Nicole is rocking as Rita

A native New Yorker, Nicole Sullivan is an actress and comedian.

She became known for as one of the original cast members of MADtv in 1995. For six years she played numerous memorable characters, such as the “Vancome Lady” and her impersonations of celebrities like Britney Spears and Meg Ryan.

In 2001, Nicole joined Kevin James, Leah Remini and Jerry Stiller on the hit comedy, The King of Queens, as Holly, the dog-walker. In 2005, she played Chloe Reid on the short-lived comedy Hot Properties.

Some of her television guest appearances include Scrubs, Law & Order: SVU, Monk and Boston Legal. Additionally, she has lent her talents to numerous animated feature films, such as "The Ant Bully" and "Meet the Robinsons" and the television shows Kim Possible, Family Guy, The Penguins of Madagascar, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. She also appeared in the feature film "17 Again."

Since 2008, she is headlining the Lifetime comedy series, Rita Rocks, as Rita Clemens.

In the full 2009 interview with SIDEWALKS host Cindy Rhodes, Nicole talks about getting her start, working on MADtv, appearing in the Funny or Die video with Zac Efron, and her sitcom, Rita Rocks.