Nicole Julianne Sullivan (born April 21, 1970, in New York City) is an American voice actress, actress and comedienne, who has appeared in such shows as MADtv, Baby Blues, Talk to Me, and The King of Queens. She currently stars in the ABC sitcom Hot Properties.
TV work
Sullivan has voiced Shego on Kim Possible, Joan of Arc on Clone High, and Mira Nova in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. She also starred in a pilot called Me and My Needs that was declined by ABC.
Biography
Nicole Sullivan was born to Ed and Madonna Sullivan of Manhattan (no relation to Ed Sullivan). Even as a child, Nicole knew she was destined for stardom. 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 to rural 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 inexplicably, considering her background, write for, and perform in, comedy clubs and at theatres with improv and sketch comedy troupes before getting sporadic guest starring roles and becoming the breakout star of MADtv.
MADtv career
Nicole starred in the first six seasons of MADtv, from 1995 to 2001.
Recurring characters
The obnoxious Vancome Lady, the near catatonic Antonia Timmens, promiscuous Latina Lida (Lida and Melina), redneck country singer Darlene McBride, as well as Amy (X-News), Diane Lawyer-Trabajo (News at 6), Debbie (Eracists), Charlotte (Anti-Depressercize Minute), Mimi O'Malley (The O'Malley's), Destiny (Pretty White Kids with Problems), Champagne (The Stick Chicks), Inga (Hoppy Potty), Judith (Literally), and Susan Caydel (The Caydels).
Celebrity impressions
Lucille Ball, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Meg Ryan, Drew Barrymore, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jennifer Aniston, Mary-Kate Olsen, Britney Spears, Melanie Griffith, Justin Timberlake, Uma Thurman, Mia Farrow, Jodie Foster, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Roberts, Valerie Harper, Beth Broderick, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Heather Locklear, Lauren Tewes, Barbara Walters, Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton, Lea Thompson, Brett Butler, Jenna Elfman, Céline Dion, LeAnn Rimes, Katie Couric, Kim Cattrall, Helen Hunt, Janel Moloney, Calista Flockhart, Charlotte Church, Cybill Shepherd, Edie Falco, Anne Robinson.
Television appearances
Nicole has starred in the following shows: 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 and Order: SVU, 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 (guest and host), Loveline, The Edge With Paula Zahn, Politically Incorrect, Talk Soup, The Test, Miss Match, Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses, Dennis Miller, MADtv, Baby Blues, Talk to Me.
Movie appearances
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, Kim Possible.
Trivia
- 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 and German descent.
- Her favorite food is Doritos with a Diet Coke.
Current work
As of summer 2005, Nicole is working on her new series Hot Properties, which costars another former MADtv cast member, Christina Moore, as well as Sofia Vergara and Gail O'Grady. Nicole has a couple of pets, including a dog named "Yoohoo", and a cat named "CeCe".
Catch phrases
- "Tcha...ya know what? Huh-uh!" - The Vancome Lady
- "Yes?"
- "I don't know."
- "It es possible." - Antonia
- "Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
- "That's right! That's right!" - Lida