Nicole Bilderback (born June 10, 1975) is a

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-born American

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, known for her recurring guest roles on the

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s '' Dark Angel'' and ''

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'', and the films ''

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'' and '' Bad Girls From Valley High'' (a.k.a. ''A Fate Totally Worse than Death''). She also was one of the Cordettes,

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's friends, on the '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episode " The Wish" and the Unaired ''Buffy'' pilot. She also starred in a few episodes in season 6 of '' The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'' as Ashley's friend.

Life and career

Bilderback was born in

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and raised in

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and

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. She was adopted by American parents Jim and Lois Bilderback,Nicole Bilderback Biography (1975-)
/ref> through the Holt International Children's Services program. She was a cheerleader in junior high school and has two older brothers. She studied dancing from a very early age and at the age of 14 enrolled at the Dallas Young Actor's Studio. Upon graduation from Lake Highlands High School in 1993, Bilderback moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She worked as a hostess at Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio City to make ends meet. Her first role came in 1995 when she appeared in the film ''Clueless'', playing alongside Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, and Elisa Donovan. She also appeared in the ''Clueless (TV series), Clueless'' television series for a three episode stint. She appeared on the August 2001 cover of ''KoreAm Journal'', on issue 3 of the 2001 cover of ''Yolk magazine, Yolk'', and as a medical student in ''House (TV series), House''. Bilderback rode in the 2002 Lunar New Year Parade and Festival. In 2014, she starred in the action movie ''Mercenaries (2014 film), Mercenaries'', alongside Cynthia Rothrock, Brigitte Nielsen, Vivica A. Fox, Zoë Bell and Kristanna Loken.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official site
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Nicole Bilderback AsianceMagazine.com Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bilderback, Nicole 1975 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses South Korean emigrants to the United States American adoptees Actresses from Dallas 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses American actresses of Korean descent Actresses from Tulsa, Oklahoma