Nia Peeples is an American dancer, singer and actress. She portrayed Pam Fields, Emily's mother, in hit television series Pretty Little Liars. She temporarily co-hosted the Pretty Little Wine Moms podcast.
Career[]
Peeples started her career as part of the performance group The Young Americans.
Music[]
In 1988, she hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Trouble," which climbed to #35 on the Hot 100. Her most successful pop single is "Street Of Dreams," which hit #12 on the Hot 100 in 1991.
She made a music video in 1986 of "All You Can Dream", directed by Alan Bloom and conceptualized by Keith Williams, for the purposes of promoting the values of UCLA. She appeared in Prince's video for Raspberry Beret.
Acting[]
Notably, Peeples portrayed performing arts student Nicole Chapman on the hit TV series Fame. In 1987 she was in the movie North Shore as Kiani. She hosted the short-lived American version of Top of the Pops as well as a weeknight dance music program called The Party Machine with Nia Peeples, and portrayed Texas Ranger Sydney Cooke in the CBS hit series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1999-2001.
Nia Peeples joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in 2007, playing the role of Karen Taylor, and was released from the role in the spring of 2009. Her last air date was in May 2009.
Peeples was casted in the 2010 ABC Family/Freeform TV series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard.
Filmography[]
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | A Single Light | Deaf Girl |
| 1984 | Fame | Nicole |
| 1987 | North Shore | Kiani |
| 1989 | DeepStar Six | Scarpelli |
| Swimsuit | Maria | |
| Nasty Boys | Serena Cruz | |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Cathy Redding |
| 1992 | I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore | Theresa Garabaldi |
| 1994 | My Name Is Kate | Annie |
| XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) | Sasha Townes | |
| 1995 | Improper Conduct | Bernie |
| Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 | Allie Thompson | |
| Mr. Stitch | Dr. Elizabeth English | |
| 1996 | Terminal | Janet Reardon |
| Bloodhounds II | Nikki Cruise | |
| 1997 | Odd Jobs | Assassin |
| Tower of Terror | Jill Perry | |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Lt. Elizondo |
| Poodle Springs | Angel | |
| Heroes: The Mystique, the Movies, the Men | Special Guest Host | |
| 2000 | Alone with a Stranger | Beth Jenkins |
| 2001 | Bruised | Michelle |
| The Riff | Heather Anderson | |
| 2002 | The Chang Family Saves the World | Pearl Empress |
| Half Past Dead | 49er Six | |
| 2004 | The Coven | unknown |
| 2005 | Inside Out | Maria |
| Sub Zero | Kelli Paris | |
| 2006 | Alpha Mom | Susan |
| Special Unit | Tara | |
| Connors' War | Amanda | |
| 2009 | Citizen Jane | Evelyn |
| The Outside | Joanne Blakey | |
| 2010 | Firedog | Haley (voice) |
| 2011 | Battle of Los Angeles (film) | Capt. Karla Smaith |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Music Shoppe | Darcie |
| 1983 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | Zita Henriques |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Waitress | |
| Days of Our Lives | Mallory | |
| General Hospital | Carla Escobar | |
| Fame | Nicole Chapman | |
| 1984 | T.J. Hooker | Maria Dominguez |
| 1987 | Top of the Pops | Host |
| 1989 | Matlock | Morgan Gerard |
| Nasty Boys | Serena Cruz | |
| 1991 | The Party Machine with Nia Peeples | Host |
| 1992 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Sierra Smith |
| 1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Agostina Vega |
| 1994 | Highlander: The Series | Nefertiri |
| Touched by an Angel | Angela Evans | |
| 1995 | Crazy Love | unknown |
| Marker | Lisa | |
| Courthouse | Veronica Gilbert | |
| 1997 | Early Edition | Sister Mary |
| Crisis Center | Lily Gannon | |
| 1998 | Real Life | Maya |
| 1999–2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Sydney Cooke |
| 2004 | Andromeda | Rox Nava |
| The Division | Sandra Prestiss | |
| 2005 | Barbershop | Det. Hahanna |
| 2007 | Arwin! | Ms. Hawkhauser |
| The Young and the Restless | Karen Taylor | |
| 2010-present | Pretty Little Liars | Pam Fields |
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