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Nicole Julianne Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress, voice actress, comedian and occasional professional poker player. Sullivan is most notable for being one of the original cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv. She has also appeared in such shows as Baby Blues, Talk to Me, and The King of Queens and, most recently, in the ABC sitcom Hot Properties.

Biography

Nicole Sullivan was born in Manhattan to Madonna and Ed Sullivan (no relation to Ed Sullivan of The Ed Sullivan Show). She took dance classes at the age of seven, and performed on and off Broadway with the First All-Children’s Theatre. Madonna, an antiques dealer, and Ed, a New York State assemblyman, wanted to raise Nicole and her sister Jennifer in a quieter environment, and moved the family upstate to Middleburgh, New York in 1982. After graduating as Middleburgh High School's class valedictorian in 1987, Nicole attended Northwestern University as a theatre major. She studied William Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, Anton Chekov, Henrik Ibsen, and Greek tragedies, all the while working two jobs to pay her way through college and writing plays and sketches for the student theatre. Nicole spent her junior year in London studying at the British American Drama Academy and became a member of the Greenwich Shakespeare Company. Nicole graduated Northwestern with honors, then moved to Los Angeles to write for and perform in comedy clubs and theatres with improv and sketch comedy troupes before getting sporadic guest starring roles.

Personal Life

She is married to Jason Packham. She is now excepting her first child, a boy, with her husband. She is due in May 2007

Career

MADtv

Nicole Sullivan was one of the first cast members on MADtv when it premiered in 1995. The show was successful and she became a breakout star thanks to the success. She created numerous memorable characters; her most popular was the mean-spirited Vancome Lady, who frequently appeared during her time on the show. Sullivan's other popular included X-News reporter Amy, handicap Antonia, Eracists leader Debbie, News at 7's Diane Lawyer-Trabajo, fictional country singer Darlene McBride, insulting audience member Judithm, and Latina bimbo Lida.

Sullivan's famous impersonations included Britney Spears, Drew Barrymore, Justin Timberlake, Hillary Clinton, Meg Ryan, and Melanie Griffith.

Characters

• Amy (X-News)
• Antonia
• Charlotte (Anti-Depressercize Minute)
• Champagne (The Stick Chicks)
• Darlene McBride
• Debbie (The Eracists)
• Diane Lawyer-Trabajo (News at 6)
• Inga (Hoppy Potty)
• Judith (Literally)
• Lara Flynn Gellar/Destiny (Pretty White Kids with Problems)
• Lida Vasquez (Lida and Melina)
• Mimi O'Malley (The O'Malley's)
• Susan Caydel (This Cold House)
• The Vancome Lady

Impressions

• Anne Robinson
• Barbara Walters
• Beth Broderick
• Brett Butler
• Britney Spears
• Calista Flockhart
• Céline Dion
• Charlotte Church
• Cybill Shepherd
• Dawn Wells
• Drew Barrymore
• Edie Falco
• Elizabeth Montgomery
• Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton
• Heather Locklear
• Helen Hunt
• Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Janel Moloney
• Jenna Elfman
• Jennifer Aniston
• Jodie Foster
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• Julia Roberts
• Julianna Margulies
• Julie Bowen
• Justin Timberlake
• Kate Winslet
• Kathie Lee Gifford
• Katie Couric
• Keri Russell
• Kim Cattrall
• Lauren Tewes
• Lea Thompson
• LeAnn Rimes
• Lucille Ball
• Mary-Kate Olsen
• Meg Ryan
• Melanie Griffith
• Mia Farrow
• Nancy Reagan
• Sarah Michelle Gellar
• Suzanne Sommers
• Uma Thurman
• Valerie Harper
• Victoria Principal

Television projects

Nicole has made guest appearances in the following shows:

• Raines
• Hot Properties
• King of Queens
• Monk
• Hollywood Squares
• The Sharon Osbourne Show
• Celebrity Poker Showdown
• Scrubs
• Less Than Perfect
• Crank Yankers
• Family Guy
• Kim Possible
• Clone High
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
• The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
• Titus
• The Cindy Margolis Show
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Suddenly Susan
• Fired Up
• Models Inc.
• Party of Five
• Herman's Head
• Diagnosis Murder
• The Drew Carey Show
• The Late Show
• World’s Greatest Magic V
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
• MTV’s All Star League
• Pepper Ann
• Later (as guest and host)
• Loveline
• The Edge With Paula Zahn
• Politically Incorrect
• Talk Soup
• The est
• Miss Match
• Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses
• Dennis Miller
• MADtv
• Baby Blues
• Boston Legal
• Talk to Me

Film projects

Nicole has also starred in the following movies: Guess Who, The Third Wheel, My Sister's Keeper, The Way She Moves, Bar Hopping, Say You'll Be Mine, Fairfax Fandango, and Kim Possible (voice).

Voice acting projects

Sullivan has voiced Shego on Kim Possible, Joan of Arc on Clone High, Mira Nova on Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Joan on the Family Guy episode "I Take Thee Quagmire". Sullivan also starred in a pilot called Me and My Needs that was declined by ABC. She has also appeared on King of Queens as a recurring supporting actor.

Trivia

• Nicole was an original cast member on FOX's MadTV
• Nicole was a voice actor in the Monsters, Inc. video game, but not in the film of the same name, despite what many sources state.
• Nicole wears contact lenses for myopia.
• Nicole is afraid of heights, but has bungee jumped.
• Although you won’t see her running for President anytime soon, Nicole is interested in politics.
• Nicole did so well academically that she skipped a grade in middle school.
• Nicole was president of her class during her senior year of high school. She was treasurer her junior year.
• Nicole played soccer in high school. She also recorded statistics for the boys’ basketball team and was a member of student council.
• Nicole is 5' 4"
• A newspaper article printed a false fact about Nicole: her cat Madeleine was killed by a coyote, not CeCe. CeCe is alive and well, and has even appeared in an episode of MADtv.
• Nicole is of Irish, Swedish, Norwegian and German descent.
• Her favorite food is Doritos with a Diet Coke.
• Nicole once made a skit with Michael McDonald on MadTV of a mock audition tape to get on Law & Order that mocked their acting prowess. Nicole Sullivan later starred in a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode called "Contact" in the first season.

Catch phrases

• "Tcha...ya know what? Huh-uh!" - The Vancome Lady
• "Ah-Lah-lah-lah-lah-lah!" - The Vancome Lady
• "Yes?" - Antonia
• "I don't know." - Antonia
• "It es possible." - Antonia
• "I have a cat named CeCe." - Antonia
• "Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!" - Lida
• "That's right! That's right!" - Lida

Filmography

Television

Voice acting and video game appearances

Winners of the Celebrity Poker Showdown Championship Table

External links

• Nicole Sullivan at Planet MADtv
• Nicole Sullivan Fansite

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