Nikki M. James

Nikki M. James Biography

Nikki Michelle James (born June 3, 1981) is an American actress and singer. James is best known for her performances in the popular stage musicals The Book of Mormon and Les Misrables, her role in the former having earned her a Tony Award.

Biography

James was born to immigrant parents; a Vincentian father and a Haitian mother who settled in New Jersey in pursuit of the American Dream. James grew up in Livingston, New Jersey where she would graduate from Livingston High School. As a child, she sang and acted in church and in school performances. She was nominated for a Rising Star Award at Paper Mill Playhouse for her performance as Dolly Levi in high school. She later attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

James made her Broadway debut in the ill-fated The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and starred as Ottilie in the New York City Center Encores! production of House of Flowers. She played Adela in the Off-Broadway run of Michael John LaChiusa's musical adaptation of Bernarda Alba and appeared in the Broadway cast of All Shook Up.

James played Dorothy in the revival of The Wiz at La Jolla Playhouse and also starred in Romeo and Juliet and Caesar and Cleopatra at the Stratford Festival with Christopher Plummer. In the musical The Book of Mormon, she won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Nabulungi. During that run, she took a leave in June 2012 to film a screen version of Lucky Stiff. From 2014 to January 2015, she played ponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misrables.

In July 2017, James starred in the New York City Center Encores! staged concert of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Pizza	April Snow
2009	Caesar and Cleopatra	Cleopatra	Same as the 2008 theatre play
2013	All Is Bright	Betsy
2014	The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby	Sia	Appeared in Him, the first in a trio of films
2015	Lucky Stiff	Annabel
2015	For Real	Candace	TV Movie

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Third Watch	Maizie	2 episodes: "He Said/She Said" and "Childhood Memories"
2003	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Tamara Bates	Episode: "Stray"
2004	The Jury	Myra Clarkson	Episode: "Bangers"
2009	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Jackie	Episode: "Salome in Manhattan"
2010	30 Rock	Erica	Episode: "Gentleman's Intermission"
2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	911 Operator	Episode: "Father Dearest"
2015	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Detective	Episode: "Padre Sandunguera"
2015-2016	The Good Wife	Monica Timmons	6 episodes
2016	BrainDead	Rochelle	12 episodes
2016	The Blacklist	Rose	Episode: "The Caretaker (No. 78)"
2017-present	Welcome to the Wayne	Julia Wiles (voice)	Recurring role
2018	Bull	Chloe Tomlin	Episode: "Gag Order"
2018	The Good Fight	Monica Timmons	Episode: "Day 457"
2018	Instinct	Ashley	Episode: "Blast from the Past"
2019	Proven Innocent	Violet Bell	Main role

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Sabina Temple	Broadway
2003	House of Flowers	Ottilie	New York City Center Encores!
2003	Summer	Charity Royall	New York reading
2005	All Shook Up	Lorraine	Broadway
2006	Bernarda Alba	Adela	Off-Broadway
2006	The Wiz	Dorothy Gale	La Jolla Playhouse
2007	Walmartopia	Maia Latrell	Off-Broadway
2008	Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	Stratford Shakespeare Festival
2008	Caesar and Cleopatra	Cleopatra	Same as the 2009 film release
2011	The Book of Mormon	Nabulungi	Broadway
2013	Fetch Clay, Make Man	Sonji	Off-Broadway
2014	Les Misrables	ponine Thnardier	Broadway
2015	Preludes	Natalya	Off-Broadway
2016	Twelfth Night	Viola	Shakespeare in the Park
2017	Julius Caesar	Portia	Shakespeare in the Park
2017	The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin	Bubbly	New York City Center Encores!
2018	Twelfth Night	Viola	Shakespeare in the Park

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Show
2011	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Musical	The Book of Mormon
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

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