• Nia Peeples is an actress and musician best known for her roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and "Pretty Little Liars".
• She has Filipino, French, Spanish, German, Irish, English, Italian, and Native American ancestry.
• She is currently working on the TV series “The Fosters” and has several films in post-production.
• She has two children from her four failed marriages.
• She is popular on social media platforms, with close to 200,000 followers on Instagram, over 175,000 followers on Twitter, and over 130,000 followers on Facebook.
Known for movies
Short Info
Date Of Birth | December 10, 1961 |
Spouse | Sam George (m. 2004), Lauro Chartrand (m. 1997–2004), Howard Hewett (m. 1989–1993), Guy Ecker (m. 1984–1986) |
Mark | Typically signs her autograph with "Love, Joy & Peace." |
Fact | Attended and was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, Montana, in October 2005. HatcH is a film and arts festival whose mission is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration, and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators. |
Contents
- 1 Who is Nia Peeples?
- 2 Where is Nia Peeples Now?
- 3 Nia Peeples Wiki: Early Life, Parents, and Education
- 4 Career beginnings
- 5 Rise to Prominence
- 6 Continual Success
- 7 An Accomplished Musician
- 8 Nia Peeples Net Worth
- 9 Nia Peeples Personal Life, Marriage, Children, Ex-husband Guy Ecker
- 10 Internet Popularity
- 11 General Info
- 12 Family
- 13 Accomplishments
- 14 Social profile links
- 15 Marks
- 16 Facts
- 17 Pictures
- 18 Movies
- 19 Awards
Who is Nia Peeples?
Born Virenia Gwendolyn Peeples on the 10th December 1961, in Hollywood, California USA, she is an actress and musician, perhaps best known to the world as Syndey Cooke in the TV western series “Walker, Texas Ranger”, and most recently as Pam Fields in the TV mystery-drama series “Pretty Little Liars” (2010-2017), among other roles she has secured so far in her career.
Where is Nia Peeples Now?
Nia is still active in the entertainment industry, and is nearing her 80th role; most recently she has started working on the TV series “The Fosters”, and has several films in post-production, including “The Untold Story”, and the trilogy of Dante’s Divine Comedy, “Inferno by Dante”, Purgatory by Dante”, and “Paradise by Dante”, among many other projects.
Heard a beautiful quote for all the beautiful women: All of civilization passes through the womb of the woman….Own it!" pic.twitter.com/0yHdcpEACM
— Nia Peeples (@nia_peeples) January 25, 2017
Nia Peeples Wiki: Early Life, Parents, and Education
Of very mixed ancestry, Nia has Filipino, French, Spanish, German, Irish, English, Italian, and Native American ancestry. She is the daughter of Elizabeth and Robert Eugene Peeples, and grew up in West Covina, from where after the successful completion of high school, she enrolled at the UCLA, and during this time, she was Liberace’s opening act in Las Vegas during the weekends.
Career beginnings
Nia first launched her acting career in the early ‘80s, made her acting debut in the TV series “The Music Shoppe”, and the same year appeared in the television film “A Single Girl”. She then played Carla Escobar in the drama series “General Hospital” from 1983 to 1984, and also portrayed Mallory in the soap opera “Days of Our Lives”, later the same year.
Rise to Prominence
Continual Success
Soon after she ended her stint in “The Young and The Restless”, she secured herself another long-running role, as Pam Fields in the TV series “Pretty Little Liars”, featuring in 38 episodes from 2010 to 2017, and was pretty active in other projects, such as the lead role in the sci-fi action adventure “Battle of Los Angeles”, and then portraying Vadoma in the horror film “Werewolf: The Beast Among Us”. However, after that, she had several unsuccessful roles, but managed to bounce back in 2017 with the part of Susan in the TV series “The Fosters” (2017-2018). Also, most recently she portrayed Claudia Mnemosyne in the thriller film “Mnemosyne” (2017), and Kristen Rhodes in the romantic drama film “Mistrust” (2018).
An Accomplished Musician
Nia is also successful as a musician; she has been involved in music since the mid- ‘80s, and her debut album “Nothin’ But trouble” came out in 1988, and peaked at No. 97 on the Billboard 200 chart. Since then, she has released two more studio albums – “Nea Peeples” in 1991, and “Songs of the Cinema” in 2007.
Nia Peeples Net Worth
Nia Peeples Personal Life, Marriage, Children, Ex-husband Guy Ecker
Nia has been quite open when it comes to ups and downs that happened to her behind the camera. She has been married and divorced four times, firstly to Guy Ecker, from 1984 to 1986, a famous soap opera actor, best known to the world for his role in the telenovela “ Café, con aroma de mujer”. After that, she married Howard Hewett in 1989 and divorced him in 1993, then married Lauro Chartrand in 1997, but the two divorced in 2004. The same year she married Sam George, but then they divorced in 2015. In her lawsuit, Nia has asked for their mobile home with an ocean view that’s valued at $875,000, and their Las Vegas condo worth $91,000.
Nia has two children from these failed marriages; one with Howard Hewett, and one with Lauro Chartrand.
Internet Popularity
Nia has become quite popular on social media platforms, especially Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook as well. Her official Instagram page has close to 200,000 followers, with whom she has shared pictures of herself and her friends, and also enjoying life on her own in her free time. Nia is also active on Twitter, with over 175,000 followers, and which she uses for more personal reasons, sharing her thoughts, ideas, and interests, including a picture of a sunset with a follow-up message. You can find Nia on Facebook as well, on which she has over 130,000 followers.
General Info
Full Name | Nia Peeples |
Date Of Birth | December 10, 1961 |
Height | 1.57 m |
Profession | Actor, Singer |
Education | West Covina High School, University of California, Los Angeles |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Sam George (m. 2004), Lauro Chartrand (m. 1997–2004), Howard Hewett (m. 1989–1993), Guy Ecker (m. 1984–1986) |
Children | Christopher Hewett, Sienna Noelle Peeples Chartrand |
Parents | Robert Peeples, Elizabeth Peeples |
Siblings | Cynthia Peeples, Paula Peeples |
Accomplishments
Nominations | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series |
Movies | Half Past Dead, DeepStar Six, Lavalantula, Battle of Los Angeles, Blues Brothers 2000, Werewolf: The Beast Among Us, Alone With A Stranger, Connors' War, Citizen Jane, Tower of Terror, 23 Minutes to Sunrise, North Shore, Mr. Stitch, Monica, Dante's Inferno Animated, Terminal, Miracle Underground, In... |
TV Shows | Fame, Nasty Boys, The Party Machine with Nia Peeples, Marker, Walker, Texas Ranger, Pretty Little Liars, Return to Lonesome Dove, Courthouse, Crisis Center |
Social profile links
Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
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1 | Typically signs her autograph with "Love, Joy & Peace." |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Ex-sister-in-law of Anita Hewett. |
2 | Related to Todd Breedlove. |
3 | Trained in wushu under Bruce Fontaine. |
4 | Attended and was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, Montana, in October 2005. HatcH is a film and arts festival whose mission is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration, and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators. |
5 | Mother is a flamenco dancer, father is an artist. |
6 | Mother Elizabeth Peeples is of Filipino, German and Spanish descent. Father Robert is of Italian, Scottish, Irish and Native American Heritage. |
7 | Presenter of The Spirit Horse Award for Best Picture to Paul Feig, for I Am David (2003), at the San Diego Film Festival 2003 |
8 | Children are Christopher Eugene Howard Hewett (b. June 19, 1989 with ex-husband Howard Hewett) and Sienna Noelle Peeples Chartrand (b. November 11, 1998 with ex-husband Lauro Chartrand). |
9 | She was once engaged to her Fame (1982) co-star, actor Carlo Imperato. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Walker, Texas Ranger | 1999-2001 | TV Series | Sydney Cooke |
Alone with a Stranger | 2001 | Beth Jenkins | |
Heroes: The Mystique, the Movies, the Men | 1998 | TV Movie | Special Guest Host |
Poodle Springs | 1998 | TV Movie | Angel |
Blues Brothers 2000 | 1998 | Lt. Elizondo | |
Real Life | 1998 | TV Series | Maya |
Odd Jobs | 1997 | TV Movie | Assassin |
Early Edition | 1997 | TV Series | Sister Mary |
Tower of Terror | 1997 | TV Movie | Jill Perry |
Crisis Center | 1997 | TV Series | Lily Gannon |
Bloodhounds II | 1996 | TV Movie | Nikki Cruise |
Terminal | 1996 | TV Movie | Janet Reardon |
Crazy Love | 1995 | TV Series | |
Mr. Stitch | 1995 | TV Movie | Doctor Elizabeth English |
Courthouse | 1995 | TV Series | Veronica Gilbert |
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 | 1995 | TV Movie | Allie Thompson |
Marker | 1995 | TV Series | Lisa |
Touched by an Angel | 1994 | TV Series | Angela Evans |
Improper Conduct | 1994 | Bernie | |
XXX's & OOO's | 1994 | TV Movie | Sasha Townes |
Highlander | 1994 | TV Series | Nefertiri |
My Name Is Kate | 1994 | TV Movie | Annie |
Return to Lonesome Dove | 1993 | TV Mini-Series | Agostina Vega |
The New WKRP in Cincinnati | 1993 | TV Series | Sierra Smith |
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore | 1992 | Theresa Garabaldi | |
Nasty Boys | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Serena Cruz |
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | 1990 | TV Movie | Cathy Redding |
Nasty Boys | 1989 | TV Movie | Serena Cruz |
Matlock | 1989 | TV Series | Morgan Gerard |
Swimsuit | 1989 | TV Movie | Maria Detney |
DeepStar Six | 1989 | Scarpelli | |
North Shore | 1987 | Kiani | |
Fame | 1983-1986 | TV Series | Nicole Chapman / Mariana Gimblestein / Girlfriend |
Fame | 1984 | Short | Nicole |
T.J. Hooker | 1984 | TV Series | Maria Dominguez |
Hardcastle and McCormick | 1983 | TV Series | Waitress |
Tales of the Gold Monkey | 1983 | TV Series | Zita Henriques |
A Single Light | 1981 | TV Movie | Deaf Girl |
The Music Shoppe | 1981 | TV Series | Darcie |
Days of Our Lives | 1965 | TV Series | Mallory (1983) |
General Hospital | 1963 | TV Series | Carla Escobar (1983-1994) |
Paradise by Dante | 2019 | post-production | Speaker: 2nd Sphere - Mercury (voice) |
Purgatory by Dante | 2018 | post-production | Speaker: Matilda and The Garden (voice) |
Inferno by Dante | 2017 | post-production | Speaker: Exit |
Miracle Underground | 2017 | pre-production voice | |
The Untold Story | 2017 | completed | Catarina |
Mistrust | 2017 | post-production | Kristen Rhodes |
Alaska Is a Drag | 2016 | post-production | Lucy |
Pretty Little Liars | 2010-2017 | TV Series | Pam Fields |
Lavalantula | 2015 | TV Movie | Olivia West |
Lap Dance | 2014 | Kelly | |
Longmire | 2014 | TV Series | Adele Chapman |
Dante's Hell Animated | 2013 | Short | Beatrice (English version, voice) |
23 Minutes to Sunrise | 2012 | Rachel | |
Dark Desire | 2012 | TV Movie | Marta |
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us | 2012 | Video | Vadoma |
Battle of Los Angeles | 2011 | Video | Capt. Karla Smaith |
Citizen Jane | 2009 | TV Movie | Evelyn |
The Outside | 2009 | Joanne Blakey | |
The Young and the Restless | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Karen Taylor / Karen Winters |
Arwin! | 2007 | TV Movie | Ms. Hawkhauser |
Alpha Mom | 2006 | TV Movie | Susan |
Special Unit | 2006 | TV Movie | Tara |
Connors' War | 2006 | Video | Amanda |
House Broken | 2006 | TV Movie | Ms. Hawkhauser |
Barbershop | 2005 | TV Series | Det. Hahanna |
Sub Zero | 2005 | Video | Kelli Paris |
Inside Out | 2005/I | Maria | |
The Division | 2004 | TV Series | Sandra Prestiss |
Andromeda | 2004 | TV Series | Rox Nava |
The Coven | 2004 | TV Movie | |
Half Past Dead | 2002 | 49er Six | |
The Chang Family Saves the World | 2002 | TV Movie | Pearl Empress |
The Riff | 2001 | Heather Anderson | |
Bruised | 2001 | Short | Michelle |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Twenty Feet from Stardom | 2013 | Documentary writer: "I Know How to Make You Love Me" | |
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore | 1992 | performer: "Sing an Italian Song", "Italian Love", "Underneath an Italian Sky", "O Sole Mio", "Funiculi, Funicula" | |
The Cutting Edge | 1992 | performer: "Street of Dreams" | |
Sing | 1989 | performer: "You Don't Have to Ask Me Twice" | |
License to Drive | 1988 | performer: "TROUBLE" | |
North Shore | 1987 | performer: "Be My Lover" | |
Fame | 1984-1986 | TV Series performer - 38 episodes |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Connors' War | 2006 | Video associate producer | |
Treading Water | 2002 | producer |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Treading Water | 2002 |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Treading Water | 2002 |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' | 1998 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
Heroes: The Mystique, the Movies, the Men | 1998 | TV Movie special thanks |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Unsung | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Dr. Tess Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Q N' A with Mikki and Shay | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself |
Celebrity Wife Swap | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
The Bladed Hand: The Global Impact of the Filipino Martial Arts | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
Bob Zany: Close But No Cigar | 2010 | Documentary | Herself |
Bring Back... Fame | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The 2008 Hero Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
Pulled Over | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
2003 ABC World Stunt Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
I Love the '80s | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
It's a Miracle | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Co-Host (1999) |
The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' | 1998 | Video documentary short | Herself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
ABC Afterschool Specials | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
Soul Train | 1988-1992 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Party Machine with Nia Peeples | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
MTV Video Music Awards 1990 | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
Raffaella Venerdì, Sabato e Domenica... E saranno famosi | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
Top of the Pops | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
Videopolis Superstar Special | 1988 | TV Movie | Herself |
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
All You Can Dream | 1986 | Short | Herself |
The 27th Annual Grammy Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Fame | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Twenty Feet from Stardom | 2013 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
Fame | 1987 | TV Series | Nicole Chapman |
Awards
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series | The Young and the Restless (1973) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia