Nia Peeples : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Fame, Walker Texas Ranger)

Nia Peeples was born in Hollywood, California, on December 10, 1961. She grew up in West Covina with her parents and two sisters, Paula and Cynthia. At eight years old she began performing with her family, giving concerts for community groups and conventions and doing dances of different cultures, Polynesian, Spanish and Irish. She attended West Corvina High School and was an "A" student and a member of the marching band, involved in cheerleading, tumbling, volleyball, student government, choral singing and singing for a rock 'n roll band. She starred in the school production of "South Pacific" as Bloody Mary. She got her first standing ovation for her performance.

She attended UCLA on a music scholarship, during which time she performed as Liberace's opening act in Las Vegas on weekends. She took one semester as a voice major. She dropped out of UCLA and took three jobs in order to afford acting lessons. She studied singing with Gloria Rush and the Sanford Meisner acting technique at Playhouse West.

She accompanied a friend to a rehearsal one day and was spotted by the producers, who cast her in the play, "Music Shop". This led to guest appearances in such TV seriews as "Hardcastle and McCormick" (1983)_ and "T.J. Hooker" (1982)_ . Her first starring role came when she played a deaf girl opposite William Atherton in the HBO film _Single Light, A (1981)_ in which she portrayed a deaf girl. She auditioned for and won the part of Nicole Chapman in the series "Fame" (1982). Her hobbies include hiking, tandem surfing, rollerblading and skiing. She also does a lot of charity work. She is of Scottish/Filipino descent.

Nia Peeples grew up in Western Covina (California) with her parents and two seours, Paula and Cynthia. From the age of eight, she started with her family, to give concerts for groups and community conventions and to make various cultures (Polynesia, Spanish and Irish). Nia Peeples went to the Western high school in Corvival and was a good student and on average "A". She was a member of the walking band, involved in Cheerleading, Tumbling, Volleyball, Student Government, singing in a choir and singing in a strip of bearing. She plays in school production "south of the Pacific", as a bloody Mary ". She obtained the ovation standing first for her executions.

She went to study music at UCLA on a sclolastic scholarship and during this time she has performed as an act of opening from Liberace to Las Végas on weekends. She took a semester as a voice commander. She dropped out of UCLA and working to afford temporary lessons. She studied song for Gloria's precipitation and the temporary technique of Sandfort Meisner west of Playhouse.

Nia Peeples is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as Walker, Texas Ranger, Pretty Little Liars and The Young and The Restless. She was born on December 10, 1961 in Hollywood, California, and grew up in the district of Venice Beach. She started her acting career playing in theater productions and children's television shows before winning more important roles in television series and films.

Peeples was introduced into the world of entertainment by his mother, who was a dancer and choreographer. She took dance and singing lessons at the University of South California before moving to New York to continue her dancer career. She quickly started to audition for acting roles and was chosen to play in a number of theater productions, including musicals in Chorus Line and Grease.

In the 1980s, Peeples began to obtain roles in children's television shows, including the Kids of Degrassi Street and Kids Incorporated series. She also played in television films, such as family comedies The Bronx Zoo and Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special. In 1989, she won her first recurring role in a television series playing Chuck Norris's sister in Walker, Texas Ranger.

During the 1990s, Peeples continued to play in television and cinema productions, notably the Fatal Instinct films, National Lampoon's Last Resort and The Flontstones. In 1999, she joined the cast of the Pretty Little Liars series, in which she played the role of Pam Fields, the mother of one of the main characters. She also played in the series The Young and the Restless of CBS, in which she interpreted the character of Portia Ranson.

In addition to her acting career, Peeples is also a singer and released several albums during her career. It is also involved in charitable causes, especially as a spokesperson for the American Heart Association. She is also active on social networks and regularly shares photos and updates on her personal life with her fans.

Ms. Peeples was once engaged to her "Fame" co-star, actor Carlo Imperato.

Presenter of The Spirit Horse Award for Best Picture, to Paul Feig, for "I am David", at the San Diego Film Festival 2003

Nia Peeples attended and was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, MT in October 2005. HatcH is a film and arts festival whose mission is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration, and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.

Spouse : Lauro Chartrand (22 November 1997 - 1 June 2004) (divorced) 1 child, Howard Hewett (1989 - 1993) (divorced) 1 child, Guy Ecker (1984 - 1986) (divorced)

Children are Christopher (b. 1990) and Sienna Noel (b. 1998).

Mother Elizabeth Peeples is of Filipino, German and Spanish descent. Father Robert is of Italian, Scottish, Irish and Native American Heritage.

Mother is a flamenco dancer, father is an artist.

• Creation date: 01/07/2003 by shaunnah