Denise Nicholas
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Denise Nicholas (born Donna Denise Nicholas; July 12, 1944) is an American actress and social activist who was involved in the American Civil Rights Movement. She is known primarily for her role as high school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222, and for her role as Councilwoman Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama series In the Heat of the Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denise Nicholas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Capricorn One (1977)
as Betty Walker
Ghost Dad (1990)
as Joan
Let's Do It Again (1975)
as Beth Foster
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life (1994)
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
Blacula (1972)
as Michelle
A Piece of the Action (1977)
as Lila French
Mr. Ricco (1975)
as Irene Mapes
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997)
as Leddy Hutch
Color Adjustment (1992)
as Self
And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
as Mother
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (1994)
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
Mother's Day (1989)
Actor
Five Desperate Women (1971)
as Joy
Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)
as Self
The Big Stuffed Dog (1981)
as Nurse Riley
Ring of Passion (1978)
as Marva Trotter Louis
The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)
as Elena
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981" (1981)
as Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994)
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound (1995)
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (1990)
as Cleo Babilonia
Marvin & Tige (1985)
as Vanessa Jackson
Ritual (2000)
as Sylvia Becker