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Nicole Scherzinger

29th June 1978 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Acting

Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente was born on June 29 in Honolulu, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. While attending a performing arts high school, she won the Coca-Cola Classic Talent Contest and performed in many plays at The Actors Theatre of Louisville. She furthered her studies majoring in theater arts at Wright State University before entering the premiere season of the WB's television show, "Popstars" (2000/I), where she earned the role of lead vocalist in the female pop group, Eden's Crush. Outside of her work with The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole performed with Japanese superstar Yoshiki Hayashi, at the Tokyo International Forum of Japan and had guest appearances on "My Wife and Kids" (2001) and "Wanda at Large" (2003). Nicole has a single out on Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates (2004) soundtrack: a cover of UB40's "Breakfast in Bed". Her two most recent film roles are the voice of Sina in Moana (2016) and Penny Rivera in Dirty Dancing (2017). During her career, Scherzinger has received nominations for a Grammy, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Tony Award. She won the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Norma Desmond in the 2023 West End revival of Sunset Boulevard and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2025 when the show transferred to Broadway in 2024.

29 Movies 64 TV Shows 98 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Moana 2 poster
Moana 2 21st November 2024 as Sina (voice)
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Moana 13th October 2016 as Sina (voice)
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Be Cool 4th March 2005 as Pussycat Doll
Sherri poster
Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest
Trese poster
Trese 11th June 2021 as Miranda Trese (voice)
Conan poster
Conan 8th November 2010 as Self
Cane poster
Cane 25th September 2007 as Nicole