| Nicole Forester | |
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| Born | Nicole Theresa Schmidt November 19, 1972 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Spouse | Paul Brown (2008-present) 2 children |
Nicole Forester is an American actress who was born on November 19, 1972, in Ann Arbor, Michigan as Nicole Theresa Schmidt.
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Forester joined the cast of the CBS soap opera Guiding Light on November 4, 2005, taking over the role of Cassie Layne Winslow, previously originated and played by Laura Wright. Nicole received a Lead Actress Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2008. She may also be seen in the Starz series, Boss, as Maggie Zajac, the politically savvy wife of Ben Zajac, played by Jeff Hephner, a chronic philanderer running for Governor of Illinois. In the episode, "Stasis", her vitriolic lambasting of her husband as he is caught in an affair which threatens to ruin his career in politics is brief, but powerful.
Before she joined the cast of Guiding Light, She played recurring roles on Two and a Half Men, Mister Sterling, Will & Grace, and Beverly Hills, 90210, among others. Forester has also appeared in many pilots, including playing Saturday Night Live’s Chris Kattan's wife in a sitcom for ABC.
Outside of her work on screen, Forester is involved with charity organizations both in New York and Los Angeles, and sings in the acoustic trio, Telegraph Road. With a strong background in jazz and ballet, Forester studied musical theatre at Western Michigan University and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. Forester also studied at the Goethe Institute in Schwabisch Hall, Germany, and at UCLA, where she developed her fluency in German.
Forester guest starred in two of the Star Trek spin-offs. She played a dabo girl in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Distant Voices". She also played Nora in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Horizon".
Forester appears in two films being released in 2011, Trust, directed by David Schwimmer, starring Clive Owen and Catherine Keener, and The Double, starring Richard Gere and Martin Sheen.
She is married to Paul Brown and they have two children: Frances Eleanor, born on February 11, 2009, [1] and Paul Walker III, born on October 14, 2010.
| Preceded by Laura Wright |
Cassie Layne Winslow actress 2005-2008 |
Succeeded by none |