Indigo 1984- (Alyssa Ashley, Alyssa Nichols, Alyssa A. Nichols)

PERSONAL

Original name, Alyssa Ashley Nichols; born June 25, 1984, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Lance E. Nichols. Avocational Interests: Music and art.

Addresses:

Agent—Innovative Artists, 1505 Tenth St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—Stevenson Talent Management, 22838 Epsilon St., Woodland Hills, CA 91634.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in television commercials, including Armour hot dogs, c. 1989, Domino's Pizza, 2004, Oscar Meyer Lunchables, McDonald's, AT&T Yellow Pages, and Emporium department stores; appeared in radio commercials, including McDonald's, U.S. Army, Nestle's Crunch candy, and Geico insurance; also appeared in student and industrial films.

Awards, Honors:

Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, 2007, for Weeds; Governor's Medallion, California State Summer School for the Arts.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Girl, Killer per caso (also known as The Good Bad Guy), 1997.

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Alyssa A. Nichols) Julie, Minor Adjustments, UPN, 1995-96.

(As Alyssa Ashley Nichols) April Gregory, Any Day Now, Lifetime, 2000.

Cheyenne Webb, Boston Public, Fox, 2002-2003.

Rona, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as BtVS, Buffy, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series), UPN, 2003.

Vaneeta, Weeds, Showtime, 2005—.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Fatima, Nelly's Bodega, PBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Voice of Huey, Boondocks (animated), 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Alyssa Ashley Nichols) Jackie, Zooman, Showtime, 1995.

(As Alyssa A. Nichols) Agnes, "Summer Bummer," Sister, Sister, The WB, 1996.

(As Alyssa Ashley Nichols) Cherise Martin, "McNeil and Pray," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998.

(As Alyssa A. Nichols) Sylvia Dobkin, "Everyone in the Poole," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2001.

(Uncredited) Girl at Sanctuary House, "The Right Thing to Do," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001.

Keisha, "Someone to Count On," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2002.

Red Beans, Girlfriends, 2002.

Tisha Graves, "Brothers in Arms," 10-8: Officers on Duty (also known as 10-8 and 10-8: Police Patrol), ABC, 2003.

Tyra, "The Badlands," Cold Case, CBS, 2004.

Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2004.

Voice, "Don't Make Me Over," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2005.

Voice, "Petarded," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2005.

Voice, "Hell Comes to Quahog," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2006.

Voice, "Barely Legal," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2006.

Cha Cha Romero, "Fannysmakin'," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI, CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as understudy Rosena, A Thimble of Smoke, 24th Street Theater, Los Angeles; understudy Casey, Angels Twice Descending, Hudson Theater, New York City.