Nicole "Nicki" Micheaux is an American actress, known for her role as Jennifer 'Jenn' Sutton in the

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drama series '' Lincoln Heights'' (2007–2009), for which she received two

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nominations.

Early life

Micheaux was born in

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, the daughter of a

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officer. She attended the

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where she enrolled in an acting class because she thought it would be easy. She found that, when acting, her

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would be "through the roof" and it would take her days to come down. Although CU Boulder did not stage many " black plays," she benefited from race-blind casting and, for example, was cast as a co-lead in '' Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean''.

Career

Micheaux began her career appearing in supporting film roles and playing guest-starring parts on television shows include '' ER'', '' Any Day Now'' and '' City of Angels''. From 2001 to 2002, she had the recurring role on the Showtime drama series ''

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''. She later had the recurring roles on

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drama '' Six Feet Under'' as Karla Charles and FX crime drama ''

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'' as Trish George. In film, Micheaux has appeared in '' Sweet Jane'', '' Ringmaster'' (1998), ''

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'' (2013) and '' The Pact 2'' (2014). She also co-starred opposite

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in the 2005 television film ''

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''. From 2007 to 2009, Micheaux played Jennifer 'Jenn' Sutton in the

drama series '' Lincoln Heights''. She received two

nominations for her role on series. She also guest-starred on '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2016, Micheaux was cast in a recurring role in the

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drama series '' Animal Kingdom'' playing detective Sandra Yates. She later had a recurring role in ''

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'', '' S.W.A.T.'', '' Good Trouble'', '' Shameless'' and '' In the Dark''. She played the leading role in the 2017 comedy-thriller film, ''

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'' receiving positive reviews from critics. In 2023, Micheaux directed and wrote the period drama film ''Summer Of Violence''.

Personal life

Micheaux was married to actor Kevin Daniels. They have two children together. The two separated after Daniels came out gay."

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Game

Award nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Micheaux, Nicki Living people Actresses from Detroit American film actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 20th-century African-American actresses 21st-century African-American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) University of Colorado Boulder alumni