Vivian Nixon

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Vivian Nixon
Born
Vivian Nichole Nixon

(1984-05-31) May 31, 1984 (age 40)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active1991–present
SpouseJazzton Williams
Children2
Parents
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Vivian Nichole Nixon (born May 31, 1984) is an American actress and dancer. [1] She played Dr. Hannah Brody in the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy and currently voices Millie in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss .

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Early life

Born in Miami, Florida, she is one of three children of former NBA star Norm Nixon and actress Debbie Allen. [2] She was named after her grandmother Vivian Ayers-Allen. Her aunt is actress Phylicia Rashad and her younger brother is basketball player Norm E. Nixon Jr. Vivian took gymnastics until a fellow gymnast fell and was seriously injured, and her mother took her out of the sport at age 13. She went on to study at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C. and at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.

Career

On her final year of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance, Nixon was cast as Kalimba in the Broadway production of Hot Feet , the classic storyline of The Red Shoes with a '70s funk facelift, and Kalimba is the ambitious girl at the center of it who can't stop dancing (literally). [1] [3] She was named of the top "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine in 2007. [4] Her regional credits, including Alan Johnson's West Side Story (Anita), Bayou Legend (Sara), Pearl (Pearl), Soul Possessed, Dreams , Brothers of the Knight and The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker. She performed on the European tour of West Side Story and Harriet. Nixon has appeared in films 500 Days of Summer and Top Five . On television, she had secondary roles in the Fox musical series Glee and NBC's Smash . In 2015, she began appearing as Dr. Hannah Brody in the ABC medical drama series, Grey's Anatomy . In 2020, she appeared in its spin-off series, Station 19 . In December 2020, she began voicing Millie in the web series Helluva Boss in all episodes, except the pilot. Nixon is associate director at Debbie Allen Dance Academy. [5] [6]

Personal life

Nixon has one daughter, born on February 7, 2019. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 500 Days of Summer Dancer
2010LouisAnaya-Bolden's Muse
2014 Top Five Jasmine
2015 Bolden! Ayan
2020 Hubie Halloween DJ Aurora's radio voice
Christmas on the Square Bessie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Glee Andrea Cohen3 episodes
Everybody Hates Chris Pretty WomanEpisode: "Everybody Hates Fake IDs"
2012 Smash Dancer10 episodes
2013 Boardwalk Empire Onyx Club DancerEpisode: "Farewell Daddy Blues"
2014It Could Be WorseReceptionistEpisode: "Fate"
Power Fiona2 episodes
2015–2020 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Hannah BrodyRecurring role; 17 episodes
2020 Station 19 Dr. Hannah Brody2 episodes
2020–present Helluva Boss Millie (voice)YouTube series

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