Nicole Scherzinger
Acting
1978-06-29 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente was born on June 29 in Honolulu, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. While attending a performing arts high school, she won the Coca-Cola Classic Talent Contest and performed in many plays at The Actors Theatre of Louisville. She furthered her studies majoring in theater arts at Wright State University before entering the premiere season of the WB's television show, "Popstars" (2000/I), where she earned the role of lead vocalist in the female pop group, Eden's Crush. Outside of her work with The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole performed with Japanese superstar Yoshiki Hayashi, at the Tokyo International Forum of Japan and had guest appearances on "My Wife and Kids" (2001) and "Wanda at Large" (2003). Nicole has a single out on Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates (2004) soundtrack: a cover of UB40's "Breakfast in Bed". Her two most recent film roles are the voice of Sina in Moana (2016) and Penny Rivera in Dirty Dancing (2017). During her career, Scherzinger has received nominations for a Grammy, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Tony Award. She won the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Norma Desmond in the 2023 West End revival of Sunset Boulevard and received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2025 when the show transferred to Broadway in 2024.
Filmography
Girl Group
2026 · Movie
An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger: Live at Royal Albert Hall
2026 · Movie
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2025 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2025 · Movie
Building the Band
2025 · Series
Moana 2
2024 · Movie
Sunset Blvd
2024 · Movie
Yoshiki: Under the Sky
2023 · Movie
The Coronation Concert
2023 · Movie
Luke Evans: Showtime!
2022 · Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Series
Sherri
2022 · Series
Finding Magic Mike
2022 · Series
Annie Live!
2021 · Movie
That's My Jam
2021 · Series
Secret Celebrity Renovation
2021 · Series
Trese
2021 · Series
Musicals: The Greatest Show
2021 · Movie
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020 · Series
I Can See Your Voice
2020 · Series
Cup of Joe
2020 · Series
The Big Night In
2020 · Movie
The X Factor The Band
2019 · Series
The X Factor Celebrity
2019 · Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
The Kennedy Who Changed The World
2019 · Movie
The Masked Singer
2019 · Series
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
2018 · Movie
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 · Movie
LadyGang
2018 · Series
Nicole Scherzinger: Golden Stag Festival
2018 · Movie
Nicole Scherzinger: Cocofest
2018 · Movie
The Sidemen Show
2018 · Series
Drop the Mic
2017 · Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · Series
Dirty Dancing
2017 · Movie
Moana
2016 · Movie
Straight Outta OZ
2016 · Movie
Bring the Noise
2015 · Series
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
2015 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
I Can Do That
2015 · Series
Lip Sync Battle
2015 · Series
Hot Ones
2015 · Series
Nicole Scherzinger: MTV World Stage
2014 · Movie
Enrique Iglesias: Live at The Isle of MTV Malta
2014 · Movie
Mixology
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Gogglebox
2013 · Series
Gary Barlow and Friends
2013 · Movie
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Series
Men in Black 3
2012 · Movie
The X Factor
2011 · Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Series
Conan
2010 · Series
The Sing-Off
2009 · Series
Big Time Rush
2009 · Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Series
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009 · Series
Doll Domination World Tour
2009 · Movie
Britney: For the Record
2008 · Movie
Celebrity Juice
2008 · Series
Pussycat Dolls - Live in Malaga
2008 · Movie
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007 · Series
Cane
2007 · Series
Pussycat Dolls - Live From Manchester
2007 · Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
The Pussycat Dolls - Live From London
2006 · Movie
Germany's Next Topmodel
2006 · Series
Freddie
2005 · Series
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Series
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Series
Be Cool
2005 · Movie
The X Factor
2004 · Series
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
2003 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Chasing Papi
2003 · Movie
Wanda at Large
2003 · Series
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003 · Series
Half & Half
2002 · Series
Star Academy
2001 · Series
My Wife and Kids
2001 · Series
Popstars (US)
2001 · Series
VH1 Divas
1998 · Series
Behind the Music
1997 · Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Series
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994 · Series
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Series
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Series
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Series
American Music Awards
1974 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
IZ
Movie