Nicole Eggert
Encyclopedia
Nicole Elizabeth Eggert is an American
actress. Notable roles include Jamie Powell in the television series Charles in Charge
and Summer Quinn
in the TV Series Baywatch
. She was most recently a contestant on the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club
.
, the daughter of a talent agent and an executive. Eggert's quest for stardom started when her mother entered her in beauty contests. At age five, Eggert was Miss Universe in the petite division. An agent saw her and offered her a role in a Johnson's
Baby Shampoo commercial.
, opposite Jacqueline Bisset
and Candice Bergen
, playing Bergen's character's young daughter.
Eggert had a recurring role on Who's The Boss?
from 1985-1986 as Marci Ferguson, who was a friend of Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano
). In January 1987, she starred on the television show Charles in Charge
as Jamie Powell. After the show was canceled in 1990, she was featured as one of the many lifeguard
s on seasons 3 and 4 on the syndicated show, Baywatch
. She appeared on the show from 1992 to 1994. She appeared on Married with Children in episode Enemies as Shannon (1996).
In 2004, Eggert played the role of "Ginger" in the first edition of the TBS
network's The Real Gilligan's Island
reality show. She was the first guest star to appear on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Also in 1989, Eggert hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards with Wil Wheaton
. She also appeared on Scott Baio Is 45...and Single
(featuring her Charles in Charge co-star) in 2007.
On September 23, 2009, VH1 announced Eggert's participation in the Winter 2010 season of Celebrity Fit Club
.
In 2010, Eggert appeared on the Comedy Central Roast
of David Hasselhoff
.
Eggert gave birth to her second daughter in July 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress. Notable roles include Jamie Powell in the television series Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series which starred Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board...
and Summer Quinn
Summer Quinn
Roberta "Summer" Quinn is a fictional character from the TV series Baywatch from seasons 3-4. She was played by Nicole Eggert from 1992 to 1994, and in the 2003 reunion movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.-Season 3:...
in the TV Series Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
. She was most recently a contestant on the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club (U.S. TV series)
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series which follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight.This show is based on the British version, which aired on the ITV Network from 2002 until 2006...
.
Early life
Eggert was born in Glendale, CaliforniaGlendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, the daughter of a talent agent and an executive. Eggert's quest for stardom started when her mother entered her in beauty contests. At age five, Eggert was Miss Universe in the petite division. An agent saw her and offered her a role in a Johnson's
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
Baby Shampoo commercial.
Career
In 1980, Eggert, aged eight, landed a role in the movie Rich and FamousRich and Famous (1981 film)
Rich and Famous is a 1981 American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Gerald Ayres is based on the 1941 play Old Acquaintance by John Van Druten, which was filmed with Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins in 1943 under its original title. Both film versions are now owned by Turner...
, opposite Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset is an English actress. She has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award. She is known for her roles in the films Bullitt , Airport , The Deep , Class , and the TV series Nip/Tuck in 2006...
and Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen
Candice Patricia Bergen is an American actress and former fashion model.She is known for starring in two TV series, as the title character on the situation comedy Murphy Brown , for which she won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards; and as Shirley Schmidt on the comedy-drama Boston Legal...
, playing Bergen's character's young daughter.
Eggert had a recurring role on Who's The Boss?
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984 to April 25, 1992...
from 1985-1986 as Marci Ferguson, who was a friend of Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Jayne Milano is an American actress and former singer, known for her childhood role as Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and an eight-year stint as Phoebe Halliwell on the series Charmed. She was also a series regular on the original Melrose Place portraying the role of...
). In January 1987, she starred on the television show Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series which starred Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board...
as Jamie Powell. After the show was canceled in 1990, she was featured as one of the many lifeguard
Lifeguard
A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on...
s on seasons 3 and 4 on the syndicated show, Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
. She appeared on the show from 1992 to 1994. She appeared on Married with Children in episode Enemies as Shannon (1996).
In 2004, Eggert played the role of "Ginger" in the first edition of the TBS
TBS (TV channel)
TBS , stylized in the logo as tbs, is an American cable television channel owned by Time Warner that shows a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy. TBS was originally known as WTCG, a UHF terrestrial television station that broadcast from Atlanta, Georgia, during the late 1970s...
network's The Real Gilligan's Island
The Real Gilligan's Island
The Real Gilligan's Island was a reality television series that aired two seasons on TBS in 2004 and 2005. Contestants on the show were required to participate in challenges based on plots from the 1960s television show. Both editions of the show were recorded in the Mexican Caribbean on a...
reality show. She was the first guest star to appear on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Also in 1989, Eggert hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards with Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton
Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III is an American actor and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me and Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers...
. She also appeared on Scott Baio Is 45...and Single
Scott Baio Is 45...and Single
Scott Baio Is 45...and Single is an American reality television show that aired on VH1 starring Scott Baio. The second season, entitled Scott Baio Is 46...and Pregnant, began on January 13, 2008.-Synopsis:...
(featuring her Charles in Charge co-star) in 2007.
On September 23, 2009, VH1 announced Eggert's participation in the Winter 2010 season of Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club (U.S. TV series)
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series which follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight.This show is based on the British version, which aired on the ITV Network from 2002 until 2006...
.
In 2010, Eggert appeared on the Comedy Central Roast
Comedy Central Roast
The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network.-History:Between 1998 and 2001, Comedy Central produced and televised the annual roasts of the New York Friars' Club. After the original five-year agreement expired, the network began...
of David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
.
Eggert gave birth to her second daughter in July 2011.
Filmography
- When She Was Bad (1979)
- Rich and Famous (1981)
- Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie BrownSomeday You'll Find Her, Charlie BrownSomeday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown is the 22nd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was originally aired on the CBS network on October 30, 1981...
(1981) - TJ Hooker as Christine "Chrissie" Hooker (T. J.'s daughter) (5 episodes) (1982–1983)
- Hambone and Hillie (1984)
- Annihilator (1986)
- The Clan of the Cave BearThe Clan of the Cave Bear (film)The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1986 film based on the book of the same name by Jean M. Auel and was directed by Michael Chapman.-Plot:The film stars Daryl Hannah as Ayla, a young Cro-Magnon woman who was separated from her family during an earthquake and found by a group of Neanderthals...
(1986) - Omega Syndrome (1987)
- Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsKinjite: Forbidden SubjectsKinjite: Forbidden Subjects is an action/drama film starring Charles Bronson and directed by J. Lee Thompson. Being Thompson's final film, it was the last project he and Bronson did together.-Premise:...
(1989) - The Haunting of Morella (1990)
- The Double 0 KidThe Double 0 KidThe Double 0 Kid is a 1992 direct-to-video family adventure/comedy film starring Corey Haim, Nicole Eggert and Brigitte Nielsen.-Plot summary:...
(1992) - SecretsSecrets (1992 film)Secrets, also known as Danielle Steel's Secrets, is a 1992 television film directed by Peter H. Hunt. The film is based upon the 1985 novel of the same name written by Danielle Steel...
(1992) - Blown AwayBlown Away (1992 film)Blown Away is a 1992 erotic thriller film starring Corey Haim, Nicole Eggert and Corey Feldman.- Plot :After her mother dies in a car accident, 17 year-old Megan lives a reckless lifestyle. She begins a relationship with Rich , who works at her father's ski resort...
(1992) - Anything for Love (1993)
- The Demolitionist (1995)
- Amanda and the AlienAmanda and the AlienAmanda and the Alien is a 1995 made-for-cable science-fiction comedy movie directed by Jon Kroll and starring Nicole Eggert as Amanda Patterson....
(1995) - Melissa (1995)
- The Price of Kissing (1997)
- Bartender (1997)
- Pink as the Day She Was Born (1997)
- Siberia (1998)
- Sleeping BeautiesSleeping BeautiesSleeping Beauties is a 1999 short comedy film directed by Jamie Babbit. It premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. It stars Sarah Lassez as a morgue beautician trying to get over her ex-girlfriend, played by Radha Mitchell. Babbit made the film with help from David Fincher and Michael Douglas...
(1999) - Submerged (2000)
- Triangle Square (2001)
- Thank You, Good Night (2001)
- Baywatch: Hawaiian WeddingBaywatch: Hawaiian WeddingBaywatch: Hawaiian Wedding is a 2003 made-for-TV Film which was a reunion movie for the series Baywatch.-Plot:Mitch Buchannon was believed to have died in a boating accident at the end of the 10th season of Baywatch. However, it turns out he only had amnesia and has been recovering in a Los...
(2003) - Wall of Secrets (2003, TV)
- DecoysDecoys (film)Decoys is a 2003 science fiction and horror film directed and co-written by Matthew Hastings, and written by Tom Berry. The cast included Kim Poirier and Nicole Eggert. It was filmed in Ottawa, Ontario and originally broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel. A sequel, Decoys 2: Alien Seduction, was released...
(2004) - What Lies Above (2004)
- Snowman's Pass - Diana Pennington (2004)
- Stan Lee's Lightspeed (2006)
- National Lampoons: Cattle Call (2006)
- Holiday Switch (2007)
- Loaded (2008)
- A Christmas Proposal (2008)
- Phantom Racer (2009)
- Turbulent Skies (2010) ... Samantha