Nicole Paggi

Nicole Paggi grew up just outside of Austin, TX and after college made her move to Los Angeles to become an actress. Shortly after her arrival to LA, she booked her first job, as a series regular, in the role of Jennie Bradbury in the critically acclaimed FOX television series Pasadena (2001), which was directed by Diane Keaton and created by Mike White. Following her role on Pasadena, She played the recurring role of Britney in the Emmy-Award winning NBC series Providence (1999). Paggi continued to appear in guest roles on television series such as Glory Days (2001), Fastlane (2002), Judging Amy (1999), "CSI: Miami (2002) and the CBS pilot Expert Witness (2003) opposite Matthew Modine. In 2003, Paggi appeared in the television film Frozen Impact, playing the daughter of Ted McGinley's character, whom would later play his daughter in the television series "Hope & Faith".

In 2003, Paggi received the role of Sydney Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith (2003), alongside Faith Ford and Kelly Ripa. She continued to work as a series regular on the hit show One on One (2001), and starred in more guest roles such as Rizzoli & Isles (2010), and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). She then did a recurring role on 90210 (2008), as well as starring in a couple of Hallmark Movies. She made her mark in theatre in "Girls Talk", written and directed by Roger Kumble and starring Brooke Shields and Constance Zimmer. This earned her rave reviews as well as an Featured Actress Ovation Award nomination.

After giving birth to her first daughter, Nicole stepped away from acting to focus on her family and being a mother. She had a second child with her husband and they moved away from Los Angeles. Now that her kids are at a more manageable age, she has decided to come back to her passion and since then has appeared in guest roles such as 9-1-1 (2018) and The Rookie: Feds (2022).