Exclusive: Denise Nicholas on challenges she faced as an actress of color in her memoir, 'Finding Home'
Currently out on bookshelves through Agate Publishing is actress and author Denise Nicholas’ memoir, Finding Home.
Nicholas is best known for her role as high-school guidance counselor Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222 and Councilwoman Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama series In the Heat of the Night. She also played Beth Foster in Let's Do It Again. One of Nicholas’ ex-husbands was soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers.
In Finding Home, Denise reflects on her remarkable life and career from Room 222 and In the Heat of the Night to her journey as a writer and advocate. The memoir is an intimate exploration of identity, resilience, and the search for belonging.
These conversations offer an opportunity to revisit her groundbreaking legacy while highlighting a deeply personal and timely new work.
She outspokenly discusses the challenges she faced as a trailblazing actress of color, shedding light on the systemic barriers and biases within the entertainment industry.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to actress and author Denise Nicholas on her new memoir Finding Home