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Nicole Eggert
Eggert in 2017
Born (1972-01-13) January 13, 1972 (age 52)
Glendale, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1977–present
Known for
Children2[1]

Nicole Eggert (born January 13, 1972[2]) is an American actress. Her notable roles include Jamie Powell on the situation comedy Charles in Charge and Summer Quinn on the television series Baywatch. She guest-starred in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and Boy Meets World. She made several Christmas films that premiered on Lifetime. Eggert was a 2010 contestant on the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club[3] and came in second in 2013 on ABC's celebrity diving show Splash.[4]

Early life

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Eggert was born in Glendale, California. Her mother, Gina Duncan, was a British-born talent agent, and her father, Rolf Eggert, was a German-born canning-company executive.[5] Eggert's quest for stardom started when her mother entered her in beauty contests. At age five, Eggert was Miss Universe in the petite division.[4] An agent saw her and offered her parents a role for her in a Johnson's baby shampoo commercial.[4]

Career

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In 1980, at age eight, Eggert landed a role in the film Rich and Famous, opposite Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen, playing Bergen's character's young daughter.

Also in 1980, Eggert provided the voice of Dennis's snobby archrival Margaret Wade in Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother, which was the first animated adaptation in the Dennis the Menace trilogy.

Eggert had a recurring role on Who's the Boss? from 1985 to 1986 as Marci Ferguson, a friend of Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano). In January 1987, she starred on the situation comedy Charles in Charge as Jamie Powell. In 1989, she hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards with Wil Wheaton.[6] That same year, she was the first guest star to appear on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.[7] She starred as Alexa Adams in the TV film adaptation of Danielle Steel's Secrets, released in 1992. She was featured as one of the many lifeguards on seasons three and four on the syndicated series Baywatch.[8] She appeared on the series from 1992 to 1994 and was originally supposed to be on a Baywatch spin-off (she returned to Baywatch for the reunion film Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)).[4] She appeared on Married... with Children in an episode titled "Enemies" as Shannon (1996), intended to be a backdoor pilot for a spin-off.

Eggert appears on the cover of rock band Sugar Ray's debut album, Lemonade and Brownies.

In 2004, Eggert played the role of Ginger in the first edition of the TBS network's The Real Gilligan's Island reality show.[9] She appeared on Scott Baio Is 45...and Single (featuring her Charles in Charge co-star) in 2007.

On September 23, 2009, VH1 announced Eggert's participation in the winter 2010 season of Celebrity Fit Club.[10]

In 2010, Eggert appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff.[11]

Eggert at the Chiller Theatre Expo 2014

In 2013, Eggert was added to the cast of Splash, the celebrity diving show on ABC. In April, it was reported she was injured during the taping of an episode.[12] In the days following, she denied sustaining any serious injury.

In 2014, Eggert began a new career as the owner-operator of an ice-cream truck.[13]

In 2019, she appeared on the fourth episode of Back in the Game.

Personal life

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Eggert has two daughters–Dilyn, born in 1998, and another daughter born in 2011.[14] Dilyn's father is actor Justin Herwick; despite numerous rumours and claims to the contrary, Eggert and Herwick were never a married couple.[15] Eggert has never been married, though she was previously engaged to actor Corey Haim, with whom she starred in Blown Away (1992), The Double 0 Kid (1992) and Anything for Love (1993). She is credited with helping to save Haim's life at least once by taking him to the hospital to detox during a 'narcotic rush',[16] although she has said: "I spent a lot of nights in emergency rooms with him. I don't think that I saved his life, I just think that I was there for him."[17]

In 2015, she appeared on the television series Botched for a breast reduction.[18]

On January 29, 2018, sexual misconduct allegations made by Eggert against Scott Baio surfaced. In 2013, Eggert stated on the Nik Richie Radio show that she and Baio had a one-time encounter "years" after Charles in Charge ended, which would have been after 1990. In the more elaborated account, discussed on The Dr. Oz Show and Megyn Kelly Today, Eggert claimed that Baio molested her beginning in 1986 when she was 14, and that when she was 17, she had intercourse with him. Baio contends that he had sexual relations with Eggert only once, and that the encounter occurred after she had turned 18. Baio explained that Eggert's own words to Richie proved he did not have intercourse with Eggert while she was a minor, since the final episode of Charles in Charge aired in November 1990, ten months after Eggert turned 18.[19][20][21]

In December 2023, Eggert was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast. She initially thought the symptoms were menopause-related, after gaining 25 lbs (11 kg) and experienced "terrible pain" in her left breast.[22]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Rich and Famous Debbie, at 8 years old
1983 Hambone and Hillie Marci
1986 The Clan of the Cave Bear Middle Ayla
1986 Omega Syndrome Jessie Corbett
1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects DeeDee
1990 The Haunting of Morella Morella / Lenora
1990 Grandpa Young woman
1992 The Double 0 Kid Melinda Direct-to-video film
1992 Blown Away Megan Bower Direct-to-video film
1993 Just One of the Girls Marie Stark Direct-to-video film aka Anything for Love
1995 The Demolitionist Alyssa Lloyd
1995 Walking Away (aka Secret Sins) Melissa Anderson
1995 Amanda and the Alien Amanda
1997 The Price of Kissing Annette
1997 Bartender Marcia
1997 Pink as the Day She Was Born Tiffany
1998 Siberia Kristy
1998 Triangle Square Julie
1999 Sleeping Beauties Sno Blo Band Short film
2000 Submerged Tiffany Stevens
2001 Thank You, Good Night Janine
2004 Decoys Detective Amanda Watts
2004 What Lies Above (Snowman's Pass) Diana Pennington
2006 Cattle Call Laurel Canyon
2006 Dead Lenny Sally Long Direct-to-video film
2008 Loaded Allison Ryan
2009 Nicole Eggert Is Back in Baywatch Herself Direct-to-video film
2014 The Dog Who Saved Easter Gabrielle (voice)
2014 F.L.U.I.D. Herself Direct-to-video film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 Miss Universe Pageant Herself (Contestant) crowned — Little Miss California Universe
1979 When Hell Was in Session Mary Beth Denton #2 Television film
1979 When She Was Bad... Robbie Morgan Television film
1981 Today's F.B.I. unknown role unknown episode
1981 Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown Loretta (voice) Television film
1981 Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother Margaret Wade (voice) Television short
1981–82 Fantasy Island Amy Watkins / Nancy Warner 2 episodes
— "Chorus Girl/Surrogate Father" (1981)
— "The Cast Against Mr. Roarke/Save Sherlock Homes" (1982)
1982–83 T.J. Hooker Chrissie Hooker recurring role (5 episodes)
— "The Protectors" (1982)
— "God Bless the Child" (1982)
— "Terror at the Academy" (1982)
— "Sweet Sixteen and Dead" (1983)
— "Payday Pirates" (1983)
1984 Rose Petal Place The Girl in the Garden Television short
1984–1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special Heidi 2 episodes
— "Dead Wrong: "The John Evans Story" (1984)
— "The Fourth Man" (1990)
1985 Rose Peta Place: Real Friends The Girl in the Garden Television film
1985 I Dream of Jeannie...Fifteen Years Later Melissa Television film
1985–86 Who's the Boss? Marci Ferguson Recurring role (7 episodes)
— "Keeping Up with Marci" (1985)
— "Ad Man Micelli" (1985)
— "Junior Executive" (1986)
— "The Babysitter" (1986)
— "Daddy's Little Montague Girl" (1986)
— "The Hickey" (1986)
— "Wedding Bells?" (1986)
1985–89 The New Leave It to Beaver Charlene Maitland 2 episodes
— "Dear Pen Pal" (1985)
— "What If?" (1989)
1986 Annihilator Elyse Jeffries Television film
1987–1990 Charles in Charge Jamie Powell Regular role (104 episodes)
1989 1989 Kids' Choice Awards Herself (Host) Award ceremony
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Herself Episode: "Neatness Counts"
1991 What a Dummy unknown role Episode: "Bringing Up Baby"
1992 Secrets Alexa Adams Television film
1992 Home Fires[23] Libby Kramer Recurring role (6 episodes)
— "Trojan Horse"
— "Madonna and Child Reunion"
— "Marriage by the Book"
— "Fathers and Sons"
— "A Bench Too Far"
— "Sibling Revelry"
1992–94 Baywatch Roberta "Summer" Quinn Series regular (seasons 3–4, 44 episodes)
1993 Family Feud Herself (Contestant) Episode: "Baywatch Week"
1994 Heaven Help Us Natalie Episode: "The Temptress"
1995 Burke's Law Chelsea Rudd Episode: "Who Killed the Gadget Man?"
1995 Amanda & the Alien Amanda Patterson Television film
1996 Frequent Flyer Miriam Rawlings Television film
1996 Married with Children Shannon Episode: "Enemies"
1996 Clueless Summer Bonet Episode: "Kiss Me Kip"
1997 Duckman unknown role (voice) Episode: "Vuuck, as in Duck"
1997 The Big Easy Laurel Attery Episode: "A Streetcar with Desire"
1999 Boy Meets World Bridget Episode: "Pickett Fences"
2000 The Outer Limits Sarah Burnham Episode: "Revival"
2000 Murder Seen Zoey Drayden Television film
2000 Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant Herself (Judge) Television Special
2001 Gilmore Girls Aubrey Episode: "Like Mother, Like Daughter"
2001 The Test Herself (Panelist) Episode: "The Matrimony Test"
2003 Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding Roberta "Summer" Quinn Television film
2003 Wall of Secrets Paige Emerson Television film
2003 Devil Winds Julia Merrow Television film
2006 Lightspeed Beth Baker Television film
2006 Celebrity Paranormal Project Herself 7 episodes
2007 Holiday Switch Paula Ferguson Television film
2008 A Christmas Proposal Lisa Television film
2008 Past Lies Kim Furs Television film
2009 Phantom Racer Tammy Television film
2010 Turbulent Skies Samantha Woodard Television film
2010 Keeping Up with the Kardashians Herself Episode: "Blame It on the Alcohol"
2010 Celebrity Fit Club Herself (Contestant) series regular — Season 7 (5 episodes)
2010 Comedy Central Roast Herself Episode: "David Hasselhoff"
2011 Celebrity Ghost Stories Herself Episode: "Valerie Harper/Mindy Cohn/Mathew Gray/Nicole Eggert"
2013 Splash Herself (Contestant) 8 episodes
2014 Where's the Love? Paige Television film
2014 Heartbreakers unknown role Television Miniseries

Episode: "Tainted Love"

2014 Tattoo Nightmares Herself Episode: "Baywatch Bimbo!"
2015 Oprah: Where Are They Now? Herself 2 episodes
— "Baywatch"
— "Brittany Maynard's Husband/Baywatch Stars/KC & the Sunshine Band"
2015 Botched Herself (Patient) Episode: "Boob-Watch"
2017 Battle of the Network Stars Herself (Contestant) Episode: "TV Lifeguards vs. Trouble Makers"
2019 Back in the Game Herself "Nicole Eggert"
2019 Robot Chicken Marion Ravenwood, Ilsa Haupstein Voice, episode: "Musya Shakhtyorov in: Honeyboogers"

Awards and nominations

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Association Year Category Nominated Work Result
Young Artist Awards 1983 Best Young Actress, Guest on a Series Fantasy Island Nominated
1987 Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series Who's the Boss? Nominated
1988 Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Television Comedy Series Charles in Charge Won
1989 Best Young Actress in a Family Syndicated Show Charles in Charge Nominated
1990 Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Family Series Charles in Charge Nominated
1993 Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series Baywatch Nominated
1994 Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series Baywatch Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Aradillas, Elaine (March 8, 2010). "'I'm in the Best Shape of My Life'". People. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Today's famous birthdays list for January 13, 2022 includes celebrities Patrick Dempsey, Shonda Rhimes". Cleveland.com. July 13, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Celebrity Fit Club 7: Boot Camp | Cast Bios". VH1.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Seven Questions with Nicole Eggert of Splash". Sitcoms Online. March 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Gliatto, Tom (June 6, 1994). "Shore Leave". People.
  6. ^ "KCA Fun Facts / Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2007 Press Kit". Kids Choice Awards Press. Nickelodeon. March 12, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  7. ^ Higgins, M. Trevor (April 28, 2006). "An animated childhood lives again on DVD". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Slaughter or Nicole Eggert stop by. But the cartoons? I shudder at how much I loved the Marios to sit through these cartoons. They're terrible, and I say that as a man who regularly rewatches "Transformers: The Movie."
  8. ^ Hart, Marion (June 9, 1995). "Nicole Eggert reflcects on Baywatch". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  9. ^ "Two casts compete on 'Real Gilligan's Island'". Today. Associated Press. November 16, 2004. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  10. ^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (January 21, 2010). "Scott Brown's remark about daughters raises eyebrows". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  11. ^ "The Roast of David Hasselhoff". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  12. ^ Campbell, Jon (April 19, 2013). "Nicole Eggert Hospitalized: 'Splash' Dive Goes Badly Wrong for Actress". The Christian Post.
  13. ^ "Nicole Eggert now working at ice cream truck". Fox News. March 24, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  14. ^ "'Baywatch' Star Nicole Eggert Welcomes Baby Girl". Us Weekly. August 19, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  15. ^ Lee, Luaine (August 12, 2014). "Welsh actor Ellis gets U.S. shot with 'Rush'". South Bend Tribune. McClatchy-Tribune News Service. p. B7. Eggert says in real life she's never been married, though she has two children. Biographies on the Internet insist that she was wed to Justin Herwick. Not so, she says. "Yeah, never married. And we look at each other, because we're still friends to this day, and we're like, 'What?' And where did they come up with the date (of the wedding)? It was, like, way after my daughter was born. I don't know. I don't know where they come up with this stuff, honestly." She says she's tried to inform them that the information is wrong, but they constantly tell her incorrect.
  16. ^ McCabe, Joanne (March 10, 2010). "Lost Boys star Corey Haim: 10 things you didn't know about Victoria Beckham's one-time beau". Metro. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  17. ^ "Nicole Eggert Remembers Corey Haim: 'We Loved Each Other So Dearly'". Access Hollywood. March 11, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  18. ^ O'Sullivan, Erin (April 21, 2015). "Nicole Eggert Explains 'Botched' Breast Reduction". Access Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  19. ^ Romano, Nick (January 31, 2018). "Scott Baio denies Nicole Eggert's molestation claims: 'Absolutely nothing' happened". Entertainment Weekly.
  20. ^ Fernandez, Alexia (February 7, 2018). "Charles in Charge's Alexander Polinsky Accuses Scott Baio of Physical Assault & Mental Abuse". People.
  21. ^ Singh, Olivia (February 15, 2018). "Here's everything you need to know about the sexual misconduct allegations against Scott Baio". Insider.
  22. ^ Reid, Suki (January 9, 2023). "Baywatch star Nicole Eggert reveals she has been diagnosed with breast cancer". Nine Network. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  23. ^ Brennan, Patricia (June 21, 1992). "Home Fires". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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