Early life

Nichols was born in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, to a father of Hungarian and Romanian descent (whom she has never met) and a Texan mother, Maria, of Spanish and Mexican ancestry. She was raised in Naperville, Illinois. She is the oldest of three siblings, having two younger brothers. A rebellious teenager, Marisol Nichols stated in an interview with AskMen.com, "I remember being 17 and looking around at some of the people that I was hanging out with, and I had this realization that if I didn't knock this off now it would become my life", and replaced her rebellious behavior with more productive activities like acting.

Career

In 1996, she appeared in episodes of Due South and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1997 she made her movie debut in the film Vegas Vacation with Chevy Chase. She also had supporting roles in the films Scream 2, Friends 'Til the End, Can't Hardly Wait, Jane Austen's Mafia and The Sex Monster.

From 2000 to 2002, she played Bahraini Princess, (Sheika) Meriam Al Khalifa in the highly anticipated, true, made for TV movie The Princess and the Marine. She also starred in the Showtime drama series Resurrection Blvd.. In 2003, she made guest appearances on episodes of Friends, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Nip/Tuck and Charmed. Marisol's Charmed episode, "Chris-Crossed," was the show's 'highest-rated non-season-premiere episode'. In 2006, she appeared in six episodes of Cold Case and starred in the film Big Momma's House 2.

She starred in the short-lived TV series Blind Justice in 2005 and In Justice, in 2006. In 2007, she starred in 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir. In 2008, she starred in the film Felon with Stephen Dorff.

In 2010, Nichols portrayed Sarah Monahan in the short-lived supernatural crime drama The Gates, a summer series on ABC.

She also was a guest star in an episode NCIS: Los Angeles in 2010, as Tracy Keller, former partner and potential romantic interest for Special Agent G. Callen (Chris O'Donnell). Nichols's character will appear in the sixth episode of Season 2. She also had a cameo in Kristin Chenoweth's music video for I Want Somebody (Bitch About).

In 2012 Nichols starred in the ABC TV series GCB, with Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Jennifer Aspen and Miriam Shor.

Personal life

Nichols became a member of the Church of Scientology after she was introduced to it by her chiropractor. She has been married to cinematographer/director Taron Lexton since April 13, 2008, and their child, Rain India Lexton, was born September 30, 2008. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Vegas Vacation	Audrey Griswold
	Scream 2	Dawnie
	Friends 'Til the End	Alison
1998	Can't Hardly Wait	Groupie
	Jane Austen's Mafia	Carla
1999	Sex Monster, TheThe Sex Monster	Lucia
	Bowfinger	Young Actress at Audition
2000	Princess & the Barrio Boy, TheThe Princess & the Barrio Boy	Sirena Garcia
2001	Princess and the Marine, TheThe Princess and the Marine	Meriam Al Khalifa	Nominated—ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actress
	Laud Weiner	Laud's Assistant
2003	Road Home, TheThe Road Home	Stephanie
2004	Homeland Security	Agent Jane Fulbar
2006	Big Momma's House 2	Liliana Morales
2007	Delta Farce	Maria
2008	Struck	Jamie
	Felon	Laura Porter

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	My Guys	Angela	TV Pilot
	Due South	Melissa	Episode: "Some Like It Red"
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Wendy Stevens	Episode: "Ray of Hope"
1997	ER	Angie	Episode: "The Long Way Around"
	Diagnosis: Murder	Sally Tremont	Episode: "Malibu Fire"
1998	Cybill	Book Store Clerk	Episode: "Fine Is Not a Feeling"
1999	Odd Man Out	Lauren	Episode: "The First Girlfriend's Club"
	Boy Meets World	Kelly	2 episodes: "The Honeymoon Is Over" "Pickett Fences"
2000	Malcolm & Eddie	Kelly	Episode: "Swooped"
2000-02	Resurrection Blvd.	Victoria Santiago	53 episodes
2002	Alias	Rebecca Martinez	Episode: "Dead Drop"
	Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone	Sgt. Joanne Yarrow	Episode: "Hunted"
2003	Division, TheThe Division	Rochelle	Episode: "Murder.com"
	Friends	Olivia	Episode: "The One with Rachel's Dream"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jane	Episode: "All for Our Country"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	A.D.A. Bettina Amador	Episode: "Mother"
	Nip/Tuck	Antonia Ramos	Episode: "Antonia Ramos"
	Charmed	(Future) Bianca (a Phoenix witch)	Episode: "Chris-Crossed", Charmed's highest rated non-season-premiere episode
2004	Cold Case	Elisa	6 episodes
2005	Blind Justice	Detective Karen Bettancourt	13 episodes
2006	In Justice	Sonya Quintano	12 episodes
2007	24	Nadia Yassir	24 episodes Nominated—ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Made for Television Movie or Miniseries (2007, 2008)
2009	Life	Whitney 'Plum' Paxman	Episode: "Initiative 38"
	Storm, TheThe Storm	Det. Devon Williams	miniseries
2010	Gates, TheThe Gates	Sarah Monohan	13 episodes
	NCIS: Los Angeles	Tracy Keller	Episode: "Stand-off"
2012	GCB	Heather Cruz	10 episodes
2012	Private Practice	Lily Reilly	1 episode
2014-15	NCIS	ATF Special Agent Zoe Keats	Episodes: "Parental Guidance Suggested", "The Enemy Within", "No Good Deed"
2015-present	Teen Wolf	The Desert Wolf	Recurring role
2015-16	Criminal Minds	Agent Natalie Colfax	Episodes: "The Witness", "A Badge and a Gun"

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