Nicky O'Daniel was an American actress on stage and screen. In

Caldonia (film) ''Caldonia'' is a two reel American musical short film directed by William Forest Crouch and released by Astor Pictures in 1945. The film stars musician Louis Jordan and was produced by his manager Berle Adams. The film includes four songs perf ...

she portrays the title character, a possessive girlfriend who convinces her man not to go to Hollywood for a film production but to stay New York City. She was one of the performers featured in the 1945 film ''

It Happened in Harlem ''It Happened in Harlem'' is an American musical comedy film directed by Bud Pollard and starring Chris Columbus, Phil Gomez, and Nicky O'Daniel. The film was partly shot at Smalls Paradise and released in 1945. The film includes performances ...

''. A

soundie Soundies are three-minute American musical films, and each short displays a performance. The shorts were produced between 1940 and 1946 and have been referred to as "precursors to music videos" by UCLA. Soundies exhibited a variety of musical gen ...

titled ''The Pollard Jump'' (1946) includes her dancing.

Theater

* ''Early to Bed''

Filmography

* ''

'' (1945) * ''

'' (1945) * '' Swingtime Jamboree'' (1946) * '' Rhythm in a Riff'' (1947) * ''Harlem After Midnight'' (1947) as dancer. Edited from ''Rhythm in a Riff'' * ''The Pollard Jump'', a soundie

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odaniel, Nicky African-American female dancers American film actresses 20th-century American actresses 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people