Julianne Nicholson

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Julianne Nicholson (born July 1, 1971, Medford, Massachusetts) is an American actress.

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Nicholson was born and raised in Medford, Massachusetts (outside Boston), and is the oldest of four siblings. After graduating from Arlington Catholic High School, she modeled in New York for six months, quit for a year, then resumed her modeling career in Paris for another six months. After returning to New York, she attended Hunter College as a general studies major for two years. While in New York, Nicholson supported herself by waitressing and eventually left school to study acting and begin her professional career.

In her first feature film role she starred opposite Michael Caine and James Spader in Curtain Call. Later she won what proved to be both her breakthrough and favorite role as a headstrong young feminist in The Love Letter with Tom Selleck and Kate Capshaw. Her other feature film credits include the independent films Tully and Passion of Mind, as well as One True Thing, Harvest and Long Time Since.

Among Nicholson's television credits are a starring role in the television miniseries Storm of the Century and guest-starring roles in ER and Law & Order. She was also one of the main cast members of hit show Ally McBeal for half a season. Nicholson played Christina Finn on the short-lived NBC television drama, Conviction. She replaced Annabella Sciorra as a detective, Megan Wheeler, in the sixth season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. [1]