Nicole De Huff (Class of 1993)
Actress Nicole DeHuff died Feb. 16 in Hollywood of undetermined causes. She was 30.
A native of Oklahoma, she was a graduate of the acting program at Carnegie Mellon University.
DeHuff made her feature film debut in "Meet The Parents," playing Deborah Byrnes, the sister whose wedding caused all the havoc. Her other film roles included the 2004 release of "Suspect Zero," with Ben Kingsley.
She also appeared in the independent feature "Killing Cinderella," and was the lead in the unreleased independent feature "Unbeatable Harold" with Gordon Michaels and Dylan McDermott.
On television, she appeared in "The Court," "The Practice," "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation," "Monk", "Dragnet" and "Without a Trace." She also appeared in the TV movie "See Arnold Run
Nicole DeHuff was born on 6 January 1975 in Antlers, Oklahoma. As a child, Nicole dreamt of one day moving to New York City and becoming an actress. She began to live her dream by partaking in dramatic competitions in Oklahoma where she earned numerous accolades.
In 1993 Nicole was accepted to the prestigious Carnegie Mellon Acting Conservatory.
After graduating Carnegie Nicole moved to New York City and soon after was cast in Jay Roach's "Meet the Parents". Her character (Deborah Byrnes) was the sister whose wedding caused chaos for her family. Three years later Nicole and her boyfriend of four years, Ari Palitz, made the move Hollywood where they soon tied the knot.
In Hollywood Nicole made numerous guest appearances in such television programs as "CSI: Miami", "Monk" and "The Practice". In addition, she was cast a series regular in the "The Court" starring opposite one of her idols, Sally Field.
Nicole recently completed her first leading role in, "Unbeatable Harold" opposite Gordon Michaels, Dylan McDermott, Henry Winkler, Taryn Manning, and Charles Durning.
Nicole married in 2000 to Ari Palitz, but had no children. She passed away from complications associated with pneumonia on 16 February 2005 in Hollywood, California. She was 30 years old.
