Denise Nicholas
Known for Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Denise Nicholas (born Donna Denise Nicholas; July 12, 1944) is an American actress and social activist who was involved in the American Civil Rights Movement. She is known primarily for her role as high school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222, and for her role as Councilwoman Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama series In the Heat of the Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Denise Nicholas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Capricorn One
1977
as Betty Walker
Ghost Dad
1990
as Joan
Blacula
1972
as Michelle
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Lila French
Mr. Ricco
1975
as Irene Mapes
Let's Do It Again
1975
as Beth Foster
Marvin & Tige
1985
as Vanessa Jackson
The Big Stuffed Dog
1981
as Nurse Riley
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
as Mother
Color Adjustment
1992
as Self
Five Desperate Women
1971
as Joy
Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls
1981
as Connie (as Denise Nicholas Hill)
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
1990
as Cleo Babilonia
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice
1994
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
as Leddy Hutch
Ritual
2000
as Sylvia Becker
Mother's Day
1989
In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life
1994
as Harriet DeLong Gillespie
Ring of Passion
1978
as Marva Trotter Louis
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
2021
as Self