Nikki DeLoach


Ashlee Nicole "Nikki" DeLoach is an American actress and singer.

Early Life

DeLoach was born in Waycross, Georgia. She is the eldest of three children of Terri, Pierce County School superintendent and David DeLoach, an owner of a wood products company. Her sister LeAnne is a Valdosta State University graduate in education and her brother Brett is a baseball player for the University of Georgia. They grew up on a farm. As a child, she was heavily involved in the pageant world, winning numerous state and national titles. DeLoach secured an agent for modeling at a young age and landed several jobs for print ad modeling. She and her mother spent one summer in New York City to pursue modeling jobs. DeLoach was a member of the Georgia 4-H Performing Arts group Clovers & Company from 1991 to 1994.

Career

Deloach joined the All-New Mickey Mouse Club in 1993. Fellow cast members included future actors Keri Russell and Ryan Gosling and future pop stars Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, and JC Chasez. For several years she dated Chasez who became a member of boy band *NSYNC with Timberlake. She was mentioned by her nickname Peaches in the liner notes of the group's first American album. When The Mickey Mouse Club was cancelled in 1994, DeLoach returned to her local high school for a short time before moving with her grandmother to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Her work included television appearances in Misery Loves Company and movie roles in Gunfighter's Moon and The Traveller.
In 1998, she became a member of the girl group Innosense. The group was managed by Justin Timberlake's mother, Lynn Harless. Innosense was an opening act for both *NSYNC and Britney Spears, and it had lukewarm success in Europe but minimal impact in the US. The group had a cameo in the film Longshot before calling it quits in 2003.
After Innosense's breakup, DeLoach focused on acting. Her film work includes the sequel of the Sandra Bullock thriller The Net, called The Net 2.0, and a role in the series Emerald Cove, alongside some of her fellow Mouseketeers. On television, she starred in the series North Shore. on Fox and Windfall. She also has made guest appearances in Grounded for Life, ', Cold Case, and '. DeLoach played Lacey Hamilton, the mother of the main character Jenna Hamilton, on MTV's Awkward.
She played in the French comedy film Hollywoo with Florence Foresti. She occasionally co-hosts on The Young Turks livestream.
She has starred in several films on the Hallmark Channel.

Personal Life

DeLoach married Ryan Goodell, who was a member of the boy band Take 5, in September 2009. In April 2013, DeLoach announced that she was pregnant. Their son William Hudson Goodell was born on October 22, 2013. Their second son, Bennett Christopher Goodell, was born on September 20, 2017.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–1996'Various roles
1995Misery Loves CompanyTracyMain cast
1996Never Give Up: The Jimmy V StoryTelevision film
1997Walker, Texas RangerJessica CurtisEpisode: "Mayday"
2004–2005North ShoreMary Jeanne "MJ" BevansMain cast
2005Grounded for LifeChrissyEpisode: "Oh, What a Knight"
2006WindfallSunny van HattemMain cast
2006'Lorelie DennisEpisode: "Murder Sings the Blues"
2007Law DogsOfficer Beth GilesUnsold CBS pilot
2007Cold CaseTessie Bartram in 1982Episode: "Justice"
2007, 2009Days of Our LivesBrenda12 episodes
2008Without a TraceLacey MoranEpisode: "A Dollar and a Dream"
2011'AmandaEpisode: "Morelli v. Kaczmarek"
2011Traffic LightAlishaEpisode: "Help Wanted"
2011–16AwkwardLacey HamiltonMain cast
2012RingerShaylene Briggs3 episodes
2012'JuliaTelevision film
2013Heather ConnerEpisode: "Fearless"
2014NCISColonel LelandEpisode: "The Searchers"
2014Criminal MindsAudrey HansenEpisode: "Amelia Porter"
2014The ExesKatie DrakeEpisode: "An Officer and a Dental Man"
2014Major CrimesCorporal Laura DayEpisode: "Letting It Go"
2014SirensSheilaEpisode: "All the Single Ladies"
2015CastleAnnie Klein"Habeas Corpse"
2015Mad MenCherylEpisode: "Time & Life"
2015The PlayerMonicaEpisode: "The Big Blind"
2015Grey's AnatomyCharlotteEpisode: "Things We Lost in the Fire"
2015A Kind of Magic / You Cast A Spell On MeSara KaneTelevision Film
2015Christmas LandJulie "Jules" CooperTelevision film
2016A Dream of ChristmasPenelope "Penny"Television film
2017The Perfect CatchJessica "Jess" ParkerTelevision film
2018Truly, Madly, SweetlyNatalieTelevision Film
2018Reunited at ChristmasSamantha "Sam"Television film
2019Love to the RescueKate HealyTelevision Film
2019Love Takes FlightDr Lizzie BeaumanTelevision Film
2019Two Turtle DovesSharonTelevision Film