Nia Peeples
Nia Peeples | |
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Born | Virenia Peeples Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1981–present |
Television | The Party Machine with Nia Peeples |
Spouse(s) | Lauro Chartrand
(m. 1997; div. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Virenia "Nia" Peeples is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. Peeples is known for playing Nicole Chapman on the hit TV series Fame; Pam Fields on the drama Pretty Little Liars; Karen Taylor Winters on The Young and the Restless and Sydney Cooke on Walker, Texas Ranger. Her most recent television role was Grace's mom, Susan, on The Fosters.
Early life[]
Peeples was born in Hollywood, California, the daughter of Elizabeth Joan (née Rubic), a flamenco dancer, and Robert Eugene Peeples.[1] She was raised in West Covina. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from the Philippines.[1] Her father, who was originally from Mississippi, was of Scottish, English, and Irish ancestry.[1] Peeples attended UCLA during which time she performed as Liberace's opening act in Las Vegas on weekends.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
Peeples lives in Malibu, California, and has one son Christopher (b. 1989 with ex-husband Howard Hewett) and one daughter Sienna (b. 1998 with ex-husband Lauro Chartrand).[citation needed]
She operates an internet based organization called Elements of Life, which promotes fitness, inspiration, healthy lifestyle changes and emotional well-being. She worked with business coach Amy Applebaum on its development.[2]
On August 11, 2015, Peeples filed for divorce from her surfer husband Sam George.[citation needed] Peeples filed in Los Angeles County, 20 days before the couple's eighth wedding anniversary. Peeples is seeking[needs update] to keep the couple's home, a Malibu manufactured home with an ocean view that's valued at $875,000. Also listed among the couple's community assets is a Las Vegas condo worth $91,000.[citation needed]
Career[]
Music[]
Peeples started her career as part of the performance group The Young Americans. In 1988 she hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Trouble",[3] which climbed to #35 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Her most successful pop single is "Street Of Dreams", which hit #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991.[4] She made a music video in 1986 for "All You Can Dream", directed by Alan Bloom and conceptualized by Keith Williams, for the purposes of promoting the values of UCLA. On February 4, 2009, Peeples presented Debbie Allen with a Lifetime Achievement Award at The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball 10th anniversary show. Peeples also attends and performs at the annual live Fame Reunion concerts overseas.[5]
Acting[]
Notably, Peeples portrayed performing arts student Nicole Chapman on the hit TV series Fame. In 1987, she was in the movie North Shore as Kiani. She also hosted the short-lived American version of Top of the Pops in 1987, a weeknight dance music program called The Party Machine with Nia Peeples (1991), and portrayed Texas Ranger Sydney Cooke in the CBS hit series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1999 to 2001. In 2004, she appeared in the Andromeda episode "The Spider's Stratagem", as arms smuggler and love-interest Rox Nava. Peeples joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 2007, playing the role of Karen Taylor, and was released from the role in the spring of 2009. In 2010, she was cast in ABC Family's TV series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard.[6] Peeples was featured on the July 7, 2013 episode of Celebrity Wife Swap, in which she traded places with singer Tiffany.[7]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Nothin' But Trouble (1988) – US #97[8]
- Nia Peeples (1991)
- Songs of the Cinema (2007)
Singles[]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US [4] |
US R&B [9] |
US Dan [3] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [11] | |||||||||
1988 | "Trouble" | 35 | 71 | 1 | — | — | Nothin' But Trouble | ||||||
"High Time" | — | — | 10 | — | — | ||||||||
1989 | "I Know How (To Make You Love Me)" | — | — | 28 | — | — | |||||||
1991 | "Street of Dreams" | 12 | 73 | — | 74 | 23 | Nia Peeples | ||||||
1992 | "Kissing the Wind" | 76 | — | — | 86 | 76 | |||||||
"Faces of Love" | 88 | — | — | — | 59 | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Filmography[]
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1981 | A Single Light | Deaf Girl | TV movie |
1987 | North Shore | Kiani | |
1989 | DeepStar Six | Scarpelli | |
Swimsuit | Maria | TV movie | |
Nasty Boys | Serena Cruz | TV movie | |
1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Cathy Redding | TV movie |
1992 | I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore | Theresa Garabaldi | |
1994 | My Name Is Kate | Annie | TV movie |
XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) | Sasha Townes | TV movie | |
1995 | Improper Conduct | Bernie | |
Allie Thompson | TV movie | ||
Mr. Stitch | Dr. Elizabeth English | TV movie | |
1996 | Terminal | Janet Reardon | TV movie |
Bloodhounds II | Nikki Cruise | TV movie | |
1997 | Assassin | TV movie | |
Tower of Terror | Jill Perry | TV movie | |
1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Lt. Elizondo | |
Poodle Springs | Angel | ||
Heroes: The Mystique, the Movies, the Men | Special Guest Host | ||
2000 | Alone with a Stranger | Beth Jenkins | |
2001 | Bruised | Michelle | |
The Riff | Heather Anderson | ||
2002 | The Chang Family Saves the World | Pearl Empress | TV movie |
Half Past Dead | 49er Six | ||
2004 | The Coven | unknown | TV movie |
2005 | Inside Out | Maria | |
Sub Zero | Kelli Paris | ||
2006 | Alpha Mom | Susan | TV movie |
Special Unit | Tara | ||
Connors' War | Amanda | ||
2009 | Citizen Jane | Evelyn | TV movie |
The Outside | Joanne Blakey | ||
2010 | Firedog | Haley (voice) | Post-production |
2011 | Battle of Los Angeles | Capt. Karla Smaith | TV movie |
2012 | Werewolf: The Beast Among Us | Vodama | Direct-to-DVD |
2012 | Direct-to-DVD | ||
2015 | Lavalantula | Olivia West | TV movie |
2018 | Mistrust | Kristen Rhodes | |
2018 | Inferno by Dante | Speaker: Exit | |
2019 | The Untold Story[citation needed] | Catarina | |
2019 | Purgatory by Dante[citation needed] | Speaker: Matilda and The Garden | |
2020 | Ulysses Coyote[citation needed] | Isadora Begay | |
2020 | Miracle Underground[citation needed] | TBA | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1981 | The Music Shoppe | Darcie | |
1983 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | Zita Henriques | 1 episode |
Hardcastle and McCormick | Waitress | 1 episode | |
Days of Our Lives | Mallory | Unknown episodes | |
1983–1984 | General Hospital | Carla Escobar | Unknown episodes |
1983–1986 | Fame | Nicole Chapman | 58 episodes |
1984 | T.J. Hooker | Maria Dominguez | 1 episode |
1987 | Top of the Pops | Host | Unknown episodes |
1989 | Matlock | Morgan Gerard | 1 episode |
1989–1990 | Nasty Boys | Serena Cruz | 13 episodes |
1991 | The Party Machine with Nia Peeples | Host | Unknown episodes |
1992 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Sierra Smith | 2 episodes |
1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Augostina Vega | Mini-series |
1994 | Highlander: The Series | Nefertiri | 1 episode |
Touched by an Angel | Angela Evans | 1 episode | |
1995 | Crazy Love | Unknown | Unknown episodes |
Marker | Lisa | 1 episode | |
Courthouse | Veronica Gilbert | 11 episodes | |
1997 | Early Edition | Sister Mary | 1 episode |
Crisis Center | Lily Gannon | 5 episodes | |
1998 | Real Life | Maya | 1 episode |
1999–2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Sydney Cooke | 46 episodes |
2004 | Andromeda | Rox Nava | 1 episode |
The Division | Sandra Prestiss | 2 episodes | |
2005 | Barbershop | Det. Hahanna | 3 episodes |
2007 | Arwin! | Ms. Hawkhauser | 1 episode |
2007–2009 | The Young and the Restless | Karen Taylor | 130 episodes |
2010–2017 | Pretty Little Liars | Pam Fields | Main role (season 1) Recurring role (season 2-4, 6) Guest role (season 5, 7) |
2013 | Celebrity Wife Swap | Herself | "Nia Peeples/Tiffany" |
2014 | Longmire | Adele Chapman | 1 episode |
2017–2018 | The Fosters | Susan | 9 episodes |
See also[]
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Nia Peeples 2003 Philippine Daily Inquirer Interview - Fame Episode Guide". Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ "Nia's Elements of Life |". Niaselementsoflife.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard > Artists / Nia Peeples > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Billboard > Artists / Nia Peeples > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "The Carnival: Getting The "Groove On" For 10 Years". Hollywire.com. February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "ABC Family Announces Pick-Up Of Dramas Huge And Pretty Little Liars" (PDF) (Press release). ABC Family. January 27, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ "Nia Peeples, Tiffany". Celebrity Wife Swap. Season 2. Episode 6. July 7, 2013. ABC.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Nia Peeples > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Nia Peeples > Chart History > Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "RPM 100 Singles > Nia Peeples". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
External links[]
- 20th-century American singers
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- American dance musicians
- American soap opera actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from Hollywood, Los Angeles
- American actresses of Filipino descent
- American people of Scottish descent
- American people of English descent
- American people of Irish descent
- 20th-century American women singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- People from West Covina, California
- The Young Americans members