Jasika Nicole
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Jasika Nicole at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012. | |
| Born |
Jasika Nicole Pruitt 1980 (age 35–36) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse(s) | Claire Savage (m. 2013) |
| Website |
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Jasika Nicole Pruitt (born 1980), known professionally as Jasika Nicole, is an American actress and illustrator from Birmingham, Alabama.
Career
Nicole studied theatre, dance, voice and studio art at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina.[1] She's studying the production of graphic novels as she creates her own series, called "High Yella Magic".
She is currently the voice of Dana Cardinal on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. She also plays the narrator on the spinoff podcast Alice Isn't Dead.
Personal life
Nicole is openly a lesbian.[2] 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.[3] She married her long-time partner, Claire J. Savage, on October 5, 2013.[4]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Take the Lead | Egypt | |
| 2010 | She's Out of My League | Wendy | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gisella | Episode: Scared Crazy |
| 2007 | The Mastersons of Manhattan | Penny | Television film |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel James | Dora / Unseen Dora | Episodes: Pilot, Sarah Takes a Bullet and Paragraph Two, Section Three |
| 2008-2013 | Fringe | Astrid Farnsworth/Alternate Astrid Farnsworth | Main role (98 episodes) |
| 2013-2015 | Scandal | Kim | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2014 | Checked Out | Television film | |
| 2015 | Key and Peele | Girlfriend | Episode: "Hollywood Sequel Doctor" |
| Other media | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gisella (voice) | Video Game |
| 2013-2015 | Welcome to Night Vale | Dana Cardinal (voice) | Podcast. Episodes: Dana, WALK, Cookies, Old Oak Doors and Voicemail |
| 2015-present | Disengaged | Jess | Super Deluxe web series. Episodes "Marriage for All", "Food and Wine", "Bachelorette" |
| 2016 | Alice Isn't Dead | Narrator (voice) | Podcast narrator. |
References
- ↑ "Jasika Nicole Bio". Fox Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ↑ 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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