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- Denise Nicholas has been applauded for her portrayals of complex, resilient women on film, television and the stage, most memorably for her starring roles “Room 222” and “In the Heat of the Night”. A long-time civil rights activist, Ms. Nicholas is also an award winning author with her 2005 debut novel, "Freshwater Road."
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Denise Donna Nicholas (born July 12, 1944) [1] is an American actress. Nicholas played high-school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222 [2] and Councilwoman Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama series In the Heat of the Night.
Denise Nicholas was 19 years old when she interrupted her pre-law studies at the University of Michigan to travel to the Deep South and the heart of the American Civil Rights Movement. It was a dangerous time and place for a young activist, but even her frightened parents couldn’t dissuade her from what she perceived as a righteous cause.
Jan 9, 2018 · We remember actress Denise Nicholas as the beautiful, refined and smart school counselor Liz McIntyre on the 60’s/70’s TV hit dramedy, “Room 222.” We also loved her in the 1978 sitcom “Baby, I’m Back” as Olivia Ellis, and as city council member Harriet DeLong on the 90’s NBC-TV police drama, “In the Heat of the Night.”
Denise Nicholas is an American actor and writer. She is a social activist, too, and was involved with the ‘Civil Rights Movement.’ Nicholas made her debut in acting by taking part in a Spanish play, while still in university.
She co-starred opposite Bill Cosby in the film “Ghost Dad” and opposite Sidney Poitier and Mr. Cosby in the films, “Let’s Do It Again” and “A Piece of the Action. Along the way, she has garnered three Golden Globe nominations and won three NAACP Image Awards.
May 19, 2007 · Actress and fiction writer Denise Nicholas was born Donna Denise Nicholas on July 12th in Detroit, Michigan to Louise and Otto Nicholas. She grew up in Milan, Michigan, just south of Ann Arbor. After she graduated from Milan High School, she attended the University of Michigan.
Apr 5, 2016 · Denise Nicholas ’87 was 19 years old when she interrupted her pre-law studies at the University of Michigan to travel to the Deep South and the heart of the civil rights movement. It was a dangerous time and place for a young activist, but even her frightened parents couldn’t dissuade her from what she perceived as a righteous cause.
