| Indigo | |
| Birth Name: | Alyssa Ashley Nichols |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation: | Actress, voice actress |
| Years Active: | 1989–present |
Indigo (born Alyssa Ashley Nichols, June 25, 1984, Los Angeles) is an American actress and DJ.[1] She is best known for her roles as Rona, one of the vampire slayer potentials, in the final season of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Vaneeta on the Showtime series Weeds, in which she was nominated for the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[2] [3]
Indigo is married to Jneiro Jarel.[4]
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1997 | The Good Bad Guy | Girl | Credited as Alyssa A. Nichols | |
| 2000 | Nelly's Bodega | Fatima | Credited as Alyssa Ashley Nichols | |
| 2013 | Fractured (2013 film) | Holly | Credited as Indigo Nichols | |
| 2014 | Black or White | Young Nurse | Credited as Indigo | |
| 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Dora | Credited as Indigo | |
| 2015 | Madea's Tough Love | Dang Dang | Credited as Indigo | |
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1995 | Zooman | Jackie | TV movie; Credited as Alyssa A. Nichols | |
| 1995–1996 | Minor Adjustments | Julie | 5 episodes; Credited as Alyssa A. Nichols | |
| 1996 | Sister, Sister | Agnes | Episode: "Summer Bummer"; Credited as Alyssa A. Nichols | |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Cherise Martin | Episode: "McNeil and Pray"; Credited as Alyssa Ashley Nichols | |
| 2000 | Any Day Now | April Gregory | 6 episodes; Credited as Alyssa Ashley Nichols | |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Sylvia Dobkin | Episode: "Everyone Into the Poole"; Credited as Alyssa Ashley Nichols | |
| Judging Amy | Girl at Sanctuary House | Episode: "The Right Thing to Do"; Uncredited | ||
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Keisha | Episode: "Someone to Count On" | |
| 2002–2003 | Boston Public | Cheyenne Webb | 6 episodes | |
| 2003 | Girlfriends | Red Beans | Episode: "Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning" | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Rona | 8 episodes | ||
| Tisha Graves | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" | |||
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Mikela Johnson | Episode: "Bleeding Heart" | |
| Cold Case | Tyra | Episode: "The Badlands" | ||
| 2005–2007 | Weeds | Vaneeta | 24 episodes | |
| 2005–2006 | Family Guy | Esther/Gloria the Hippo | Episodes: "Don't Make Me Over" Esther (voice) "Petarded" Esther (voice) "Hell Comes to Quahog" Gloria the Hippo (voice) | |
| 2006 | Cha Cha Romero | Episode: "Fannysmackin'" | ||
| 2007 | State of Mind | Charisma | Episode: "Lost & Found" | |
| Journeyman | Emily | Episode: "Emily" | ||
| 2009 | Curious George | Vinny | Episodes: "Ski Monkey/George the Grocer", "Curious George, Personal Trainer/Sprout Outing" | |
| 2011 | Memphis Beat | Devon | Episode: "Body of Evidence" | |
| Burn Notice | Dolly | Episode: "Breaking Point" | ||
| Weather Wars | Chloe | TV movie | ||
| 2011–2012 | Treme | A.D.A. Brigitte Baron | 6 episodes | |
| 2012 | Common Law | Rozelle | 12 episodes | |
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | Miss Jacobs | Pilot | |
| 2015 | Bloodline | Gwen Girard | 4 Episodes | |