Nicole DeHuff

Nicole DeHuff
Born	Nicole Renee DeHuff January 6, 1975(1975-01-06) Antlers, Oklahoma, US
Died	February 16, 2005(2005-02-16) (aged 30) Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Ari Palitz 2000–2005 (her death)

Nicole Renee DeHuff (January 6, 1975 – February 16, 2005) was an American actress.

Early life

DeHuff was born in Antlers, Oklahoma and raised in Rattan, Stringtown and Gillham, Arkansas. She began her acting career by earning a bachelor's degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. She would also meet and later marry executive producer and director Ari Palitz, whom she met at Carnegie Mellon.

Career

DeHuff landed her first big role in the hit comedy Meet the Parents, in which she played Teri Polo's character's sister, Deborah Byrnes. Though she passed away, her character lived on in the film's sequels as she is frequently mentioned but never appears onscreen,

After Meet the Parents, DeHuff had a regular role in the 2002 TV series The Court and appeared in CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, Dragnet, The Practice, and Monk.

Between 2004 and 2005, DeHuff worked on three feature films. One of these, Unbeatable Harold, was directed by her husband.

Death

DeHuff became ill and was allegedly misdiagnosed twice by doctors who failed to recognize her as having pneumonia. When it was finally discovered, it was already well advanced and she died on February 16, 2005, in Los Angeles.^[1][2]

Filmography

Title	Role	Date
Meet the Parents	Deborah Byrnes	2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Tina Kolas	2001
The Practice	Michelle Farrell	2001
The Court	Alexis Cameron	2002
Without A Trace	Cathy Dobson	2003
Dragnet	Claudia Hellman	2003
Monk	Vicki Salinas	2004
CSI: Miami	Carrie Delgado	2004
Suspect Zero	Katie Potter	2004
See Arnold Run	Barbara	2005
Unbeatable Harold	Wanda Livingston	2006

References

1. ^ "Pneumonia Kills Actress Nicole Dehuff at Age 30". People. 2005-03-28. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20147213,00.html. Retrieved 2011-07-16. 
2. ^ IMDB (2008-06-01). "Nicole DeHuff Bio". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215015/bio. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 

External links

Biography portal

• Nicole DeHuff at the Internet Movie Database
• Nicole DeHuff at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Dehuff, Nicole
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Short description
Date of birth	January 6, 1975
Place of birth	Antlers, Oklahoma, US
Date of death	February 16, 2005
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, US