Jasika Nicole
Jasika Nicole | |
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 Jasika Nicole at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012. | |
| Born | Jasika Nicole Pruitt (1980-04-10) April 10, 1980 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse(s) | Claire Savage (m. 2013) |
| Website | www.jasikanicole.com |
Jasika Nicole Pruitt (born April 10, 1980), known professionally as Jasika Nicole, is an American actress and illustrator from Birmingham, Alabama. She is known for her role as Agent Astrid Farnsworth on the Fox series Fringe.
Contents
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
4 Other media
5 References
6 External links
Career
Nicole studied theatre, dance, voice and studio art at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina.[1]
She is currently the voice of Dana Cardinal on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. She also plays Keisha, the protagonist and narrator on Alice Isn't Dead, a podcast by WTNV co-writer Joseph Fink.
Personal life
Nicole identifies as biracial, and has said that while growing up as biracial, there were very few TV characters with whom she could identify.[2]
Nicole identifies as queer.[3] She was featured in the 2010 OUT 100 list in Out magazine, and was photographed alongside Bruno Tonioli, Armistead Maupin, and Bill Silva for the issue.[4]
She married her long-time partner, Claire J. Savage, on October 5, 2013.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Take the Lead | Egypt | |
| 2007 | Get Faamous | Alicia | |
| 2010 | She's Out of My League | Wendy | |
| 2015 | Suicide Kale | Billie Steinberg | |
| 2016 | A New York Christmas | Jasmine Taylor | Completed |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gisella | "Scared Crazy" |
| 2007 | The Mastersons of Manhattan | Penny | TV film |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel James | Dora | "Sarah Takes a Bullet", "Paragraph Two, Section Three" |
| 2008-13 | Fringe | Astrid Farnsworth | Main role |
| 2013-16 | Scandal | Kim Muñoz | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Key & Peele | Girlfriend | "Hollywood Sequel Doctor" |
| 2015 | Major Crimes | Dolly Bowen | "Thick as Thieves" |
| 2017 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | "Fusion/Confusion" |
| 2017 | Adventure Time | Frieda (voice) | "Islands" |
| 2017 | Underground | Georgia | Recurring Role |
| 2017 | Justice League Action | Vixen | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Danger & Eggs | Reina | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Carly | Guest |
Other media
| Year | Title | Role | Medium | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gisella (voice) | Video game | |
| 2013–present | Welcome to Night Vale | Dana Cardinal (voice) | Podcast | 9 episodes |
| 2015–present | Disengaged | Jess | Super Deluxe web series | "Marriage for All", "Food and Wine", "Bachelorette" |
| 2016–2018 | Alice Isn't Dead | Keisha (voice) | Podcast | Starring Role |
| 2016 | Send Me | Woman / Lila | Web series | "Know Me", "Help Me", "Tell Me", "Trust Me" |
References
^ "Jasika Nicole Bio". Fox Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-15..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Ryan, Maureen (March 28, 2017), ""Jasika Nicole on 'Underground,' Representation and Rewriting History"", Variety, retrieved August 22, 2017
^ Navarro, Mireya (26 September 2008), "Out in Hollywood: Starring Roles Are Rare", New York Times, retrieved 20 January 2009
^ "16th Annual OUT 100", OUT Magazine, 11 November 2010
^ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
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