Marisol Nichols was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and began her career when a scout for CBS came to town and cast her in the pilot "My Guys". This led to her move to Los Angeles and a career in film and television. Nichols has appeared in such feature films as Scream 2, Can't Hardly Wait, National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation, Bowfinger and Jane Austen's Mafia!. She starred in the Showtime film Princess and the Barrio Boy based on the Hans Christian Andersen story 'The Little Mermaid'. The film was nominated for a 2000 Alma Award.

In 2002, Marisol earned an Alma Award nomination for her performance in the made for TV movie, Princess and the Marine. This film is based on the true story of Meriam Al Khalifa, the Middle Eastern princess, who fell in love with a US Marine and fled to the United States to marry him. She is a series regular on Showtime's gritty, groundbreaking drama Resurrection Blvd." The show focuses on the Santiagos, a proud East Los Angeles family with a boxing tradition. Nichols stars as the feisty and passionate Victoria Santiago.

Marisol's television credits include guest starring roles on ER, Beverly Hills, 90210, Cybill and Diagnosis Murder.

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