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Home/People/Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson profile photo
Born
Oct 9, 1960
Age 65
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

29
Movies
27
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Acting

Biography
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 villain 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
Unconventional poster

Unconventional

Cast
2022
Blue Miracle poster

Blue Miracle

as Tricia Bisbee
2021
Miss Arizona poster

Miss Arizona

as Maybelle
2018
6 Years poster

6 Years

as Joanne
2015
Winter in the Blood poster

Winter in the Blood

as Malvina
2014
Angels Sing poster

Angels Sing

as Maggie
2013
Parkland poster

Parkland

as Lillian Zapruder
2013
Five Time Champion poster

Five Time Champion

as Danielle
2012
Blacktino poster

Blacktino

as Moon
2011
Dance with the One poster

Dance with the One

as Mary
2010
Fast Food Nation poster

Fast Food Nation

as Debi Anderson
2006
The Battle of Shaker Heights poster

The Battle of Shaker Heights

as Mathilda
2003
Sam the Man poster

Sam the Man

as Woman #2 in Restaurant
2001
Nick and Jane poster

Nick and Jane

as Jane
1997
Living in Peril poster

Living in Peril

as Linda Woods
1997
Jamaica Beat poster

Jamaica Beat

as Lori Peterson
1997
The Pompatus of Love poster

The Pompatus of Love

as Kathryn
1996
Denise Calls Up poster

Denise Calls Up

as Gail Donelly
1995
Bye Bye Love poster

Bye Bye Love

as Heidi
1995
Frank & Jesse poster

Frank & Jesse

as Annie
1994