Nicole Julianne Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress,
voice artist and comedian. Sullivan is best known for her six seasons
(1995â€"2001) on the sketch comedy series MADtv. She also played the
role of Holly Shumpert for five seasons (2001â€"2005, 2007) on the CBS
sitcom The King of Queens.She has played a recurring character, Jill
Tracy, on Scrubs and voiced the heroic Mira Nova in Disney/Pixar's
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and the villainous Shego in Disney's
Kim Possible. She had recurring voice roles on Family Guy and voiced
"Franny Robinson" in Disney's Meet the Robinsons. From 2008 to 2009,
Sullivan starred in and was the lead of her own Lifetime television
series Rita Rocks. From 2008 to 2013, she voiced Marlene in The
Penguins of Madagascar. Sullivan played Jules' (Courteney Cox)
therapist, Lynn Mettler, on the comedy Cougar Town. She portrayed Lyla
in the Disney Channel original movie Let It Shine in 2012. In 2013,
she starred in the short-lived Nickelodeon sitcom Wendell and Vinnie
as Wilma Basset. Since 2014, she has portrayed Janine, the Johnsons'
next-door neighbor, on the ABC sitcom Black-ish.Sullivan was born in
Manhattan. She is the daughter of Edward C. Sullivan, a New York State
assemblyman. She took dance classes at age 7 and performed in Off
Broadway and Broadway productions with the First All-Children's
Theatre. Sullivan's mother, a business woman, and her father, who
represented Manhattan's 69th Assembly District in the New York State
Assembly from 1977 to 2002, moved the family upstate to Middleburgh,
New York, in 1982. During high school, Nicole was class treasurer
throughout her junior year. She played soccer in high school, recorded
statistics for the boys' basketball team and was a member of student
council.
voice artist and comedian. Sullivan is best known for her six seasons
(1995â€"2001) on the sketch comedy series MADtv. She also played the
role of Holly Shumpert for five seasons (2001â€"2005, 2007) on the CBS
sitcom The King of Queens.She has played a recurring character, Jill
Tracy, on Scrubs and voiced the heroic Mira Nova in Disney/Pixar's
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and the villainous Shego in Disney's
Kim Possible. She had recurring voice roles on Family Guy and voiced
"Franny Robinson" in Disney's Meet the Robinsons. From 2008 to 2009,
Sullivan starred in and was the lead of her own Lifetime television
series Rita Rocks. From 2008 to 2013, she voiced Marlene in The
Penguins of Madagascar. Sullivan played Jules' (Courteney Cox)
therapist, Lynn Mettler, on the comedy Cougar Town. She portrayed Lyla
in the Disney Channel original movie Let It Shine in 2012. In 2013,
she starred in the short-lived Nickelodeon sitcom Wendell and Vinnie
as Wilma Basset. Since 2014, she has portrayed Janine, the Johnsons'
next-door neighbor, on the ABC sitcom Black-ish.Sullivan was born in
Manhattan. She is the daughter of Edward C. Sullivan, a New York State
assemblyman. She took dance classes at age 7 and performed in Off
Broadway and Broadway productions with the First All-Children's
Theatre. Sullivan's mother, a business woman, and her father, who
represented Manhattan's 69th Assembly District in the New York State
Assembly from 1977 to 2002, moved the family upstate to Middleburgh,
New York, in 1982. During high school, Nicole was class treasurer
throughout her junior year. She played soccer in high school, recorded
statistics for the boys' basketball team and was a member of student
council.
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