Nicole Paggi Explained

Nicole Paggi
Birth Date:15 August 1983
Birth Place:Travis County, Texas, United States
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2001 - present
Notable Works:Pasadena
Hope & Faith
One on One
Spouse:David Brooks
Children:2

Nicole Collier Paggi (born August 15, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known her role of Jennie Bradbury in the critically acclaimed FOX television series Pasadena, which was directed by Diane Keaton and created by Mike White. She also had additional series regular roles, such as Sydney Shanowski on the television sitcom Hope & Faith alongside Kelly Ripa and Faith Ford, and as Sara Crawford in One on One.

Early life

Paggi was born in Travis County, Texas, and grew up in Austin, Texas. She spent two years studying in Los Angeles and New York focusing on becoming an actress.

Career

Paggi made her television debut in 2001 when she received the series regular role of Jennie Bradbury in the FOX television critically acclaimed drama Pasadena. Following her role on Pasadena, she played the recurring role of Britney in the Emmy Award winning NBC series Providence. Paggi continued to appear in guest roles on television series such as Glory Days, Fastlane, Judging Amy, and the CBS pilot Expert Witness. In 2003, Paggi appeared in the television film Frozen Impact, playing the daughter of Ted McGinley's character, who would later play his daughter in the television series Hope & Faith.

In 2003, Paggi received the role of Sydney Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith, alongside Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa. She appeared throughout the series' first season, before being replaced by Megan Fox for its second and third seasons. Paggi received another television series regular role, as Sara Crawford in the UPN television sitcom One on One, during the show's fifth and final season. Her other television credits include guest appearances in Quintuplets, Jake in Progress, , for which she appeared in 2002 and again in 2008, Mad Love and 90210, as well as the television films Campus Confidential and Undercover Bridesmaid. In 2007, Paggi played a leading role in the feature film Cielito Lindo, opposite Alejandro Alcondez, who also directed, produced and wrote the film.

In 2011, she starred in Girls Talk, a play written by Roger Kumble, alongside Brooke Shields and Constance Zimmer, and was nominated for an Ovation Award.

Personal life

After giving birth to her first daughter, Nicole stepped away from acting to focus on her family and being a mother. She had a second child with her husband and they moved away from Los Angeles. She has since returned to acting and has appeared in guest roles such as 9-1-1 on FOX, (2022), and The Sterling Affairs on FX (2023), playing Kristen Rivers (Doc Rivers' wife).

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 - 2002PasadenaJennie BradburySeason 1 - 13 episodes
Uncredited role
2002Glory DaysMaddie Mills"Everybody Loves Rudy" (season 1, episode 6)
2002Nicole Exmoor"Let the Seller Beware" (season 3, episode 3)
2002ProvidenceBritney"Gotcha" (season 4, episode 18)
"Smoke and Mirrors" (season 4, episode 21)
"Out of Control" (season 4, episode 22)
"A New Beginning" (season 5, episode 1)
"Cloak & Dagger" (season 5, episode 3)
"The Sound of Music" (season 5, episode 9)
2003Expert WitnessStephanieTelevision Film
2003FastlaneZoe"Dogtown" (seasob 1, episode 10)
2003Frozen ImpactMarie BlanchardTV film
2003Judging AmyMs. Griffin"Going Down" (season 5, episode 2)
2003 - 2004Hope & FaithSydney ShanowskiSeason 1
2004Laura Spelman"MIA/NYC NonStop" (season 2, episode 23)
2004QuintupletsJulie"Shall We Fight" (season 1, episode 20)
2005Jake in ProgressSkylar Simms"Loose Thread" (season 1, episode 6)
2005Campus ConfidentialMelindaTV film
2005 - 2006One on OneSara CrawfordSeason 5 - 22 episodes
2007Cielito LindoNicoleMexican song
2008CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSylvie Thornton"Let It Bleed" (season 9, episode 4)
2011Mad LoveWaitress"Pub Quiz" (season 1, episode 9)
2012Undercover BridesmaidDaisyTV film
201290210Carrie Anne Monroe"Into the Wild" (season 5, episode 4)
"The Con" (season 5, episode 6)
2014Rizzoli & IslesSydney Allen"Lost & Found" (season 5, episode 8)
2015How Not to ProposeHannahTV film
20219-1-1Lizzie Hill"Ghost Stories" (season 5, episode 7)

Awards and nominations

Ovation Awards

Nominated for Featured Actress in a Play for the role of Scarlett in "Girls Talk"[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kiss Me Kate Tops 2011 Ovation Award Nominations.. 19 September 2011. 9 February 2013. 20 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820063815/http://lastagetimes.com/2011/09/kiss-me-kate-tops-2011-ovation-award-nominations/. dead.