, in the TV series “Room 222”.
Denise Nicholas is an American actor and writer. She is a social activist, too, and was involved with the ‘Civil Rights Movement.’. Nicholas made her debut in acting by taking part in a Spanish play, while still in university.
