
Nicole Scherzinger
Biography
Nicole Scherzinger 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).
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Known For
Acting History
2025
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular as Self
2025Building the Band as Self - Mentor
2024Moana 2 as Sina (voice)
2023Yoshiki: Under the Sky as Self
2023The Coronation Concert as Self
2022Luke Evans: Showtime! as Herself
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2022Finding Magic Mike as Self
2021Annie Live! as Grace Ferrell
2021That's My Jam as Self - Guest
2021Trese as Miranda Trese (voice)
2021Musicals: The Greatest Show as Self
2020Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Celebrity Contestant
2020I Can See Your Voice
2020Cup of Joe as Self
2019The X Factor The Band as Self - Judge
2019The X Factor Celebrity as Self - Judge
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019The Kennedy Who Changed The World as Self
2019The Masked Singer as Self - Panelist
201820 Years of the Black Eyed Peas as Herself
2018Ralph Breaks the Internet as Mo's Mom (voice)
2018LadyGang as Self
2018Nicole Scherzinger: Golden Stag Festival
2018Nicole Scherzinger: Cocofest
2018The Sidemen Show as Herself
2017Drop the Mic as Self
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
2017Dirty Dancing as Penny Rivera
2016Moana as Sina (voice)
2016Straight Outta OZ
2015Bring the Noise as Herself - Team Captain
2015Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris as Herself
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015I Can Do That as Self - Contestant
2015Lip Sync Battle as Self
2015Hot Ones as Self
2014Nicole Scherzinger: MTV World Stage as Nicole Scherzinger
2014Enrique Iglesias: Live at The Isle of MTV Malta as Self
2014Mixology as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Gogglebox as Self
2013Gary Barlow and Friends as Self
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
2012Men in Black 3 as Boris's Girlfriend
2011The X Factor as Self - Judge
2011The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
2010Conan as Self
2009The Sing-Off as Self - Judge
2009Big Time Rush as Nicole Scherzinger
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as The Pussycat Dolls - Musical Guest
2009Let's Dance for Comic Relief as Self - Performer
2009Doll Domination World Tour as Nicole Scherzinger
2008Britney: For the Record as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008Celebrity Juice as Self
2008Pussycat Dolls - Live in Malaga
2007Wizards of Waverly Place as Vanessa
2007Cane as Nicole
2007Pussycat Dolls - Live From Manchester as Herself
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006The Pussycat Dolls - Live From London as Herself
2005Freddie as Herself
2005How I Met Your Mother as Jessica Glitter
2005Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
2005Be Cool as Pussycat Doll
2004The X Factor as Self - Judge
2003Love Don't Co$t a Thing as Champagne Girl
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Chasing Papi as Miss Puerto Rico
2003Wanda at Large
2003VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown as Self (archive footage)
2002Half & Half as Jasmine
2001Star Academy as Self
2001My Wife and Kids
2001Popstars (US) as Eden's Crush
1998VH1 Divas as Self -Performer
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Pop Star #3
1994MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1984Goldene Kamera as Self
1956Tony Awards as Self - Performer
—IZ as Self
—Girl Group









