Nicole Lyn
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Nicole Lyn is a television
actress. She is known for her role in Student Bodies
, a Canadian teen comedy series.
and Caucasian
descent. She grew up in the Toronto area. As a child, Nicole danced in the National Ballet School's Junior Dance division, and was also a member of the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus
. Nicole entered show business when she was offered a spot on a Jordache
billboard after accompanying her aunt, a model, to her audition.
On July 10, 2004, Lyn married Dulé Hill
, an actor on The West Wing and Psych
.
at age 10. She worked filming commercials, guest starring roles, and had co-starring role on the Canadian kid-com Eric's World
(1991). She later auditioned for and attended Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
in Toronto from grade 7 - 9, where she was a dance major.
She later moved to Jamaica (where her father resides) in 10th grade and attended Belair High School in Mandeville
.
One of her first auditions upon returning to Canada was for a YTV Teen Comedy titled Student Bodies
(1997), on which she landed a lead role alongside Jamie Elman
, Katie Emme McIninch, Ross Hull
, Jennifer Finnigan
, and Mark Taylor
.
Lyn made her acting debut in the television series Ramona.
She has made television guest appearances in The Kids in the Hall
, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Relic Hunter
, Andy Richter Controls the Universe
, My Secret Identity
, The West Wing, Half & Half
, and Psych
. She was a series regular in the Canadian television shows Eric's World
and Student Bodies.
Lyn has appeared in television films such as On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story, Dying To Dance, the Showtime miniseries Anne Rice's The Feast Of All Saints, and she appeared in the feature film Deliver Us From Eva
.
Nicole Lyn Hill also DJs under the music name Ms. Nix.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actress. She is known for her role in Student Bodies
Student Bodies (TV series)
Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations...
, a Canadian teen comedy series.
Biography
Lyn was born to Cherl Gabay, a Jamaican woman of African descent, and Peter Lyn, a Jamaican man of ChineseChinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
and Caucasian
Caucasian race
The term Caucasian race has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Asia , Central Asia and South Asia...
descent. She grew up in the Toronto area. As a child, Nicole danced in the National Ballet School's Junior Dance division, and was also a member of the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus
Canadian Children's Opera Chorus
The Canadian Children's Opera Company was founded in 1968 by Ruby Mercer and Lloyd Bradshaw. The Chorus consists of five divisions of approximately 240 boys and girls aged 6 to 19. The Principal Chorus has over 80 choristers, and they participate as the children's chorus in productions by the...
. Nicole entered show business when she was offered a spot on a Jordache
Jordache
Jordache Enterprises, Inc. is a clothing company that manufactures apparel including shirts, jeans, and outerwear...
billboard after accompanying her aunt, a model, to her audition.
On July 10, 2004, Lyn married Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill
Karim Dulé Hill is an American actor and tap dancer. He is best known for his roles as personal presidential aide Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series The West Wing, and as pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama Psych...
, an actor on The West Wing and Psych
Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
.
Career
She auditioned for and was admitted to Claude Watson School for the ArtsClaude Watson School for the Arts
Claude Watson School for the Arts is both an intermediate school and an arts school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The main campus of the school was originally known as Lansing Public School #4 , and then later changed to Duke of Kent Public School and also Spring Garden Public School . In...
at age 10. She worked filming commercials, guest starring roles, and had co-starring role on the Canadian kid-com Eric's World
Eric's World
Eric's World was a children's sitcom, which aired on a number of Canadian networks in 1991–1996, and was produced by Cambium Productions, running for five seasons....
(1991). She later auditioned for and attended Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts is a Catholic arts high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History:Throughout the 1980s the Metropolitan Separate School Board considered establishing a school for the visual and performing arts...
in Toronto from grade 7 - 9, where she was a dance major.
She later moved to Jamaica (where her father resides) in 10th grade and attended Belair High School in Mandeville
Mandeville, Jamaica
Mandeville is the capital and largest town in the parish of Manchester in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. In 2005, the town had an estimated population of 50,000, and including the immediate suburbs within a radius of the total population is about 72,000. It is located on an inland plateau at an...
.
One of her first auditions upon returning to Canada was for a YTV Teen Comedy titled Student Bodies
Student Bodies (TV series)
Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations...
(1997), on which she landed a lead role alongside Jamie Elman
Jamie Elman
Benjamin David "Jamie" Elman is a Canadian American actor best known for his leading roles of Cody Miller on Fox’s Student Bodies and Luke Foley in NBC’s American Dreams.-Career:...
, Katie Emme McIninch, Ross Hull
Ross Hull
Ross Hull is a Canadian actor and television personality perhaps best known for his role as Gary, the leader of the Midnight Society, on the television series Are You Afraid of the Dark?....
, Jennifer Finnigan
Jennifer Finnigan
Jennifer Christina Finnigan is a 3-time Daytime Emmy Award winning Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2000 to 2004. She appeared in the ABC sitcom Better with You.-Biography:Finnigan was born in Montreal...
, and Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor (actor)
Mark Taylor is a Canadian actor. Taylor is predominately known for his roles as Romeo in Student Bodies, and Kwest in Instant Star...
.
Lyn made her acting debut in the television series Ramona.
She has made television guest appearances in The Kids in the Hall
The Kids in the Hall
The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1988 to 1994 on CBC in Canada, and 1989 to 1995 on CBS and HBO in the United States...
, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third...
, Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Andy Richter Controls the Universe is a sitcom which aired from 2002–2003 on the Fox network. The series was Andy Richter's first starring role after leaving Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2000....
, My Secret Identity
My Secret Identity
My Secret Identity is a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from September 1, 1988 to May 1, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States.-Synopsis:...
, The West Wing, Half & Half
Half & Half
Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship...
, and Psych
Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
. She was a series regular in the Canadian television shows Eric's World
Eric's World
Eric's World was a children's sitcom, which aired on a number of Canadian networks in 1991–1996, and was produced by Cambium Productions, running for five seasons....
and Student Bodies.
Lyn has appeared in television films such as On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story, Dying To Dance, the Showtime miniseries Anne Rice's The Feast Of All Saints, and she appeared in the feature film Deliver Us From Eva
Deliver Us from Eva
Deliver Us from Eva is a 2003 American feature film starring LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union, revolving around LL's character Ray being paid to date a troublesome young lady named Eva . To some extent, it is a modern, urban update of William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew...
.
Nicole Lyn Hill also DJs under the music name Ms. Nix.