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Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Date of birth: 1960-10-09

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

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

Movie Credits

Circuitry Man
2.5

Circuitry Man

1990-05-01

In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasur

Tombstone
3.8

Tombstone

1993-12-25

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue

Five Time Champion
3.1

Five Time Champion

2012-01-24

While the young scientist, Julius, steadfastly researches the asexual reproduction of worms, his nat

Fletch
3.4

Fletch

1985-05-31

When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug tra

Denise Calls Up
3

Denise Calls Up

1995-05-17

A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by

Dance with the One
0

Dance with the One

2010-03-20

Nate's little brother and hippie dad depend on him for literally everything, but the well-meaning, s

The Pompatus of Love
1.8

The Pompatus of Love

1996-07-26

Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of

Jamaica Beat
3

Jamaica Beat

1997-05-09

When a renowned New York photographer and her new husband arrive for a holiday in a close-knit Jamai

Winter in the Blood
2.5

Winter in the Blood

2014-08-20

A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by ch

Living in Peril
2.3

Living in Peril

1997-06-21

An architect is plagued by a series of mysterious accidents after arriving in L.A. to design an ecce

Sam the Man
1.1

Sam the Man

2001-02-01

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

Unconventional
0.5

Unconventional

2022-07-21

Unorthodox and just a tad bit complicated, this LGBTQ comedy tells the story of queer siblings Noah

Frank & Jesse
2.5

Frank & Jesse

1994-10-21

At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantril

Murder in High Places
1.5

Murder in High Places

1991-06-02

A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric"

6 Years
2.7

6 Years

2015-03-14

A young couple bound by a seemingly ideal love, begins to unravel as unexpected opportunities spin t

Parkland
3.1

Parkland

2013-10-02

November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F.

Blacktino
1.9

Blacktino

2011-03-11

Always treacherous to navigate, the high school social scene is made even more so if you don't look

Nick and Jane
1.7

Nick and Jane

1997-11-14

N.Y. corporate Jane discovers her boyfriend John in bed with another woman, leaves building enraged

NYPD Mounted
0.5

NYPD Mounted

1991-01-01

New York City cop becomes partners with a rodeo cowboy from Montana on the City's Mounted Police Dep

Mrs. Soffel
3

Mrs. Soffel

1984-12-26

Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. E

Miss Arizona
3

Miss Arizona

2018-06-10

A former pageant queen embarks on an all-night adventure with four unlikely friends she meets at a w

The Little Drummer Girl
2.7

The Little Drummer Girl

1984-10-19

An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intellige

The Night We Never Met
2.6

The Night We Never Met

1993-04-30

Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on resp

The Battle of Shaker Heights
2.8

The Battle of Shaker Heights

2003-08-22

A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler obsesses over military tactics w

Fast Food Nation
3

Fast Food Nation

2006-11-17

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with

Blue Miracle
3.7

Blue Miracle

2021-05-27

To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain

Bye Bye Love
3

Bye Bye Love

1995-03-16

With varying degrees of success, recently divorced friends Dave, Vic and Donny are trying to move on

My Life's in Turnaround
2

My Life's in Turnaround

1994-06-17

Two Manhattan slackers want to make a movie about their lives. One drives a cab, the other tends bar