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Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 09, 1960 (64)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (born New York City, New York, October 9, 1960) is an American actress. Sometimes credited as Dana Wheeler Nicholson, she has appeared in numerous movies, but is probably best known for her role in Fletch as Gail Stanwyk (wife of the vi ... llain and love interest of the title character played by Chevy Chase) and in Tombstone (1993) as Mattie Blaylock (Wyatt Earp's common law wife). Her most recent movie role was in Fast Food Nation (2006). She has also appeared in several TV series including Seinfeld, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Sex and the City, Boston Public, Boston Legal, Friday Night Lights, and most recently The Good Guys. She is the granddaughter of pioneering American comic book publisher Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Blue Miracle

Blue Miracle

2021

as Tricia Bisbee

Miss Arizona

Miss Arizona

2018

as Maybelle

6 Years

6 Years

2015

as Joanne

Winter in the Blood

Winter in the Blood

2013

as Malvina

Parkland

Parkland

2013

as Lillian Zapruder

Five Time Champion

Five Time Champion

2012

as Danielle

Blacktino

Blacktino

2011

as Moon

Dance with the One

Dance with the One

2010

as Mary

Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

2006

as Debi Anderson

The Battle of Shaker Heights

The Battle of Shaker Heights

2003

as Mathilda

Sam the Man

Sam the Man

2001

as Woman #2 in Restaurant

Nick and Jane

Nick and Jane

1997

as Jane

Living in Peril

Living in Peril

1997

as Linda Woods

Jamaica Beat

Jamaica Beat

1997

as Lori Peterson

The Pompatus of Love

The Pompatus of Love

1996

as Kathryn

Denise Calls Up

Denise Calls Up

1995

as Gail Donelly

Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love

1995

as Heidi

Frank & Jesse

Frank & Jesse

1994

as Annie

My Life's in Turnaround

My Life's in Turnaround

1994

as Rachel

Tombstone

Tombstone

1993

as Mattie Earp

The Night We Never Met

The Night We Never Met

1993

as Inga

NYPD Mounted

NYPD Mounted

1991

as Donna Lee Wellington

Murder in High Places

Murder in High Places

1991

as Natalie

Circuitry Man

Circuitry Man

1990

as Lori

Baby M

Baby M

1988

as Sherri

Fletch

Fletch

1985

as Gail Stanwyk

Mrs. Soffel

Mrs. Soffel

1984

as Jessie Bodyne

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

as Katrin

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Friday Night Lights

as Angela Collette

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Oct 03, 2006

Beverly Hills Buntz

as Rebecca Griswold

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 05, 1987

The Single Guy

as Erika

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

Nashville

as Beverly

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 2012

Boston Public

as FBI Agent Monica Price

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 2000

Seinfeld

as Shelly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1989

The X-Files

as Det. Angela White

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1993

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Tara Black

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Boston Legal

as Stephanie Rogers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

The Hitchhiker

as Belinda Haskell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

Emergence

as Vanessa Cox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2019

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Donna Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Sex and the City

as Laney Berlin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1998

Law & Order

as Maggie Callister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Bull

as Evelyn Waters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lilah Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Crime Story

as Marilyn Stewart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1986

Grey's Anatomy

as Dana Hamilton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Hilary Marsden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Walker

as Joy Caldwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2021

Without a Trace

as Sarah Pritchard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Unconventional

as Carolyn Guillory

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 11, 2025

Grounded for Life

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 2001

The Deep End

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2010

Palace Guard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 1991

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