- Born
- Birth nameNicole Rhea Hansen
- Nicknames
- Nikki
- Niki
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Nicole Hansen studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts. She also trained at Playhouse West with Jeff Goldblum.. After winning a Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest, Nicole was cast by David Fincher to play Marilyn in the Billy Idol videos,Cradle of Love and L.A. Woman. Director Dominic Sena cast her as the Angel in The Blue Nile's Headlights on the Parade video. Nicole's film acting credits include leading roles in American Cyborg and Soldier Boyz. Director Danny Cannon cast her in the film Strangers. She played herself in Driving to Ground Zero. She also acted in Beyond the Ashes (aka Ash Tuesday) with co-stars Tony Goldwyn, Jeaneane Garafolo and Giancorlo Esposito, and in Noise with Ally Sheedy and John Slattery. Many of these films were screened at the Tribeca, Austin, Montreal, Vail, Santa Barbara, and many other film festivals. In addition to acting, Nicole co-produced the pilot GT Inc. with Keenan Ivory Wayans and Tinseltown with Ron Perlman and Joe Pantoliano. Since 2008, Nicole has become a figure in marshaling Hollywood's resources into promoting the renewable energy sector. She produced Save It, a global warming message written and directed by 10 year-old Nikos Spiridakis, along with Executive Producer Marshall Herskovitz. The video starred Tony Goldwyn and 9 year-old Dimitri Spiridakis and it debuted on You Tube at #2 for non-profit videos. Save It also appeared on CNN and MSNBC during the 2008 Presidential Debates. It can now be seen on Weinstein Home Video releases of such films as Zack and Miri and The Reader. Nicole organized a screening of Save It at the United Nations. also produced the first ever Renewable Energy Conference, and Renewable Energy Awards Gala at the United Nations in June 2009. Nicole is also a public speaker on issues regarding the effects of Environmental Toxins on Neuro-developmental Disorders such as Autism, Dyslexia and ADHD.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- Nicole Hansen grew up in Boulder, Colorado and began her career in music videos with Billy Idol and as a B-movie action film star in 'American Cyborg'. She went on to co-produce and act in independent films that later appeared in-and-out of competition at such festivals as Tribeca, Austin, Montreal, Woodstock and Santa Barbara.
Nicole was the producer of "Save It" by 10-year-old Nikos Spiridakis with executive producer, Marshall Herskovitz. It debuted as TakePart TV's inaugural release for YouTube at #2 for non-profit videos. It ran on CNN and MSNBC during the 2008 Presidential Debates, and appears on the Weinstein Company's 2009 DVD releases such as The Reader.
Nicole produced the first Renewable Energy Awards Conference and Gala at the UN Headquarters in New York. She has since worked as a renewable energy liaison to the entertainment industry and as a branding producer on shows such as "King of the Nerds". Nicole has written for IndieWIRE, Produced By Magazine and The Nation. She continues to develop and produce film and transmediaprojects for Green Galaxy Pictures and is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the Producers Guild of America.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous - Nicole Hansen is the founder of Green Galaxy Enterprises, a production company and consulting firm that builds individuals and corporate brand profiles through sustainable methods with website design, online publishing, social media, film, TV, transmedia and event production services ranging from story development, product placement, sponsored media, festivals and distribution outreach.
She began her career appearing as Marilyn Monroe in Billy Idol music videos directed by David Fincher and starred in the action film, "American Cyborg" playing the "last fertile woman on the planet". She went on to co-produce and act in indie films, "Tinseltown" with Ron Perlman and Joe Pantoliano and "Beyond the Ashes" starring Tony Goldwyn, Jeaneane Garafolo and Giancarlo Esposito. Both went onto festivals such as; Tribeca, Austin, Montreal and Santa Barbara.
Nicole produced "Save It" created by her 10-year-old son, Nikos Spiridakis with Executive Producer Marshall Herskovitz. The 1 minute short debuted as TakepartTV's inaugural release on YouTube at #2 for non-profit videos. It ran on CNN and MSNBC during the 2008 Presidential Debates and appears on the Weinstein Company's 2009 DVD releases.
She produced the June 2009 Renewable Energy Conference and Awards Gala at the United Nations, securing speakers and honorees Dr. Arthur Nozik of NREL, Dr. Daniel Nocera of MIT as well as Billionaire John Paul DeJoria. Nicole then partnered with the Los Angeles Entrepreneurs' Organization to raise funds for renewable energy initiatives and greened their 2009 Business Entertainment Charity event. Nicole also secured and provided logistics for donations of FTL Solar tents to reach organizations such as Cine Institute in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
Nicole has appeared as a panelist and has spoken at two Ideation Conferences and for ProVisors. She's served on boards of non-profits, National Women's History Museum and the Sustainable Business Council of LA. She has written blogs and articles published in, or on behalf of, Habitat for Humanity, The Nation, Indiewire and Produced By Magazine.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous - Nicole Hansen grew up in Boulder, Colorado and studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She also trained in Meisner Technique at Playhouse West with Jeff Goldblum. After winning a Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest, Nicole was cast by David Fincher to play Marilyn in the Billy Idol videos, "Cradle of Love" and "L.A. Woman". Director Dominic Sena cast her as the Angel in The Blue Nile's "Headlights on the Parade" video. Nicole's film acting credits include leading roles in "American Cyborg" and "Soldier Boyz". Director Danny Cannon cast her in the short-film "Strangers". She played herself in "Driving to Ground Zero". She also starred in "Beyond the Ashes" (aka "Ash Tuesday") with co-stars Tony Goldwyn, Jeaneane Garafolo and Giancorlo Esposito, and in "Noise" with Ally Sheedy and John Slattery. Many of these films were screened at the Tribeca, Austin, Montreal, Vail, Santa Barbara, and many other film festivals. In addition to acting, Nicole co-produced the pilot GT Inc. with Keenan Ivory Wayans and Tinseltown with Ron Perlman and Joe Pantoliano. She produced "Save It", a global warming message written and directed by 10 year-old Nikos Spiridakis, along with Executive Producer Marshall Herskovitz. The video starred Tony Goldwyn and 9 year-old Dimitri Spiridakis and it debuted on You Tube at #2 for non-profit videos. "Save It" also appeared on CNN and MSNBC during the 2008 Presidential Debates. It can now be seen on TWC DVDs of films such as Zack and Miri and The Reader. Nicole organized a screening of "Save It" at the United Nations. also produced the first ever Renewable Energy Conference, and Renewable Energy Awards Gala at the United Nations in June 2009. Nicole is a public speaker on issues regarding the effects of Environmental Toxins on Neuro-developmental Disorders such as Autism, Dyslexia and ADHD. Nicole has also lectured for the MFA filmmaking program at both University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Columbia College of Chicago, on digital pitching and promoting of film and TV projects in Hollywood. She is the founder of eBrandgelize Digital, a web PR, social media and branding business focused on clients in the entertainment industry, including network executives, studio executives, showrunners, producers and production studios.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpousesSteven Bersch(September 3, 2023 - present)Tony Spiridakis(May 25, 1996 - June 10, 2011) (divorced, 2 children)Tony Spiridakis(May 25, 1996 - June 19, 2011) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- David Fincher convinced Nicole to appear as Marilyn Monroe crucified on a telephone pole in Billy Idol's "LA Woman" cover to show how LA crucifies the women it worships. She had also appeared as Marilyn in Billy Idol's "Cradle of Love" video, also directed by Fincher.
- Created Facebook Group, Quarantine Quizine in the first week of the Covid-19 lock-down and self-produced and hosted Facebook Lives of goofy cooking videos to entertain the members of the group with baking and cooking disasters and workarounds.
- Starred in "American Cyborg: Steel Warrior" which was the last theatrical release from Yorum Globus' Cannon Films.
- [sex scenes] I have never done a love scene or even kissed any male co-star that I was attracted to. Can you imagine a job where you have to be intimate with people that you have no desire to be intimate with?
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