Indigo (actress)
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Indigo is an American television and voice actress, best known for her role as Vaneeta on the Showtime series Weeds
. She has been billed by her birth name, but for the majority of her career has been credited as Indigo.
and the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
before taking the California High School Proficiency Exam
her junior year and receiving her diploma.
. Her second recurring role was on the Lifetime series Any Day Now, playing the role of April Gregory. A string of television guest appearances followed on programs such as Crossing Jordan
, Chicago Hope
, Judging Amy
and N.Y.P.D. Blue. In 2002, she was cast as Cheyenne Webb on the drama Boston Public
, a role that lasted for six episodes.
This was followed by her role as a Potential Slayer called Rona in 8 episodes of the final season
of the program Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Several more guest star roles on shows such as Cold Case, Family Guy
and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
followed.
Indigo was a regular character for the first three seasons of the award-winning comedy series Weeds
as Vaneeta, Heylia James' daughter.
She was co-nominated with her Weeds
castmates for the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
. She has been billed by her birth name, but for the majority of her career has been credited as Indigo.
Personal life
Indigo was born in Los Angeles, CA. and grew up in the West Los Angeles city known as Culver City. She attended both Los Angeles High SchoolLos Angeles High School
Los Angeles High School is the oldest public high school in the Southern California Region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Its colors are blue and white and the teams are called the Romans....
and the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts is a Visual and Performing Arts high school located on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1984, the public, tuition-free school offers both college preparatory courses and...
before taking the California High School Proficiency Exam
California High School Proficiency Exam
The California High School Proficiency Exam is an early-exit exam for high school students in California. Students who pass the CHSPE receive a Certificate of Proficiency from the State of California...
her junior year and receiving her diploma.
Career
Indigo's first major television role was at the age of 11 when she played Julie on the American sitcom Minor AdjustmentsMinor Adjustments
Minor Adjustments is an American television sitcom that appeared on the NBC network in the United States during the 1995–96 season. The show was then transferred to UPN to be rebroadcast during the 1996-1997 season.-Synopsis:...
. Her second recurring role was on the Lifetime series Any Day Now, playing the role of April Gregory. A string of television guest appearances followed on programs such as Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
, Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr...
, Judging Amy
Judging Amy
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...
and N.Y.P.D. Blue. In 2002, she was cast as Cheyenne Webb on the drama 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...
, a role that lasted for six episodes.
This was followed by her role as a Potential Slayer called Rona in 8 episodes of the final season
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 7)
- Crew :Series creator Joss Whedon served as executive producer, and wrote two episodes – the season premiere and finale – and directed the finale as well. Marti Noxon also served as executive producer and was the showrunner, but only co-wrote one episode. Noxon was originally due to write the...
of the program Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Several more guest star roles on shows such as Cold Case, Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
followed.
Indigo was a regular character for the first three seasons of the award-winning comedy series Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
as Vaneeta, Heylia James' daughter.
She was co-nominated with her Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
castmates for the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Filmography
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes | |
| 1997 | Killer per caso | Girl | Credited as Alyssa A. Nichols | |
| 2000 | Nelly's Bodega | Fatima | Credited as Alyssa Ashley Nichols | |
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1995 | Zooman | Jackie | TV movie; Credited as Alyssa A. Nichols | |
| 1995-1996 | Minor Adjustments Minor Adjustments Minor Adjustments is an American television sitcom that appeared on the NBC network in the United States during the 1995–96 season. The show was then transferred to UPN to be rebroadcast during the 1996-1997 season.-Synopsis:... |
Julie | 5 episodes; Credited as Alyssa A. Nichols | |
| 1996 | Sister, Sister Sister, Sister (TV series) Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom about identical twin girls Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell , who were separated and adopted at birth, when one day they come face-to-face after 14 years apart.... |
Agnes | Episode: "Summer Bummer"; Credited as Alyssa A. Nichols | |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope Chicago Hope Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr... |
Cherise Martin | Episode: "McNeil and Pray"; Credited as Alyssa Ashley Nichols | |
| 2000 | Any Day Now | April Gregory | 6 episodes; Credited as Alyssa Ashley Nichols | |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue NYPD Blue NYPD 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... |
Sylvia Dobkin | Episode: "Everyone Into the Poole"; Credited as Alyssa Ashley Nichols | |
| Judging Amy Judging Amy Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly... |
Girl at Sanctuary House | Episode: "The Right Thing to Do"; Uncredited | ||
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office... |
Keisha | Episode: "Someone to Count On" | |
| 2002-2003 | 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... |
Cheyenne Webb | 6 episodes | |
| 2003 | Girlfriends Girlfriends Girlfriends is an American comedy-drama sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000, on UPN and aired on UPN's successor network, The CW, before being cancelled in 2008... |
Red Beans | Episode: "Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning" | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Rona | 8 episodes | ||
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | Tisha Graves | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" | ||
| 2004 | Strong Medicine Strong Medicine Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and... |
Episode: "Bleeding Heart" | ||
| Cold Case | Tyra | Episode: "The Badlands" | ||
| 2005-2007 | Weeds Weeds (TV series) Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a... |
Vaneeta | 24 episodes | |
| 2005, 2006 | Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian... |
Esther/Gloria the Hippo | Episodes: "Don't Make Me Over" Esther (voice) "Petarded" Esther (voice) "Hell Comes to Quahog" Gloria the Hippo (voice) |
|
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Cha Cha Romero | Episode: "Fannysmackin'" | |
| 2007 | State of Mind State of Mind (TV series) State of Mind is a one-hour drama series created by novelist Amy Bloom. The series starred Lili Taylor as psychiatrist Anne Bellowes, who unexpectedly finds her husband cheating on her with their marriage counselor. The series deals with Bellowes and her relationship with her patients as well as... |
Charisma | Episode: "Lost & Found" | |
| Journeyman Journeyman (TV series) Journeyman is a 2007 American science fiction television drama created by Kevin Falls for 20th Century Fox Television which aired on the NBC television network. It starred Kevin McKidd as Dan Vasser, a San Francisco reporter who involuntarily travels through time... |
Emily | Episode: "Emily" | ||
| 2009 | Curious George Curious George (TV series) Curious George is an animated television series based on the Curious George children's book series, which features Jeff Bennett as the voice of The Man with the Yellow Hat. Frank Welker, who voiced George in the 2006 feature film, returns here as the voice of Curious George. The stories of Season... |
Vinny | Episodes: "Ski Monkey/George the Grocer", "Curious George, Personal Trainer/Sprout Outing" | |
| 2011 | Treme Treme (TV series) Treme is an American television drama series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that premiered on April 11, 2010 on HBO. It takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans... |
A.D.A. Brigitte Baron | Episodes: "Can I Change My Mind?", "What is New Orleans?", "Do Watcha Wanna" | |
| Memphis Beat Memphis Beat Memphis Beat is an American drama series that debuted on TNT on June 22, 2010 and ended on August 16, 2011. Memphis Beat was officially canceled on October 14, 2011.-Overview:... |
Devon | Episode: "Body of Evidence" | ||
| Burn Notice Burn notice A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons... |
Dolly | Episode: "Breaking Point" | ||
| Weather Wars | Chloe | TV movie | ||
| 2012 | Common Law | Rozelle | 7 episodes | |
External links
- Indigo - Official Facebook Fan Page