Nicole Bilderback is an American actress, known for her recurring guest roles on the television programs Dark Angel and Dawson's Creek, and the films Clueless, Bring It On and Bad Girls From Valley High (a.k.a. A Fate Totally Worse than Death). She also was one of the Cordettes, Cordelia Chase's friends, on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "The Wish" and the Unaired Buffy pilot. She also starred in a few episodes in season 6 of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as Ashley's friend.
Life and career Born in Korea, Bilderback was adopted by an American family and raised in Dallas, Texas. She moved to Los Angeles in 1993.
Bilderback's first role came in 1995 when she appeared in the film Clueless, playing alongside Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, and Elisa Donovan. She also appeared in the Clueless television series for a three episode stint. She appeared on the August 2001 cover of KoreAm Journal, on issue 3 of the 2001 cover of Yolk, and as a medical student in House. Bilderback rode in the 2002 Lunar New Year Parade and Festival.
In 2014, she starred in the action movie Mercenaries, alongside Cynthia Rothrock, Brigitte Nielsen, Vivica A. Fox, Zoë Bell and Kristanna Loken.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1995CluelessSummer1998Can't Hardly WaitReady to Have Sex Girl2000Forever LuluLaylaBring It OnWhitney Paper BulletsLeesu2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeCongresswoman2004Katie RosenbaumShort film2005Bad Girls from Valley HighTiffanyCruel WorldMikko2007Sex and Death 101Dr. Mirabella Stone (#66)Sgt. Marti ChangSincereAmandaVideo short2008Julie Kim2009MarthaShort film2014MercenariesMei-Lin Fong
Television Year Title Role Notes1995JanetRecurring role1996Silk StalkingsSusie Chen"Family Values"Cheryl"We Don't Need Another Hero"Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSasha"Dream Date"ABC Afterschool SpecialLaura"Teenage Confidential"1997Friends 'Til the EndPaigeTV filmStep by StepJaclyn"The Big Date"7th HeavenLauren"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"CluelessNicole"The Party's Over", "Homecoming Queen"1998ERClaire"A Bloody Mess"Buffy the Vampire SlayerCordette"The Wish"2000Zoe, Duncan, Jack and JaneChi Mei Chin"My Dinner with Andy"Gretchen"The Norm Law"2000–01Dark AngelBrinRecurring role2001–03Dawson's CreekHeather TracyRecurring role2004Eddie's FatherJenna LivingstonTV film2005Without a TraceWendy Kim"Honor Bound"HouseCaring Student"Three Stories"2006HeroesMs. Sakamoto"Collision", "Hiros"SidelinersYuki QuinTV film2007Hidden PalmsBlair Meadows"Pilot"2008Cold CaseNikki Sun"Triple Threat"2009Numb3rsTina Tran"Old Soldiers"2010CastleJoy Harrison"Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind"2011Human TargetSarah Han"The Trouble with Harry"2012The MentalistFrancesca Ehrlich"Panama Red"2014PerceptionCarol Lao"Curveball"2016BonesEve Mayweather"The Jewel in the Crown"2018This Close Mona"Who We Are"Good GirlsDr. Melanie Serden"Pilot"Andi MackLing"Howling at the Moon Festival"The RookieIA Detective Emily Barrett"Time of Death"BoomersNicolette"The Gods Must Be Crazy"2019NCIS: New Orleans Nancy Cooper"Vindicta"2020Brooklyn Nine-NineCaptain Julie Kim"Captain Kim"2021Cruel SummerDeniseRecurring role2022Cloudy with a Chance of ChristmasLisa Liu LawsonTV filmTBASnowPocahontasTV film, completed
References
External links
Nicole Bilderback AsianceMagazine.com Interview