Denise Nicholas

Actor

1944-07-12 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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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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• Capricorn One (1977) — Betty Walker
• Ghost Dad (1990) — Joan
• Blacula (1972) — Michelle
• Let's Do It Again (1975) — Beth Foster
• A Piece of the Action (1977) — Lila French
• Mr. Ricco (1975) — Irene Mapes
• The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973) — Elena
• Five Desperate Women (1971) — Joy
• Marvin & Tige (1985) — Vanessa Jackson
• The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997) — Leddy Hutch
• Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981" (1981) — Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)
• Ritual (2000) — Sylvia Becker
• And the Children Shall Lead (1985) — Mother
• In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994) — Harriet DeLong Gillespie
• The Big Stuffed Dog (1981) — Nurse Riley
• Ring of Passion (1978) — Marva Trotter Louis
• Mother's Day (1989) — Elizabeth Sturgis
• On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (1990) — Cleo Babilonia
• In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (1994) — Harriet DeLong Gillespie
• In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life (1994) — Harriet DeLong Gillespie