Nikki Hahn
Encyclopedia
Sofia Nicole "Nikki" Hahn (born November 13, 2002) is an American
child actress
. She is best known for her role as Sophie Hanks in a comedy skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live
, playing Tom Hanks
's daughter.
. She is an only child, and comes from German, Spanish
/Mexican
and French
ancestry. Hahn began her career as a child model
at the age of 3 and began working commercially at the age of 4. Soon after, she began guest starring in television shows. In 2009, Hahn appeared in CSI: Miami
as Maggie Rush, a little girl whose mother is trying to regain custody of her, and in NCIS: Los Angeles as Elly Johnson, a young girl whose uncle is a suspect in a murder investigation.
In 2010, Hahn had a small role in the Nickelodeon
show iCarly
as a young girl that Gibby scares. She also was seen in The Closer
as Cody Tatem, a girl whose mother, a drug addict, possible committed suicide, and father is dying. Hahn also had a small role in Criminal Minds
as Abby Sanderson in the episode "25 to Life".
In 2011, Hahn was seen as Tom Hanks
's daughter Sophie, a young pageant girl that appears on the show Toddlers & Tiaras
in a comedy skit for Jimmy Kimmel Live
, as well as another comedy skit playing Topher Grace
's daughter in a Pie Face commercial. Hahn will also appear in her first feature film entitled The Secret Life of Dorks as James Belushi
's daughter.
Summer of 2011, Hahn worked with Teri Polo
and Esai Morales
in the Lifetime movie "We Have Your Husband". She plays the role of Maria Valseca, daughter of Jayne and Eduardo Valseca. The story is based on the book "We Have Your Husband: One Woman's Terrifying Story of a Kidnapping in Mexico" by Jayne Garcia Valseca and Mark Ebner
. The book retells the true life kidnapping of Eduardo Valseca in Mexico
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
child actress
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
. She is best known for her role as Sophie Hanks in a comedy skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios...
, playing Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
's daughter.
Life and career
Hahn was born in San Antonio, TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. She is an only child, and comes from German, Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
/Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
and French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
ancestry. Hahn began her career as a child model
Child modeling
A child model refers to a child who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art, such as photography, painting and sculpture.-Practice:...
at the age of 3 and began working commercially at the age of 4. Soon after, she began guest starring in television shows. In 2009, Hahn appeared in CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
as Maggie Rush, a little girl whose mother is trying to regain custody of her, and in NCIS: Los Angeles as Elly Johnson, a young girl whose uncle is a suspect in a murder investigation.
In 2010, Hahn had a small role in the Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
show iCarly
ICarly
iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...
as a young girl that Gibby scares. She also was seen in The Closer
The Closer
The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods...
as Cody Tatem, a girl whose mother, a drug addict, possible committed suicide, and father is dying. Hahn also had a small role in Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
as Abby Sanderson in the episode "25 to Life".
In 2011, Hahn was seen as Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
's daughter Sophie, a young pageant girl that appears on the show Toddlers & Tiaras
Toddlers & Tiaras
Toddlers & Tiaras is an American reality series that debuted on TLC in 2009. The show follows the controversial world of child beauty pageants, looking closely at the pageant contestants and their families as the children prepare for their pageant shows...
in a comedy skit for Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios...
, as well as another comedy skit playing Topher Grace
Topher Grace
Christopher John "Topher" Grace is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Eric Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, Eddie Brock/Venom in the Sam Raimi film Spider-Man 3, and Edwin in the 2010 film Predators....
's daughter in a Pie Face commercial. Hahn will also appear in her first feature film entitled The Secret Life of Dorks as James Belushi
James Belushi
James Adam "Jim" Belushi is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is the younger brother of comic actor John Belushi.-Early life:Belushi was born in Chicago...
's daughter.
Summer of 2011, Hahn worked with Teri Polo
Teri Polo
Theresa Elizabeth "Teri" Polo is an American actress known for her role of Pam Focker in the movie Meet the Parents and its two sequels, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers...
and Esai Morales
Esai Morales
Esai Manuel Morales is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Bob Morales in the 1987 biopic La Bamba. He also appeared in the PBS drama American Family and in the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd.. However, he is best known for his roles as Lt...
in the Lifetime movie "We Have Your Husband". She plays the role of Maria Valseca, daughter of Jayne and Eduardo Valseca. The story is based on the book "We Have Your Husband: One Woman's Terrifying Story of a Kidnapping in Mexico" by Jayne Garcia Valseca and Mark Ebner
Mark Ebner
Mark Charles Ebner is an American investigative journalist and the host of TruTV's Rich and Reckless. Ebner writes primarily about issues in the Los Angeles area, including pit bull fighting in South Central, Scientology, and celebrity scandal. He has covered celebrity culture for Spy, Rolling...
. The book retells the true life kidnapping of Eduardo Valseca in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Maggie Rush | Television series (Episode "Collateral Damage") |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Elly Johnson | Television series (Episode "Brimstone") | |
| 2010 | iCarly ICarly iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan... |
Kindergartener #3 | Television series (Episode "iFix a Pop Star") |
| The Closer The Closer The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods... |
Cody Tatem | Television series (Episode "In Custody") | |
| Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime... |
Abby Sanderson | Television series (Episode "25 to Life") | |
| 2011 | Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios... |
Sophie Hanks | Television comedy skit |
| Pie Face girl (with Topher Grace) | Television comedy skit | ||
| Katie plus 80 (Katie Couric's daughter) | Television comedy skit | ||
| Marley & Me: The Puppy Years (Herself) | Television comedy skit | ||
| Wilfred Wilfred Wilfred or Wilfrid may refer to:* Wilfred , which lists persons named Wilfred, Wilfrid or Wilfrith* Thomas Wilfred , musician and inventor* Operation Wilfred, a British Second World War naval operation... |
Little Girl | Television series (Season 1 Episode 3) | |
| Fish Friend | Sally | Short film | |
| The Secret Lives of Dorks | Gale Sara Ralph | Release Date: December 29, 2011 | |
| We Have Your Husband | Maria Valseca | Release Date: November 12, 2011 |
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- Verizon
- Burger King
- Totino's Pizza Rolls
- Fatherhood Campaign
- Disney Theme Parks
- McDonalds
- JC Penney
- Yoplait Yogurt
- Band Aid
- Night Guardians
- Military OneSource
- Hasbro Play-Doh
- Ashley Furniture
- Ross
- Treehouse Friends
- Gottschalks
- Disney Princesses
- Disney Clubhouse
- Disney Cinderella