Acting
Nicole Scherzinger
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
Film · 2026
An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger: Live at Royal Albert Hall
Film · 2026
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Film · 2025
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Film · 2025
Building the Band
Series · 2025
Moana 2
Film · 2024
Sunset Blvd
Film · 2024
Elsbeth
Series · 2024
The Coronation Concert
Film · 2023
Yoshiki: Under the Sky
Film · 2023
Luke Evans: Showtime!
Film · 2022
Finding Magic Mike
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
Annie Live!
Film · 2021
Musicals: The Greatest Show
Film · 2021
Trese
Series · 2021
That's My Jam
Series · 2021
Secret Celebrity Renovation
Series · 2021
The Big Night In
Film · 2020
I Can See Your Voice
Series · 2020
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Series · 2020
Cup of Joe
Series · 2020
The Kennedy Who Changed The World
Film · 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Series · 2019
The Masked Singer
Series · 2019
The X Factor Celebrity
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
The X Factor The Band
Series · 2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Film · 2018
Nicole Scherzinger: Golden Stag Festival
Film · 2018
Nicole Scherzinger: Cocofest
Film · 2018
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
Film · 2018
LadyGang
Series · 2018
The Sidemen Show
Series · 2018
Dirty Dancing
Film · 2017
Drop the Mic
Series · 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Series · 2017
Straight Outta OZ
Film · 2016
Moana
Film · 2016
I Can Do That
Series · 2015
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
Series · 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Series · 2015
Bring the Noise
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Enrique Iglesias: Live at The Isle of MTV Malta
Film · 2014
Nicole Scherzinger: MTV World Stage
Film · 2014
Mixology
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Gary Barlow and Friends
Film · 2013
Gogglebox
Series · 2013
Men in Black 3
Film · 2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Series · 2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series · 2011
The X Factor
Series · 2011
Conan
Series · 2010
Doll Domination World Tour
Film · 2009
Big Time Rush
Series · 2009
The Sing-Off
Series · 2009
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Series · 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2009
Britney: For the Record
Film · 2008
Pussycat Dolls - Live in Malaga
Film · 2008
Celebrity Juice
Series · 2008
The Pussycat Dolls - Live from Manchester
Film · 2007
Wizards of Waverly Place
Series · 2007
Cane
Series · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Pussycat Dolls - Live From London
Film · 2006
Germany's Next Topmodel
Series · 2006
Germany's Next Topmodel
Series · 2006
Be Cool
Film · 2005
How I Met Your Mother
Series · 2005
Dancing with the Stars
Series · 2005
Freddie
Series · 2005
The X Factor
Series · 2004
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Film · 2003
Chasing Papi
Film · 2003
Wanda at Large
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
Series · 2003
Half & Half
Series · 2002
My Wife and Kids
Series · 2001
Popstars (US)
Series · 2001
Star Academy
Series · 2001
VH1 Divas
Series · 1998
Behind the Music
Series · 1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Series · 1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Series · 1996
MTV Europe Music Awards
Series · 1994
MTV Video Music Awards
Series · 1984
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
American Music Awards
Series · 1974
Great Performances
Series · 1971
IZ
Film