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Nicole Bilderback (born June 10, 1975) is an American actress, known for her recurring guest roles on the television programs Dark Angel and Dawson's Creek, and the films Bring It On and Bad Girls From Valley High (aka A Fate Totally Worse than Death). She also was one of the Cordettes, Cordelia Chase's friends, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Biography

Early life and Career

Bilderback was born in Korea and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dallas, Texas. She was adopted by American parents Jim and Lois Bilderback,^[1] through the Holt International Children's Services program. She was a cheerleader in junior high school and has two older brothers. She studied dancing from a very early age and at the age of 14 enrolled at the Dallas Young Actor's Studio.

Upon graduation from Lake Highlands High School in 1993, Bilderback moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She worked as a hostess at Jerry's Famous Deli in Studio City to make ends meet. Her first role came in 1995 when she appeared in the film Clueless.

Bilderback appeared in Clueless playing the character of Summer alongside Cher (Alicia Silverstone), Dionne (Stacey Dash), Tai (Brittany Murphy), and Amber (Elisa Donovan). She also appeared in the Clueless television series, but not as her movie character Summer but as new character named Nicole for a three episode stint. She appeared on the August 2001 cover of KoreAm Journal, on issue 3 of the 2001 cover of Yolk, and as a medical student in House. Bilderback rode in 2002 Lunar New Year Parade and Festival.

Personal life

Bilderback has dated actors Jensen Ackles of the hit TV show Supernatural and Brody Hutzler of Days of Our Lives.

Filmography

References

External links

• Official site
• Nicole Bilderback Myspace at MySpace
• Nicole Bilderback at the Internet Movie Database
• Nicole Bilderback at TV.com
• Nicole Bilderback at Allmovie
• Nicole Bilderback AsianceMagazine.com Interview