Danielle Nicolet (born Danielle Diggs;[1] November 24, 1973)[2] is an American actress. She has made appearances on shows such as 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001), Second Time Around (2004–05), The Starter Wife (2008), Family Tools (2013), Born Again Virgin (2015–16) and The Flash (2015–2023).[3]
Danielle Nicolet | |
|---|---|
| Born | Danielle Diggs Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Life and career
editNicolet began acting in the early 1990s, appearing in a recurring role on the ABC sitcom Family Matters. In 1996, she landed the role of Caryn on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, which lasted until 2001. In 2005, Nicolet starred in the short-lived UPN sitcom Second Time Around. Entertainment Weekly named her the network's "breakout star" in review.[4] After the series was canceled, she co-starred on the TNT medical drama, Heartland. That following year, Nicolet had regular role in the USA Network comedy-drama, The Starter Wife starring Debra Messing, the series also was canceled after one season. Nicolet has also guest starred on episodes of Stargate SG-1, Angel, The Bernie Mac Show, All of Us, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Warehouse 13.
Nicolet appeared in various films including a small role as Samuel L. Jackson's character's teenage daughter in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993). She later had roles in Melting Pot (1998), opposite Paul Rodriguez and A Wonderful Night in Split (2004). In 2009, Nicolet starred opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in the thriller Ticking Clock (2009). In 2011, she co-starred in the Syfy original film, Red Faction: Origins, based on the video game. She also voiced Shaundi in Saints Row: The Third and continued to voice her in Saints Row IV and Saints Row: Gat out of Hell. In 2013, she starred in the short-lived ABC comedy series, Family Tools. She later had the recurring role on the BET comedy series, The Game, and guest starred on Elementary.
In 2015, Nicolet guest starred in the first season of The CW's The Flash as Cecile Horton before being cast as the lead in TV One's first original comedy-drama series, Born Again Virgin.[5][6] She also played the female lead, opposite Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson, in the action comedy film Central Intelligence, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.[7][8] After Born Again Virgin ended its run, Nicolet returned to The Flash in a recurring role for the show's third and fourth seasons before being promoted to a series regular from the fifth season till the ninth and final season.[3][9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 | Debbie Luger | |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies | Lisa | |
| Fall into Darkness | Tracey | TV movie | |
| The Prince | High Class Hooker | ||
| 1998 | Shadow of Doubt | Cheryl | |
| Melting Pot | Deuandranice | ||
| 1999 | Dead Punkz | Freebe | |
| 2003 | A Light in the Forest | Britta Rinegelt | |
| 2004 | A Wonderful Night in Split | Jeanie | |
| 2006 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Whitney Weddings | |
| The Bliss | Daisy Free | ||
| 2007 | The Weekend | Debbie | TV movie |
| 2009 | Knuckle Draggers | Renee | |
| 2011 | Ticking Clock | Gina Hicks | Video |
| Red Faction: Origins | Tess De La Vega | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Wrestling with Parenthood | Regina Tybor | Short |
| 2014 | Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison | Karui (voice) | |
| All Stars | Kim Lockemer | ||
| 2016 | Central Intelligence | Maggie | |
| Believe | Sharon Joseph | ||
| 2017 | Deidra & Laney Rob a Train | Marigold | |
| 2018 | Acrimony | Sara | |
| 2020 | Faith Based | Tiffany | |
| 2022 | In Training | Boss | Short |
| 2023 | 13 | Her | Short |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1992 | Family Matters | Vonda Mahoney | Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4 |
| 1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Verla | Episode: "Part I & II" |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Rita | Episode: "Head of the Class" |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Sara Gilbey | Episode: "Murder by the Busload" |
| 1996–2001 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Caryn | Recurring Cast |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Sharon's Friend | Episode: "Number One with a Bullet" |
| 1998 | In the House | Dianna | Episode: "Mr. Hill Goes to New York" |
| Brimstone | Madeline Fuller | Episode: "Slayer" | |
| 1999 | Moesha | Melanie Trottman | Episode: "Ohmigod, Fanatic" |
| Grown Ups | Veronica Richmond | Episode: "Bachelor Auction" | |
| 2000 | Undressed | Cory | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Riggs | Episode: "Chaos Theory" |
| 2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Reese | Episode: "Menace" |
| For the People | Lane Carhart | Episode: "Racing Form" | |
| 2003 | Half & Half | Sammi | Episode: "The Big Butting in Episode" |
| 2004 | Angel | Tamika | Episode: "Harm's Way" |
| 2004–2005 | Second Time Around | Paula | Main Cast |
| The Bernie Mac Show | Cheryl | Guest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
| 2006 | Crumbs | Heide | Episode: "Sleeping with the Enemiesy" |
| So Notorious | Janey | Episode: "Relaxed" | |
| 2007 | All of Us | Jill | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| Heartland | Nurse Mary Singletary | Main Cast | |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Liz Marsh | Main Cast |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rhonda | Episode: "The Done Dead Train" |
| Brothers | Amara | Recurring Cast | |
| 2010 | Marry Me | Candace | Episode: "Part I & II" |
| 2010–2016 | Naruto: Shippuden [10] | Various Roles (voices) | Recurring Cast |
| 2011 | Marvel Anime: X-Men | Ororo Munroe/Storm | Main Cast |
| The Protector | Adrian Marsh | Episode: "Wings" | |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Deb Stanley | Episode: "Endless Wonder" |
| 2012–2013 | NFL Rush Zone | Shandra/Steeler Stella (voice) | Recurring Cast: Season 2-3 |
| 2012–2015 | Key & Peele | Various Roles | Recurring Guest |
| 2013 | Family Tools | Lisa "Stitch" Bichette | Main Cast |
| Elementary | Jennifer Sayles | Episode: "Ancient History" | |
| 2014–2015 | The Game | Yana | Recurring Cast: Season 7-8, Guest: Season 9 |
| 2015–2016 | Born Again Virgin | Jenna | Main Cast |
| Da Jammies | LaLa (voice) | Recurring Cast | |
| 2015–2023 | The Flash | Cecile Horton/Virtue | Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3-4, Main Cast: Season 5-9 |
| 2016 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Ms, Turner | Episode: "Baaack to School" |
| 2017 | Supergirl | Cecile Horton | Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X" |
Video Games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 | Sonnet, Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | Saints Row: The Third | Shaundi | |
| 2012 | Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth | Storm, Black Widow | |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Storm, Ms. Marvel | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | ||
| Saints Row IV | Shaundi | ||
| Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Gamora, Maria Hill, Ms. Marvel, Storm | ||
| 2015 | Saints Row: Gat out of Hell | Shaundi | Credited as Dani Nicolet |
| Mortal Kombat X | Jacqui Briggs, Sareena | [11] | |
| 2016 | Lego Marvel's Avengers | Captain Marvel | Uncredited |
| TBA | Deadlock | Wraith | Uncredited |
References
edit- ^ "Danielle Nicolet". TV Guide. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Danielle Nicolet". AllMovie. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Nellie Andreeva (June 13, 2018). "'The Flash': Danielle Nicolet Upped To Series Regular For Season 5 Of CW Drama". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Danielle Nicolet". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ Tambay A. Obenson (July 10, 2015). "TV One's New Scripted Comedy 'Born Again Virgin' Gets a S – Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ Tambay A. Obenson (July 27, 2015). "Watch Full Pilot Episode of TV One's New Scripted Comedy – Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ Erik Pedersen (April 10, 2015). "Danielle Nicolet Joins Kevin Hart-Dwayne Johnson Comedy 'Central Intelligence' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ Tambay A. Obenson (April 10, 2015). "Danielle Nicolet Books Female Lead Role in Dwayne Johnson – Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ Behbakht, Andy (October 4, 2022). "The Flash Season 9 May Feature Familiar Faces, Says Joe West Actor". ScreenRant. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ ""Naruto Shippuden" Set 24 & 25 – Zombie Apocalypse". ToonZone.com. February 19, 2016. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Brian Chard [@bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "Huge thanks to the stellar MKX voice actors: Troy @TroyBakerVA (Shinnok/EBlack/Fujin), Ronald M. Banks (Quan Chi); Ashly Burch (Cassie)..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
Brian Chard [@bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "Danielle Nicolet (Jacqui/Sareena); Fred Tatasciore (Tremor); and Grey DeLisle and Dante Basco with some extra VO help. You're all amazing!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
