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Marisol admits to being "a total geek". She doesn't drink and doesn't smoke. She loves to read and is very much into the science-fiction genre.
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Marisol Nichols married director Taron Lexton on April 13, 2008 at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Center in Los Angeles, California. Mediterranean food and a lemon and coconut cake creation by Rosebud were served during the reception.
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If she could work on a show of her choosing, Marisol would have liked to be part of ended show
The X-Files. Her second choice would be
Grey's Anatomy.
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In 2001, Marisol hosted Comedy Comadres at the Rivercenter Comedy Club in San Antonio, Texas and the Comedy Fiesta at the Fine Arts Theater.
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Marisol, along with celebrities
John Travolta,
Juliette Lewis, and
Tom Cruise, is a known member of the Church of Scientology. She has completed at least 30 courses/service completions since 1997.
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Marisol appears in the music video of Michael Duff's "When You Run".
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In January 2008, Marisol became an endorser of Bally Total Fitness' campaign.
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She received an "introducing" credit for her movie The Princess & the Barrio Boy in the year 2000, although it was her eighth movie.
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Nichols is of Mexican, Romanian, and Hungarian descent. She can speak conversational Italian.
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Her favorite thing to do on the
24 set in between takes is to goof around and talk to the director and the photography director.
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Before auditioning for the role of Nadia Yassir on
24, she had also auditioned for the character named Michelle Dessler and a short-lived character named Paula.
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Her passion for music is so much that she believes that if she ever gets a heart attack it will be from playing her stereo too loud.
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She is very big fan and admirer of the writer
Dan Brown and reads every book published by him.
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She is a Commissioner and spokesperson for CCHR. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is a non-profit, public benefit organization.
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Marisol was quoted as the "Latina Princess" by Ritmo Beat magazine and as "The Bombshell" of 2007 by Vibe Magazine, as part of their Hot 100.
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She was on the cover page of Estylo (USA) October 2001, Volume 5, Issue 6.
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In 2001, she was in the movie Laud Weiner. Her TV movie credits include Friends 'Til the End (1997), The Princess & the Barrio Boy (2000), The Princess & the Marine (2001), and Homeland Security (2004).
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Marisol is five feet and four inches tall.
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Marisol is a volunteer supervisor for Criminon, an organization which focuses on the reason of criminality, seeking to rehabilitate convicts.
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Marisol won the prestigious National Speech and Theater Companionship Award for two years while at College of DuPage. It earned her a full scholarship to study drama at Eastern Michigan University. She turned it down and decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
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Marisol studied at Naperville North High School in Naperville, Illinois. She then attended College of DuPage in Glenn Ellen in the early 1990's.
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Award Nominations:
2001 - Most Promising Actor or Actress, Golden Eagle Award,
The Princess and the Marine
2002 - Outstanding Actor/Actress in a Made for Television Movie or Miniseries, ALMA Award,
The Princess and the Marine
2005 - Spirit of the Community Award, ABLE International
2007 - Outstanding Supporting Actress - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, ALMA Award,
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