Biography
Nicole Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her six seasons (1995–2001) on the sketch comedy show MADtv. She also played Holly Shumpert on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens for five seasons (2001–2005, 2007).
On Scrubs, Nicole Sullivan played recurring character Jill Tracy. She played the heroic Mira Nova on Disney/Buzz Pixar’s Lightyear of Star Command and the villainous Shego on Disney Channel’s Kim Possible. She had recurring roles on Family Guy and played Franny Robinson on Disney’s Meet the Robinsons.
Rita Rocks, her Lifetime television series, aired from 2008 to 2009. From 2008 to 2013, she played Marlene the Otter in The Penguins of Madagascar. Lyn Mettler, Jules’ (Courteney Cox) therapist, was her character in the comedy Cougar Town. In 2012, she played Lyla in the Disney Channel movie Let It Shine.
In 2013, Nicole Sullivan played Wilma Basset on the Nickelodeon series Wendell & Vinnie. She played the Johnsons’ neighbor Janine on the ABC sitcom Black-ish from 2014 to 2022. She also voiced Kara Danvers, aka Supergirl, on DC Super Hero Girls.
American actress
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| Full name: | Nicole Julianne Sullivan |
| Stage name: | Nicole Sullivan |
| Born: | April 21, 1970 (age 54) |
| Place of birth: | New York, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.68 meters |
| Parents: | Madonna Sullivan, Edward C. Sullivan |
| Siblings: | Jennifer Sullivan |
| Husband • Spouse: | Jason Packham (married 2006) |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Seth MacFarlane (1998 – 2000) |
| The children: | Dashel Pierce Packham, Beckett Edward Packham |
| Job: | Actress • Television Personality |
| Net worth: | 4 million dollars |
Early life and education
Nicole Julianne Sullivan was born on April 21, 1970 in Manhattan, New York, United States. She is the younger sister of Jennifer Sullivan and the daughter of former New York State Representative Edward C. Sullivan and businesswoman Madonna Sullivan.
She began dancing at the age of seven and went on to perform on Broadway with First All-Theatre. She graduated from Middleburgh High School in 1982, where she was class treasurer, soccer team member, and student council member.
Nicole Sullivan majored in theater at Northwestern University after graduating in 1987 and wrote skits and plays for the student theater. She attended the British-American Drama Academy in London during her junior year and joined the Greenwich Shakespeare Company. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career after graduating from Northwestern University with honors.
Career
When MADtv first aired in 1995, Nicole Sullivan was part of the original cast. She created a variety of characters, most famously the scheming Lady Vancome. Her other characters included X-News reporter Amy, dim-witted Antonia, Eracists leader Debbie, News at 6’s Diane Lawyer-Trabajo (pronounced “tribal”), racist country singer Darlene McBride, and Latina bimbo Lida.
She performed with Michael McDonald in a MADtv parody of the production of an audition tape for Law & Order, criticizing their acting abilities; she later guest-starred in the episode “Contact” of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season one. Creating Music magazine featured her in its November/December 2009 issue.
From 2001 to 2005, Nicole Sullivan played Holly Shumpert. She returned to the role in the final season in 2007. Holly worked as a dog walker for much of the show. The Heffernan family paid her to “walk” Arthur, Carrie’s father, to help him get some exercise and stay out of trouble for a while.
Turanga Leela, one of the main characters on the animated series Futurama, was originally cast as Nicole Sullivan, but the role was replaced by Katey Sagal before the episode aired. She has voiced Marlene the Otter in The Penguins of Madagascar, the first television series in the Madagascar franchise, which aired on Nickelodeon, Shego in Kim Possible, Joan of Arc in Clone High, Mira Nova in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Joan in the Family Guy episode I Take Thee Quagmire, among others. She was also cast in a pilot episode called Me and My Needs, which ABC rejected.
In Meet the Robinsons, she played Franny Robinson. Nicole Sullivan also provided her voice in the video game Monsters, Inc. She played Luna in Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, a video game released in 2007. She also voiced Supergirl in Super Best Friends Forever, a short-lived animated series that aired on Cartoon Network’s DC Nation channel in 2012.
The role was transferred to the DC Super Hero Girls television series, leading to appearances on Teen Titans Go! and a direct-to-video crossover film Teen Titans Go! & DC Superhero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse released on May 24, 2022.
List of movies played
- Third Wheel
- Guess who
- Sesame Street All-Star Alphabet
- The Bully Ant
- Meet the Robinson Family
- Superhero Movies
- Black powder
- 17 more times
Personal life
Nicole Sullivan is married to actor Jason Packham. They have two children: Dashel Pierce Packham and Beckett Edward Packham, born in May and August 2007. She previously dated Seth MacFarlane (1998–2000).
Net worth
Nicole Sullivan is an American actress, voice actress, comedian, and writer with a net worth of $4 million. She is best known for being a writer and cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series “MADtv” (1995-2001; 2003-2005; 2016). Her main source of income is acting and producing.
Social media
With 29k followers on Instagram, you can find Nicole Sullivan via
Instagram: @sullivannicole
- Twitter: @sullivannicole
