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Nikki M. James
Acting

Nikki M. James
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1981-06-03,Summit, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Nikki Michelle James (born June 3, 1981) is an American actress, director, and singer. James has performed in the popular stage musicals The Book of Mormon, Les Misérables, and Suffs, earning a Tony Award for The Book of Mormon. 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 Centre 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. For her performance as Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon, she won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. 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 Éponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables. In July 2017, James starred in the New York City Centre Encores! staged concert of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin. In 2024 she began starring as journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells in the musical Suffs. James was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nikki M. James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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4.4

Lucky Stiff
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2020-11-12

5.4

All Is Bright
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

6.7

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014-10-10

5.1

Pizza
2005-05-27

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

6.17

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014-05-14

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him

6.7

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014-10-10

Caesar and Cleopatra

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Caesar and Cleopatra
2009-01-23

5

Faraway Eyes
2020-03-07

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

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The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020-10-08

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Walmartopia
2007-12-30

Broadway Whodunit

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Broadway Whodunit
2020-08-01

7.328

Modern Love
2019-10-18

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.564

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001-09-30

5.9

Tony Awards
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7.64

The Blacklist
2013-09-23

7.597

The Good Wife
2009-09-22

7.2

BrainDead
2016-06-13

7.47

30 Rock
2006-10-11

8.394

Severance
2022-02-17

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.939

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.939

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

7.6

The Good Fight
2017-02-19

Proven Innocent

7.4

Proven Innocent
2019-02-15

Daredevil: Born Again

8.008

Daredevil: Born Again
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.564

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001-09-30

7.9

Third Watch
1999-09-23