Denise Nicholas

Personal Info

Birthday

July 12, 1944

(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

The Love Boat

Magnum, P.I.

The Cosby Show

My Wife and Kids

The F.B.I.

A Different World

In the Heat of the Night

Night Gallery

Filmography

2021
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
as Self
2000
Ritual
as Sylvia Becker
1997
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Leddy Hutch
1995
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
1994
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
1992
Color Adjustment
as Self
1990
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
as Cleo Babilonia
Ghost Dad
as Joan
1985
Marvin & Tige
as Vanessa Jackson
And the Children Shall Lead
as Mother
1981
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls
as Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)
The Big Stuffed Dog
as Nurse Riley
1978
Ring of Passion
as Marva Trotter Louis
1977
Capricorn One
as Betty Walker
A Piece of the Action
as Lila French
1975
Let's Do It Again
as Beth Foster
Mr. Ricco
as Irene Mapes
1973
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Elena
1972
Blacula
as Michelle
1971
Five Desperate Women
as Joy