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Nicole Sullivan 
Sullivan in 2003Born Nicole Julianne Sullivan
April 21, 1970
Manhattan, New York, U.S.Occupation Actress, comedian, voice artist Years active 1990–present Spouse Jason Packham (m. 2006–present) Nicole Julianne Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress, comedian and voice artist. Sullivan is best known for her six seasons (1995–2001) on the sketch comedy series MADtv and five seasons (2001–2005, 2007) on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.
She has played a recurring character on Scrubs and voices the villainous Shego in Disney's Kim Possible, Drew from Cartoon Network's The Secret Saturdays, and Louise on the ABC Family series Slacker Cats. She had recurring voice roles on Family Guy and voiced "Franny Robinson" in Disney's Meet the Robinsons. From 2008 to 2009, Sullivan starred in the Lifetime TV show Rita Rocks. Currently, she voices Marlene in the TV show The Penguins of Madagascar and starred on the CBS sitcom $#*! My Dad Says as Bonnie Goodson.
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Early life
Sullivan was born in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of Edward C. Sullivan, a New York State assemblyman.[1] She took dance classes at age 7 and performed in Off Broadway and Broadway productions with the First All-Children's Theatre. Sullivan's mother, a business woman, and her father, who represented Manhattan's 69th Assembly District in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2002, moved the family upstate to Middleburgh, New York in 1982. During high school Nicole was class treasurer throughout her junior year. She played soccer in high school, recorded statistics for the boys’ basketball team and was a member of student council.
After graduating from Middleburgh in 1987,[2] she attended Northwestern University as a theatre major. She studied William Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen and Greek tragedies, while working two jobs to pay her way through college and writing plays and sketches for the student theatre. Sullivan spent her junior year in London, studying at the British American Drama Academy and became a member of the Greenwich Shakespeare Company. Sullivan graduated from Northwestern with honors, then moved to Los Angeles before getting sporadic guest-starring roles.
Career
MADtv
Sullivan was among the original cast members on MADtv when it premiered in 1995. She created numerous characters; her most popular was the mean-spirited Vancome Lady. Sullivan's other characters included X-News reporter Amy, dimwitted Antonia, Eracists leader Debbie, News at 6's Diane Lawyer-Trabajo (pronounced "trebalyo"), racist country singer Darlene McBride, and Latina bimbo Lida. Sullivan appeared with Michael McDonald in a MADtv sketch about making an audition tape to appear on Law & Order that mocked their acting prowess; she later guest-starred in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Contact". Sullivan was featured in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Making Music Magazine.[3]
Impersonations
Sullivan's impersonations included Britney Spears, Drew Barrymore, Justin Timberlake, Hillary Clinton, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jennifer Aniston, Nancy Reagan, Meg Ryan, Celine Dion, Melanie Griffith, Jenna Elfman, Uma Thurman, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kim Cattrall, Beth Broderick, Anne Robinson, Helen Hunt, Edie Falco (as Carmela Soprano from The Sopranos), Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton, and Lucille Ball (as Lucy Ricardo in a trio of I Love Lucy parodies), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Voice acting projects
Sullivan was originally cast as Turanga Leela, one of the main characters in the animated series Futurama, which premiered in 1999.[4] Due to a casting change, Katey Sagal was instead given the role before the series even aired.[5]
Sullivan has voiced Marlene the Otter on The Penguins of Madagascar, a spin-off series from the successful hit movies, Madagascar and Madagascar Escape 2 Africa, which aired on Nickelodeon, 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", along with several other one time voices on the show. Sullivan has also starred in a pilot called, Me and My Needs, that was rejected by ABC. She played Franny Robinson in Meet the Robinsons. Also, Sullivan was a voice actor in the Monsters, Inc. video game. She played Luna in the 2007 video game Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters.
Personal life
Sullivan is married to actor Jason Packham.[6] They have two sons named Dashel and Beckett .[7] The Packham family currently lives in California.
Sullivan won the first edition of Celebrity Poker Showdown. Her charity was Alley Cat Allies, a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to transforming communities to protect and improve the lives of cats, which received $100,000 as a result of her victory. She has most recently become the latest in a long line of celebrities to endorse the Jenny Craig weight loss system after losing 35 pounds while on the program as of October 2009.
Selected filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Mira Nova (Voice) Direct-to-DVD release 2002 The Third Wheel Sally Uncredited 2005 Guess Who Liz Klein Sesame Street's All-Star Alphabet Letter A Direct-to-DVD release 2006 The Ant Bully Ant #9 Voice 2007 Meet the Robinsons Franny Voice 2008 Superhero Movie Julia Riker 2009 Black Dynamite Patricia Nixon 17 Again Naomi Television Year Title Role Notes 1991 Herman's Head Young Woman 1 episode 1994 Party of Five Terry 1 episode Models Inc. Elaine 1 episode 1995–2001 MADtv Various roles 140 episodes 1997 The Drew Carey Show Diane Pulaski 1 episode Fired Up Debbie 3 episodes 1999 Suddenly Susan Claire Teevens, Nate's Ex-wife 1 episode 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jen Caulder 1 episode Titus Carol 1 episode 2000–2001 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Mira Nova (Voice) 60 episodes 2000–2002 Baby Blues Bizzy the Baby-Sitter (Voice) 3 episodes 2000–present Family Guy Various characters (Voice) 22 episodes 2001 According to Jim Alicia 1 episode 2001–2007 The King of Queens Holly Shumpert 49 episodes 2001–2009 Scrubs Jill Tracy 6 episodes 2002–2003 Clone High Joan of Arc/Marie Curie (Voice) 13 episodes 2002–2007 Kim Possible Shego (Voice) 40 episodes 2003 Less than Perfect Deirdre Bishop 2 episodes Miss Match Rachel 1 episode 2004 Crank Yankers Esperanza Thomas (Voice) 1 episode 2005 Monk Janet Novak 1 episode Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama Shego (Voice) Television movie Lilo & Stitch: The Series Shego (Voice) 1 episode Hot Properties Chloe Reid 13 episodes 2006 American Dad! Janice (Voice) 1 episode Boston Legal Joan Rubin 1 episode Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Gerri (Voice) 2 episodes 2007 Raines Carolyn Crumley 7 episodes My Boys Kimmie 2 episodes Slacker Cats Louise (Voice) 2 episodes 2008 Head Case Herself 2 Episodes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Nancy Twicker 1 episode The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Miss Klotz 1 episode 2008–2009 The Secret Saturdays Drew Saturday (Voice) 21 episodes Rita Rocks Rita Clemens 40 episodes 2009 Leverage Heather Moscone 1 episode True Jackson, VP Kreuftlva 1 episode 2009–present The Penguins of Madagascar Marlene (Voice) 37 episodes 2010 Numb3rs Nancy Hackett 1 episode $#*! My Dad Says Bonnie Main cast The Doctors Herself Guest References
- ^ "Nicole Sullivan Biography (1970–)". Filmreference.com. 1970-04-21. http://www.filmreference.com/film/96/Nicole-Sullivan.html. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Features – Garage Groove". Makingmusicmag.com. http://www.makingmusicmag.com/features/09nov04.html. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ Ken P. (2005-08-22). "IGN Interviews Billy West". http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/652/652770p1.html. Retrieved 2005-08-22.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (2010-06-24). "‘Futurama’-Rama: Welcome Back to the World of Tomorrow". The New York Times. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/futurama-rama-welcome-back-to-the-world-of-tomorrow/. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Celebrity Parents : Celebrity Parents News and Photos". dailypress.com. http://www.dailypress.com/entertainment/sns-200910261234mctnewsservbc-tv-tinsel-mct25677oc,0,832436.story. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ Sarah Chalke, on Sarah Chalke's 'Genius' Son Loves Bananas (2009-08-31). "Meet Beckett Edward Packham! – Moms & Babies – Moms & Babies - People.com". Celebrity-babies.com. http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/10/07/meet-beckett-edward-packham/. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
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Categories:- 1970 births
- Actors from New York City
- American comedians
- American film actors
- American impressionists (entertainers)
- American people of Irish descent
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Northwestern University alumni
- Living people
- People from Manhattan
- People from Schoharie County, New York
- Women comedians
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