Acting credits
49
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Denise Nicholas
Acting
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Movies: 23Series: 26
TMDB ID: 65398
IMDb ID: nm0629370
Known for: Acting
Born: July 12, 1944
Age: 82
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2021
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q919604
Also known as
Donna Denise Nicholas • Denise Nicholas-Hill
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Denise Nicholas.
as Self
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
2021 • Movie
as Sylvia Becker
Ritual
2000 • Movie
as Leddy Hutch
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997 • Movie
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
1995 • Movie
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
1994 • Movie
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994 • Movie
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994 • Movie
as Self
Color Adjustment
1992 • Movie
as Cleo Babilonia
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990 • Movie
as Joan
Ghost Dad
1990 • Movie
as Elizabeth Sturgis
Mother's Day
1989 • Movie
as Vanessa Jackson
Marvin & Tige
1985 • Movie
as Mother
And the Children Shall Lead
1985 • Movie
as Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981"
1981 • Movie
as Nurse Riley
The Big Stuffed Dog
1981 • Movie
as Marva Trotter Louis
Ring of Passion
1978 • Movie
as Betty Walker
Capricorn One
1977 • Movie
as Lila French
A Piece of the Action
1977 • Movie
as Beth Foster
Let's Do It Again
1975 • Movie
as Irene Mapes
Mr. Ricco
1975 • Movie
as Elena
The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973 • Movie
as Michelle
Blacula
1972 • Movie
as Joy
Five Desperate Women
1971 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Denise Nicholas.
as Ann Kyle • 1 eps
My Wife and Kids
2001 • Series
1 eps
The Parent 'Hood
1995 • Series
as Mrs. Walker • 1 eps
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992 • Series
as Harriet DeLong • 116 eps
In the Heat of the Night
1988 • Series
2 eps
Supercarrier
1988 • Series
as Carol Garrison • 1 eps
A Different World
1987 • Series
1 eps
Amen
1986 • Series
as Lorraine • 1 eps
The Cosby Show
1984 • Series
as Sheila Walters • 1 eps
Masquerade
1983 • Series
as Pat Henderson • 3 eps
The Sophisticated Gents
1981 • Series
1 eps
Aloha Paradise
1981 • Series
as T.C's Date • 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
1980 • Series
as Julie Hammond • 2 eps
Secrets of Midland Heights
1980 • Series
1 eps
Benson
1979 • Series
as Sondra Williams • 1 eps
Diff'rent Strokes
1978 • Series
13 eps
Baby, I'm Back
1978 • Series
as Maura Bellogue • 1 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
1 eps
Rhoda
1974 • Series
1 eps
Police Story
1973 • Series
as Kyro (segment "Logoda's Heads") • 1 eps
Night Gallery
1970 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 • Series
1 eps
Love, American Style
1969 • Series
as Liz McIntyre • 113 eps
Room 222
1969 • Series
as Nora Tobin • 1 eps
The F.B.I.
1965 • Series