Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

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Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Born1960 (age 64–65) [1]
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1984–present
SpouseAlex Smith (2011–present)
Relatives Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (grandfather)

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (born 1960) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in the films Fletch (1985), Tombstone (1993), Fast Food Nation (2006) and Parkland (2013). She is also known for her roles on television series such as Friday Night Lights , Seinfeld and Nashville .

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Personal life

Wheeler-Nicholson was born in New York City, the daughter of Joan (née Weitemeyer) and Douglas Wheeler-Nicholson. She is the granddaughter of pioneering American comic book publisher Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, who founded DC Comics under the original company name National Allied Publications. Wheeler-Nicholson has been married to film director Alex Smith since 2011 and lives in Austin, Texas. [2]

Career

Sometimes credited as Dana Wheeler Nicholson, she has appeared in numerous feature films, but is perhaps best known for her role in Fletch (1985) as Gail Stanwyk, the love interest of the title character. She is well known for her performance in Tombstone (1993) as Mattie Earp. [3] Wheeler-Nicholson has also appeared in the films Bye Bye Love (1995), Denise Calls Up (1995), Fast Food Nation (2006), and Parkland (2013).

On television, Wheeler-Nicholson has guest-starred in Seinfeld , Law & Order , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , The X-Files , Sex and the City , Boston Public , and Boston Legal . She starred in the short-lived comedy Beverly Hills Buntz from 1987 to 1988, and in 2001 was cast on the daytime soap opera All My Children .[ citation needed ] In the mid-2000s, Wheeler-Nicholson moved from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas. [3] From 2007 to 2011, she had a recurring role in the television drama Friday Night Lights as Angela Collette. In 2014, Wheeler-Nicholson played the role of character Scarlett O'Connor's abusive mother on the musical drama series Nashville . [4] In 2015, she had a supporting role in the independent drama film 6 Years .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 The Little Drummer Girl Katrin
1984 Mrs. Soffel Jessie Bodyne
1985 Fletch Gail Stanwyk
1990 Circuitry Man Lori
1993My Life's in TurnaroundRachel
1993 The Night We Never Met Inga
1993 Tombstone Mattie Blaylock Earp
1995 Bye Bye Love Heidi Schmidt
1995 Frank and Jesse Annie Ralston
1995 Denise Calls Up Gail Donelly
1995 The Pompatus of Love Kathryn
1997 Nick and Jane Jane Whitmore
1997 Living in Peril Linda Woods
1997Jamaica BeatLori Peterson
2001 Sam the Man Woman
2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen? Gallery HostessUncredited
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights Mathilda Bowland
2006 Fast Food Nation Debi Anderson
2010Dance with the OneMary
20115 Time ChampionDanielle
2011BlacktinoMoon
2011Dadgum, TexasBettie Crawley Magee
2013 Angels Sing Maggie
2013 Winter in the Blood Malvina
2013 Parkland Lillian Zapruder
2015 6 Years Joanne Mercer
2018Miss ArizonaMaybelle
2020On the Line Tricia Bisbee

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986–87 Crime Story Marilyn Stewart2 episodes
1987 The Hitchhiker Belinda HaskellEpisode: "Secret Ingredient"
1987–88 Beverly Hills Buntz Rebecca Giswold13 episodes
1991N.Y.P.D. MountedDonna Lee WellingtonTV film
1991 Palace Guard ApacheEpisode: "Pilot"
1994 Fortune Hunter CristinaEpisode: "The Frostfire Intercept"
1995 Seinfeld ShellyEpisode: "The Doodle"
1996 The X-Files Det. Angela WhiteEpisode: "Syzygy"
1997 The Single Guy ErikaEpisode: "Like Father..."
1998 Sex and the City Laney BerlinEpisode: "The Baby Shower"
2000 NYPD Blue Jenny PetersEpisode: "The Man with Two Right Shoes"
2000 Law & Order Maggie CallisterEpisode: "Mega"
2001 Big Apple Joan Kellogg3 episodes
2001 All My Children Ilene Pringle9 episodes
2002 Without a Trace Sarah PritchardEpisode: "Midnight Sun"
2003 Boston Public FBI Agent Monica PriceEpisode: "Chapter Seventy-Four"
2005 Grounded for Life AriannaEpisode: "Tom Sawyer"
2005 Boston Legal Stephanie RogersEpisode: "It Girls and Beyond"
2005 McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? Victoria CaineTV film
2006, 2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Hilary Marsden, Tara BlackEpisodes: "Slither", "Reunion"
2010 The Deep End Judge ReyesEpisode: "White Lies, Black Ties"
2010 The Good Guys MeredithEpisode: "Old Dogs"
2007–11 Friday Night Lights Angela Collette22 episodes
2012 A Gifted Man Jayne ReinhartEpisode: "In Case of (Re)Birth"
2014–15 Nashville Beverly O'Connor12 episodes
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Donna EvansEpisode: "Producers Backend"
2019 Chicago Med Chicago MedEpisode: "Can't Unring That Bell"
2019 Emergence Vanessa CoxEpisode: "American Chestnut"
2020 Grey's Anatomy Dana HamiltonEpisode: "Sing It Again"
2021 Walker Joy CaldwellEpisode: "Four Stones In Hand"
2022 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lilah JonesEpisode: "Mirror Effect"

References

  1. ↑ Interview with granddaughter Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson Brown, "He Was Going to Go for the Big Idea", Alter Ego #88 (August 2009), p. 49
  2. ↑ "Other People's Songs: Dana Wheeler-Nicholson's night job". Austin Chronicle . January 18, 2013.
  3. 1 2 O'Connell, Joe (March 18, 2011). "Most Valuable Player". Austin Chronicle . Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ Weiss, Max (April 3, 2014). "Nashville Recap: The Mother Lode". Vulture.
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