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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.
Birthday: July 12, 1944 ( Cancer) Born In: Detroit, Michigan, United States. Actresses #2922. Social Activists #23. Writers #827. Quick Facts. Also Known As: Donna Denise Nicholas. Age: 79 Years, 79 Year Old Females. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Bill Withers (m. 1973–1974), Gilbert Moses (m. 1964–1965), Jim Hill (m. 1981–1984) father: Otto Nicholas.
May 19, 2007 · Digital Library. 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.
Mar 25, 2016 · Actress and novelist Denise Nicholas draws from her experiences in the civil rights movement. Alumna Denise Nicholas left Michigan as a young woman to join the civil rights movement in the 1960s. As an actress with the Free Southern Theater, she performed across Mississippi and Louisiana. News. Alumni.
Mar 15, 2018 · March 15, 2018. Nicholas tells Detroit Today she sees echos of the mid-60s and social upheaval in today’s social and political discord. Jake Neher/WDET. Actress Denise Nicholas was 19 in 1964 when she left home here in Michigan to join the Free Southern Theater in Mississippi and Louisiana.
