Denise Nicholas Biography
Denise is an American retired actress and social activist , best known for her role as high-school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre in Room 222. He is known for her role as high-school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre . As an activist , she was involved in the Civil Rights Movement .
Denise Nicholas Age
Denise was born on 12th , July , 1944 , in Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Denise Nicholas Career
Denise made her television acting debut in 1968 , with an episode of It Takes a Thief . From 1970 to 19ve 72 , she had received 3 consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Drama TV Series . The nominations were for her role as Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222 .
Denise won two Image Awards in 1976 for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series , for her role as Beth Foster in Let’s Do It Again (1975) .
In 1978 , she played Olivia Ellis on Baby , I’m Back , a sitcom that aired on CBS . She portrayed the Harriet DeLong in the cast of NBC/CBS’ In the Heat of the Night (1989–95) . Nicholas wrote six episodes of the series , marking beginning her second career as a writer .
Denise Nicholas Salary
Denise Salary estimates is still under review , this section shall be updated once information is available .
Denise Nicholas Net Worth
Denise Net Worth is estimated to be 3 million USD .
Denise Nicholas Family
Denise is the daughter of Louise Carolyn and Otto Nicholas . She spent her early childhood in Detroit but they later moved to Milan , Michigan , a small town south of Ann Arbor , after her mother remarried Robert Burgen .
Denise Nicholas Husband
Denise has encountered three marriages . Her first marriage was to Gilbert Moses . At the time when they met , Gilbert was head of the Free Southern Theater in New Orleans . The couple got married in May , 1964 at the American Theater in New York . They , however , divorced in 1967 .
Her second marriage was in 1973 when she got married to soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers on January , 17 . Their marriage did not last long and a little over a year the couple had already started having problems .
Nicholas reported to authorities in November 1972 , that Withers had beaten her up in her motel after she threatened to end their relationship over the telephone . Denise , however , refused to press charges . They filed for divorce in April , 1974 and finalized in December, 1974 .
Her third and final marriage was in 1981 to CBS sports anchor Jim Hill . Denise and Jim had met in June , 1980 at a Sacramento poetry reading . They got married on Valentine’s Day in 1981 but separated in October , 1981 .
Denise even filed for divorce but reconciled soon after . However , in 1984 , the couple separated for the final time. Their divorce was finalized in 1987 .
Denise Nicholas Education
Denise attended Milan High School where she graduated from in 1961 . While in high school , on 25th , August , 1960 . She appeared on the cover of Jet magazine as a future school teacher prospect at the National High School Institute at Northwestern University .
She went on and joined the University of Michigan as a Pre-Law major but later switched her major to Latin-American politics , Spanish , and English . However , during her sophomore year , Nicholas withdrew from the University of Michigan and moved to New York City , where she started working for the J. Walter Thompson (JWT) advertising firm .
She later joined Tulane University , where she majored in Fine Arts . Nicholas still left the university early in order to join the Free Southern Theater (FST) , during the Civil Rights Movement .
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