Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
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Dana Wheeler-Nicholson is an American
actress.
Sometimes credited as Dana Wheeler Nicholson, she has appeared in numerous movies, but is probably best known for her role in Fletch
as Gail Stanwyk (wife of the villain and love interest of the title character played by Chevy Chase
) and in Tombstone
(1993) as Mattie Blaylock
(Wyatt Earp
's common law wife). Her most recent movie role was in Fast Food Nation
(2006). She has also appeared in several TV series including Seinfeld
, Law & Order
, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
, Sex and the City
, Boston Public
, Boston Legal
, Friday Night Lights
, and most recently The Good Guys
.
She is the granddaughter of pioneering American comic book publisher Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress.
Sometimes credited as Dana Wheeler Nicholson, she has appeared in numerous movies, but is probably best known for her role in Fletch
Fletch (film)
Fletch is a 1985 comedy film about a wisecracking investigative newspaper reporter, Irwin M. Fletcher , who writes under the name of Jane Doe...
as Gail Stanwyk (wife of the villain and love interest of the title character played by Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon...
) and in Tombstone
Tombstone (film)
Tombstone is a 1993 American action film set in the Old West directed by George P. Cosmatos, along with uncredited directorial efforts by actor Kurt Russell and writer Kevin Jarre. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Jarre....
(1993) as Mattie Blaylock
Mattie Blaylock
Celia Ann "Mattie" Blaylock was a prostitute who became the romantic companion and common-law wife of Old West lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp for about 8 years...
(Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was an American gambler, investor, and law enforcement officer who served in several Western frontier towns. He was also at different times a farmer, teamster, bouncer, saloon-keeper, miner and boxing referee. However, he was never a drover or cowboy. He is most well known...
's common law wife). Her most recent movie role was in Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation (film)
Fast Food Nation is a 2006 American/British drama film directed by Richard Linklater. The screenplay was written by Linklater and Eric Schlosser, loosely based on the latter's bestselling 2001 non-fiction book of the same name...
(2006). She has also appeared in several TV series including Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
, Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
, Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, Boston Public
Boston Public
Boston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
, Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
, Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights (TV series)
Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...
, and most recently The Good Guys
The Good Guys (2010 TV series)
The Good Guys is an American action-comedy series about an old-school cop and a modern-day detective that premiered with a preview episode on Fox on May 19, 2010, and began airing regularly on June 7...
.
She is the granddaughter of pioneering American comic book publisher Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was an American pulp magazine writer and entrepreneur who pioneered the American comic book, publishing the first such periodical consisting solely of original material rather than reprints of newspaper comic strips...
.
Filmography
- The Little Drummer GirlThe Little Drummer Girl (film)The Little Drummer Girl is a 1984 American spy film directed by George Roy Hill and adapted from the 1983 novel The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré. It starred Diane Keaton, Yorgo Voyagis, Klaus Kinski and Thorley Walters....
(1984) .... Katrin - Mrs. SoffelMrs. SoffelMrs. Soffel is a 1984 American film drama based on the true Buck McGovern and the Biddle Boys case of 1901 Pittsburgh, starring Diane Keaton and Mel Gibson. It was filmed on location in and around the Serez family Farm in Mulmer Ontario, as well as Wisconsin and establishing shots in Pittsburgh...
(1984) .... Jessie Bodyne - FletchFletch (film)Fletch is a 1985 comedy film about a wisecracking investigative newspaper reporter, Irwin M. Fletcher , who writes under the name of Jane Doe...
(1985) .... Gail Stanwyk - Crime StoryCrime Story (TV series)Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and direct the film Manhunter. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically —...
(3 episodes, "Old Friends, Dead Ends", "Crime Pays" and "Top of the World", 1986–1987) .... Marilyn Stewart (as Dana Wheeler Nicholson) (archive footage, uncredited) - The Hitchhiker (1 episode, "Secret Ingredient", 1987) .... Belinda Haskell
- Beverly Hills BuntzBeverly Hills BuntzBeverly Hills Buntz was a short-lived spinoff from Hill Street Blues. It aired on NBC during the 1987-88 season.-Overview:The show was a 30-minute 'dramedy', that was a hybrid between light private eye fare and a sit-com. The main character, Norman Buntz, was previously seen as a morally and...
(13 episodes, 1987–1988) .... Rebecca Giswold - Baby M (1988) (TV) .... Sherri
- Circuitry Man (1990) .... Lori
- Murder in High Places (1991) (TV) ....
- N.Y.P.D. Mounted (1991) (TV) .... Donna Lee Wellington
- Palace GuardPalace GuardPalace Guard was a drama series that was briefly broadcast by CBS as part of its 1991 fall lineup. It was produced by Stephen J. Cannell.Palace Guard was the story of a reformed jewel thief and cat burglar, Tommy Logan Palace Guard was a drama series that was briefly broadcast by CBS as part of its...
(1 episode, "Pilot", 1991) .... Apache - My Life's in Turnaround (1993) .... Rachel
- The Night We Never Met (1993) .... Inga
- TombstoneTombstone (film)Tombstone is a 1993 American action film set in the Old West directed by George P. Cosmatos, along with uncredited directorial efforts by actor Kurt Russell and writer Kevin Jarre. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Jarre....
(1993) .... Mattie BlaylockMattie BlaylockCelia Ann "Mattie" Blaylock was a prostitute who became the romantic companion and common-law wife of Old West lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp for about 8 years...
Earp, aka Celia Maddon - Fortune HunterFortune Hunter (TV series)Fortune Hunter was a weekly series show on Fox Network in 1994, starring Mark Frankel as the super-spy Carlton Dial.In the US, Fortune Hunter aired on Fox from 4 Sep 1994 to 2 Oct 1994. Of the 13 episodes produced, only five were presented to the North American audience...
(1 episode, "The Frostfire Intercept", 1994) .... Cristina - Frank & Jesse (1995) .... Annie
- Bye Bye LoveBye Bye Love (film)Bye Bye Love is a 1995 American comedy-drama film that deals with the central issue of divorce. It was directed by Sam Weisman and written by Gary David Goldberg and Brad Hall...
(1995) .... Heidi Schmidt - SeinfeldSeinfeldSeinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
(1 episode, "The DoodleThe Doodle"The Doodle" is the one hundred and sixth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 20th episode for the 6th season. It aired on April 6, 1995.-Plot:...
", 1995) .... Shelly - Denise Calls UpDenise Calls UpDenise Calls Up is an American Independent film released by Sony Pictures Classics in 1996. Written and directed by Hal Salwen, it is a comedy.-Synopsis:...
(1995) .... Gail Donelly - The Pompatus of LoveThe Pompatus of LoveThe Pompatus of Love is a 1996 film that tells the story of four guys discussing women and the meaning of the word "pompatus". This made-up word is found in two Steve Miller songs, "Enter Maurice" and "The Joker", the latter of which contains the line "Some people call me Maurice / 'cause I speak...
(1995) .... Kathryn - The X-FilesThe X-FilesThe X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
(1 episode, "SyzygySyzygy (The X-Files)"Syzygy" is a 1996 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the thirteenth episode broadcast in the show's third season. "Syzygy" is about Mulder and Scully investigating murders of high school students in a small town where everyone - and they as well - are acting strangely.-Plot:In...
", 1996) .... Det. Angela White - Jamaica Beat (1997) .... Lori Peterson
- Nick and Jane (1997) .... Jane
- OrleansOrleans (TV series)Orleans is a short lived American drama series that aired on CBS from January 7, 1997 through April 10, 1997. It ran for only 8 episodes. The series was said to be inspired by the experiences of creater producer Toni Graphia, who was the daughter of a Louisiana judge.-Synopsis:The show was...
(1 episode, "Luther's Temptation", 1997) .... - Living in Peril (1997) .... Linda Woods
- Sex and the CitySex and the CitySex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
(1 episode, "The Baby Shower", 1998) .... Laney Berlin - NYPD BlueNYPD BlueNYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
(1 episode, "The Man with Two Right Shoes", 2000) .... Jenny Peters - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(1 episode, "Mega", 2000) .... Maggie Callister - Sam the ManSam the Man-Cast:*Fisher Stevens ... Sam Manning*Annabella Sciorra ... Cass*Alex Porter ... Saxophone Player*John Slattery ... Maxwell Slade*Annika Peterson ... Emily*Ron Rifkin ... Richard*Saverio Guerra ... Lorenzo Pugano*George Plimpton ... Himself...
(2001) .... Woman #2 in Restaurant (as Dana Wheeler Nicholson) - Big AppleBig Apple (TV series)Big Apple is an American television drama series that was originally broadcast in the United States on CBS in 2001. The story centers on two New York City Police Department detectives Mooney and Trout working with the FBI to solve a murder with ties to organized crime...
(3 episodes, "No Good Deed", "Follow the Blender" and "#1.7", 2001) .... Joan Kellogg - What's the Worst That Could Happen?What's the Worst That Could Happen?What's the Worst That Could Happen? is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito. Loosely based on the book of the same name by Donald Westlake, the film's supporting cast includes John Leguizamo, Bernie Mac, Larry Miller, Nora Dunn, GQ, and...
(2001) .... Gallery Hostess (uncredited) - All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(unknown episodes, 2001) .... Ilene Pringle - In My Life (2002) (TV) ....
- Without a TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
(1 episode, "Midnight Sun", 2002) .... Sarah Pritchard - The Battle of Shaker HeightsThe Battle of Shaker HeightsThe Battle of Shaker Heights is a 2003 comedy-drama film co-directed by Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin. It starred Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson, Kathleen Quinlan, Amy Smart, and Shiri Appleby...
(2003) .... Mathilda (as Dana Wheeler Nicholson) - Boston PublicBoston PublicBoston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
(1 episode, "Chapter Seventy-Four", 2003) .... FBI Agent Monica Price - Grounded for LifeGrounded for LifeGrounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001 as a mid-season replacement on the FOX Network. It was created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin. It ran for two seasons on the network until being cancelled only two episodes into its third season...
(1 episode, "Tom Sawyer", 2005) .... Arianna - Boston LegalBoston LegalBoston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
(1 episode, "It Girls and Beyond", 2005) .... Stephanie Rogers - McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? (2005) (TV) .... Victoria Caine
- Fast Food NationFast Food Nation (film)Fast Food Nation is a 2006 American/British drama film directed by Richard Linklater. The screenplay was written by Linklater and Eric Schlosser, loosely based on the latter's bestselling 2001 non-fiction book of the same name...
(2006) .... Debi Anderson - Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
(2 episodes, "SlitherSlither (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)"Slither" is a fifth season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Plot summary:In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames investigate the case of an out-of-town married couple found drugged in a slovenly hotel room, the husband having died from a drug overdose. Soon two...
" and "ReunionReunion (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)"Reunion" is a seventh season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Plot summary:In this episode, Detectives Logan and Wheeler, along with Captain Ross, investigate the murder of a female host of a Public-access television cable TV rock and roll talk show, found bludgeoned...
", 2006 and 2008) .... Hilary Marsden / Tara Black - Dance with the One (2009) .... Mary
- Friday Night LightsFriday Night Lights (TV series)Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...
(13 episodes, 2007–2010) .... Angela Collette - The Deep EndThe Deep End (TV series)The Deep End is an American television series created by David Hemingson and produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC television network...
(1 episode, "White Lies, Black Ties", 2010) .... Judge Reyes - Five Time Champion (2010) .... Danielle (post-production)
- Dadgum, Texas (2011) .... Bettie Crawley Magee (post-production)
- Blacktino (2011) .... Moon (post-production)