Nicole Hansen

Nicole Hansen studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts. She also trained at Playhouse West with Jeff Goldblum. . After winning a Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest, Nicole was cast by David Fincher to play Marilyn in the Billy Idol videos,Cradle of Love and L. A. Woman. Director Dominic Sena cast her as the Angel in The Blue Nile's Headlights on the Parade video. Nicole's film acting credits include leading roles in American Cyborg and Soldier Boyz. Director Danny Cannon cast her in the film Strangers. She played herself in Driving to Ground Zero. She also acted in Beyond the Ashes (aka Ash Tuesday) with co-stars Tony Goldwyn, Jeaneane Garafolo and Giancorlo Esposito, and in Noise with Ally Sheedy and John Slattery. Many of these films were screened at the Tribeca, Austin, Montreal, Vail, Santa Barbara, and many other film festivals. In addition to acting, Nicole co-produced the pilot GT Inc. with Keenan Ivory Wayans and Tinseltown with Ron Perlman and Joe Pantoliano. Since 2008, Nicole has become a figure in marshaling Hollywood's resources into promoting the renewable energy sector. She produced Save It, a global warming message written and directed by 10 year-old Nikos Spiridakis, along with Executive Producer Marshall Herskovitz. The video starred Tony Goldwyn and 9 year-old Dimitri Spiridakis and it debuted on You Tube at #2 for non-profit videos.

Save It also appeared on CNN and MSNBC during the 2008 Presidential Debates. It can now be seen on Weinstein Home Video releases of such films as Zack and Miri and The Reader. Nicole organized a screening of Save It at the United Nations.