Jasika Nicole Pruitt (born April 10, 1980), is an American actress and illustrator from

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. She is known for her role as Agent Astrid Farnsworth on the

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series ''

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''. She has guest-starred in ''

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'' as Kim Munoz. She starred as Carly Lever, the head of pathology, in the

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medical drama '' The Good Doctor''.

Career

Nicole studied theatre, dance, voice and studio art at

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. In 2017, she voiced a

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"brown-skinned energetic creative" named Reina, for the

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animated series ''

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'', who likes to build with her hands, is empowered by the world around her, and is the best friend of one of the protagonists. She is currently the voice of Dana Cardinal on the podcast ''

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''. She also plays Keisha, the protagonist and narrator on ''

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'', a podcast by ''WTNV'' co-writer Joseph Fink.

Personal life

Nicole is biracial, and has said that while growing up, there were very few TV characters with whom she could identify. Nicole is

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. She was featured in the 2010 ''OUT 100'' list in '' Out'', and was photographed alongside

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, and Bill Silva for the issue. She married her long-time partner, CJ Savage, on October 5, 2013. Nicole also designs and makes all of her own clothes, including shoes, pants, jackets, and undergarments.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other media

References

External links

Official site
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Interview at WickedInfo.com
1980 births American lesbian actresses Actresses from Birmingham, Alabama LGBT African Americans Catawba College alumni Living people Artists from Birmingham, Alabama American television actresses African-American actresses American film actresses LGBT people from Alabama 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 21st-century American actresses 20th-century African-American women {{US-screen-actor-1980s-stub