Tiffany Michelle Brissette (born December 26, 1974) is a former American actress. She is best known for her role as V.I.C.I. the Robot (aka Vicki Lawson) on the syndicated American sitcom

Situation comedy

A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...

 Small Wonder, which aired from 1985 to 1989.

Career

Born in Paradise, California

Paradise, California

Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, in the northwest foothills of California's Central Valley, in the Sierra. The town is considered part of the Chico Metropolitan Area. The population was 26,218 at the 2010 census, down from 26,408 at the 2000 census...

, Brissette first appeared in the 1983 film Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel (film)

Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 biographical film based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney. It stars Bonnie Bedelia and Beau Bridges....

opposite Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia Culkin is an American actress best known for her supporting roles in the action film Die Hard and the courtroom drama Presumed Innocent...

 and Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...

. She then had a guest role on Webster

Webster (TV series)

Webster is an American situation comedy that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989...

before landing the role of V.I.C.I. the Robot in the syndicated series Small Wonder in 1985. After the series was canceled in 1989, Brissette continued acting, appearing in Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Parker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris...

and the 1990 television movie Beanpole. Brissette's last known acting role was in 1991 in the television series Equal Justice.

In 2007, Brissette changed occupations and now works as a nurse in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...

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Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982		Voice	TV movie
1982	Marco Polo		TV miniseries
1983	Heart Like a Wheel Heart Like a Wheel (film) Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 biographical film based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney. It stars Bonnie Bedelia and Beau Bridges....	Little Shirley Shirley Muldowney Shirley Muldowney , also known professionally as "Cha Cha" Muldowney and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is a pioneer in professional auto racing. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association to drive a top fuel dragster...
1984	Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure For the series of road trips travelled by Hamish and Andy see:Caravan Of Courage The Ewok Adventure is a 1984 American made-for-TV film based in the Star Wars setting. It was released theatrically in Europe as Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, and is known by that title today...	Voice	TV movie Uncredited
1984	Webster Webster (TV series) Webster is an American situation comedy that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989...	Kathy	Episode: "Too Much Class"
1985	Webster Webster (TV series) Webster is an American situation comedy that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989...	Kathy	2 episodes
1985-1989	Small Wonder	Vicki the Robot	96 episodes
1986	New Love, American Style Love, American Style Love, American Style is an hour-long TV anthology produced by Paramount Television and originally aired between September 1969 and January 1974...		Episode: "Love and the Doll"
1987		Safety Tips Officer (voice)	TV series
1988	Fox's Fun House		1 episode
1990	Beanpole	Alice Gillette	TV movie
1990-1991	Equal Justice	Katie Rogan	7 episodes
1991	Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris...	Annie Ricker	Episode: "Heather the Class"

Award nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title of work
1986	Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...	Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series	Small Wonder
1987	Young Artist Award	Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress, Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series	Small Wonder
1989	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actress in a Family Syndicated Show	Small Wonder
1990	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Family Series	Small Wonder

External links

• Tiffany Brissette's Biography