Jasika Nicole
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![]() Jasika Nicole at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012. | |
Born | Jasika Nicole Pruitt April 10, 1980 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse |
Claire Savage (m. 2013) |
Website | www |
Jasika Nicole Pruitt (born April 10, 1980), known professionally as Jasika Nicole, is an American actress and illustrator from Birmingham, Alabama. She is known for her role as Agent Astrid Farnsworth on the Fox series Fringe.
Career
Nicole studied theatre, dance, voice and studio art at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina.[1]
She is currently the voice of Dana Cardinal on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. She also plays Keisha, the protagonist and narrator on Alice Isn't Dead, a podcast by WTNV co-writer Joseph Fink.
Personal life
Nicole identifies as biracial, and has said that while growing up as biracial, there were very few TV characters with whom she could identify.[2] Nicole identifies as queer.[3] She was featured in the 2010 OUT 100 list in Out magazine, and was photographed alongside Bruno Tonioli, Armistead Maupin, and Bill Silva for the issue.[4] She married her long-time partner, Claire J. Savage, on October 5, 2013.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Take the Lead | Egypt | |
2007 | Get Faamous | Alicia | |
2010 | She's Out of My League | Wendy | |
2015 | Suicide Kale | Billie Steinberg | |
2016 | A New York Christmas | Jasmine Taylor | Completed |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gisella | "Scared Crazy" |
2007 | The Mastersons of Manhattan | Penny | TV film |
2008 | The Return of Jezebel James | Dora | "Sarah Takes a Bullet", "Paragraph Two, Section Three" |
2008-13 | Fringe | Astrid Farnsworth | Main role |
2013-16 | Scandal | Kim Muñoz | Recurring role |
2015 | Key & Peele | Girlfriend | "Hollywood Sequel Doctor" |
2015 | Major Crimes | Dolly Bowen | "Thick as Thieves" |
2017 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | "Fusion/Confusion" |
2017 | Adventure Time | Frieda (voice) | "Islands" |
2017 | Underground | Georgia | Recurring Role |
2017 | Justice League Action | Vixen | 2 episodes |
2017 | Danger & Eggs | Reina | 3 episodes |
2017 | The Good Doctor | Carly | Guest |
Other media
Year | Title | Role | Medium | Notes |
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2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gisella (voice) | Video game | |
2013–present | Welcome to Night Vale | Dana Cardinal (voice) | Podcast | 9 episodes |
2015–present | Disengaged | Jess | Super Deluxe web series | "Marriage for All", "Food and Wine", "Bachelorette" |
2016–present | Alice Isn't Dead | Keisha (voice) | Podcast | Starring Role |
2016 | Send Me | Woman / Lila | Web series | "Know Me", "Help Me", "Tell Me", "Trust Me" |
References
- ^ "Jasika Nicole Bio". Fox Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
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- ^ Navarro, Mireya (26 September 2008), "Out in Hollywood: Starring Roles Are Rare", New York Times, retrieved 20 January 2009
- ^ "16th Annual OUT 100", OUT Magazine, 11 November 2010
- ^ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
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- 1980 births
- Actresses from Birmingham, Alabama
- LGBT African Americans
- Catawba College alumni
- Lesbian actresses
- LGBT entertainers from the United States
- Living people
- Artists from Birmingham, Alabama
- 21st-century American actresses
- American television actresses
- African-American actresses
- American film actresses
- LGBT people from Alabama
- American screen actor stubs