Alexa Nikolas (born April 4, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nicole Bristow on the

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television series ''

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''. Nikolas has also appeared on various other television series, including '' That's Life'', ''

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'', '' Revelations'', and '' The Walking Dead''.

Career

In 2004, at age 12, Nikolas was cast as Nicole Bristow on ''Zoey 101'', alongside

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. In 2006, following the conclusion of the second season, Nikolas exited the series, following numerous fights and incidents with Spears, and her character Nicole was written out of the series. In August 2005, it was reported that

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confronted Nikolas about the feud. She later alleged Nickelodeon failed to protect her from abuse, saying she "did not feel safe" around the show's creator,

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. In addition, Nikolas appeared on ''

'' regularly and also on the 2005 series '' Revelations''. Following her departure from ''Zoey 101'', Nikolas guest starred on various other television series, most notably ''

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'', ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' with actress

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who played young Alice Shaw the sister of Nikolas's character, Angela. In 2011, she appeared in the film ''

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'' as Jesse, and that same year she appeared on ''

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'' as additional voices. Nikolas appeared in three episodes of the television series '' The Walking Dead'' – her character, Haley, was introduced in November 2012, before being killed off in February 2013. In 2012 Nikolas starred as Willow in the comedy-horror film ''

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''.

Personal life

Nikolas married Canadian electronic musician

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in 2012. In 2016, Nikolas and Milosh split up. In May 2020, Nikolas announced via her Instagram that she was pregnant with her first child with her boyfriend Michael Gray. She confirmed the birth of her child in November 2020. In July 2021, Nikolas announced on Instagram that she married Gray on July 26, 2021 at

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in Angeles National Forest in Southern California. In 2022, Nikolas founded the Eat Predators movement, which seeks to call out alleged predators and networks. The movement has set up protests at several locations in the

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolas, Alexa 1992 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Chicago American child actresses American film actresses American people of Greek descent American people of New Zealand descent American television actresses Living people