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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Female

Birthday

1944-07-12 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Donna Denise Nicholas

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.

Known For

Acting

Ghost Dad

1990

Ghost Dad

as

Joan

Blacula

1972

Blacula

as

Michelle

Capricorn One

1977

Capricorn One

as

Betty Walker

Let's Do It Again

1975

Let's Do It Again

as

Beth Foster

A Piece of the Action

1977

A Piece of the Action

as

Lila French

Mr. Ricco

1975

Mr. Ricco

as

Irene Mapes

Marvin & Tige

1985

Marvin & Tige

as

Vanessa Jackson

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

1994

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice

as

Harriet DeLong Gillespie

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

1994

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?

as

Harriet DeLong Gillespie

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

1994

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life

as

Harriet DeLong Gillespie

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

1981

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

as

Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)

Ritual

2000

Ritual

as

Sylvia Becker

The Big Stuffed Dog

1981

The Big Stuffed Dog

as

Nurse Riley

Ring of Passion

1978

Ring of Passion

as

Marva Trotter Louis

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

1995

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound

as

Harriet DeLong Gillespie

A Different World

A Different World

as

Carol Garrison

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

T.C's Date

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as

Harriet DeLong

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Nora Tobin

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Maura Bellogue

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Lorraine

Room 222

Room 222

as

Liz McIntyre

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Kyro (segment "Logoda's Heads")

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Maura Belloque

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Jenny Brooks

Production

Crew

Directing