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

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and created by Mike White. She also had additional series regular roles, such as Sydney Shanowski on the first season of the television sitcom ''

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'' alongside

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and

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, and as Sara Crawford on One on One.

Early life

Paggi was born in

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, and grew up in

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. She spent two years studying in

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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 short-lived

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television soap opera ''

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''. Following her role on ''Pasadena'', She played the recurring role of Britney in the Emmy-Award winning

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series '' Providence''. Paggi continued to appear in guest roles on television series such as '' Glory Days'', '' Fastlane'', '' Judging Amy'', ''

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'' and the

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pilot ''Expert Witness''. In 2003, Paggi appeared in the television film ''Frozen Impact'', playing the daughter of

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'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

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sitcom ''Hope & Faith'', alongside

and

. She appeared throughout the series' first season. Paggi received another television series regular role, as Sara Crawford in the

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television sitcom '' One on One''; during the show's fifth and final season. Her other television credits include guest appearances in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', for which she appeared in 2002 and again in 2008, '' Mad Love'' and '' 90210''. Television films, '' Campus Confidential'' and ''Undercover Bridesmaid''. In 2007, Paggi a leading role in the feature film ''

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'', opposite Alejandro Alcondez, who also directed, produced and wrote the film. In 2011, she starred in Girls Talk, a play written by

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, alongside Brooke Shields and

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, 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, The Rookie: Feds (2022), and The Sterling Affairs on FX (2023), playing Kristen Rivers (Doc Rivers wife).

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* 2011: Nominated for Featured Actress in a Play for the role of Scarlett in "Girls Talk"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paggi, Nicole Actresses from Austin, Texas Living people American television actresses 21st-century American actresses People from Travis County, Texas American film actresses 1983 births