Portrait of Denise Nicholas

Acting

Denise Nicholas

Career

Active from 1969 to 2000, busiest in 1994 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Room 222
Room 222
GoodWatch score69/100

Characters

2

The characters Denise Nicholas played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Denise Nicholas Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    4.6, average 5.9
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 76
My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Ann Kyle

Ritual
Ritual (2000)

as Sylvia Becker

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 50
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Leddy Hutch

The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound (1995)

as Harriet DeLong Gillespie

In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994)

as Harriet DeLong Gillespie

In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life (1994)

as Harriet DeLong Gillespie

In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (1994)

as Harriet DeLong Gillespie

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mrs. Walker

Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad (1990)
GoodWatch score 23

as Joan

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (1990)

as Cleo Babilonia

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 62
Mother's Day
Mother's Day (1989)

as Elizabeth Sturgis

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Harriet DeLong

Supercarrier
Supercarrier (1988)

TV show

A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Carol Garrison

Amen
Amen (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

And the Children Shall Lead
And the Children Shall Lead (1985)

as Mother

Marvin & Tige
Marvin & Tige (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vanessa Jackson

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Lorraine

Masquerade
Masquerade (1983)

TV show ยท as Sheila Walters

The Big Stuffed Dog
The Big Stuffed Dog (1981)

as Nurse Riley

Aloha Paradise
Aloha Paradise (1981)

TV show ยท as Carrie

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as T.C's Date

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 61
Benson
Benson (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Baby, I'm Back
Baby, I'm Back (1978)

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Jenny Brooks / Maura Bellogue

A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lila French

Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as Beth Foster

Mr. Ricco
Mr. Ricco (1975)
GoodWatch score 43

as Irene Mapes

Rhoda
Rhoda (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Soul of Nigger Charley
The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)
GoodWatch score 53

as Elena

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Blacula
Blacula (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

as Michelle

Five Desperate Women
Five Desperate Women (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

as Joy

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Kyro (segment "Logoda's Heads")

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 59
Room 222
Room 222 (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Liz McIntyre

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Nora Tobin