DENISE NICHOLAS

Denise Nicholas, who appears as Suzanne Alexander (present) in Ohio State Murders, is best known for her role of Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama "In the Heat of the Night," to which she also contributed as a writer. She also played the role of Liz McIntyre on the ABC series "Room 222" for several seasons, and received two Golden Globe Award nominations. She also appeared regularly on the "The Cosby Show," "A Different World," and "Living Single," among others, and starred in the CBS comedy series "Baby I'm Back" opposite Desmond Wilson. Her feature film credits include Let's Do It Again (with Bill Cosby), A Piece of the Action, and Ghost Dad, all directed by Sydney Poitier. She also appeared in Capricorn One, Blacula, and Marvin and Tige. Ms. Nicholas appeared as Dr. Judith Kaufman in Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter for the Los Angeles Theatre Works series "The Play's The Thing" on National Public Radio, has performed at the Negro Ensemble Company and the New Federal Theatre in New York, the Crossroads Theatre Company in New Jersey, and The Free Southern Theatre in Mississippi and Louisiana, and she played Rosa Parks in her own play Buses at the University of Southern California. She received two L.A. Emmy Award for the KCET-PBS special "Voices of Our People," a celebration of African-American poetry; and five NAACP Awards. In 1995, Harvard University's Harvard Foundation cited her as Cultural Artist of the Year for her contributions to American performing arts and intercultural relations.

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