NICOLE DEHUFF

Before she began receiving credit for film and TV work, Nicole Dehuff started her career by earning a bachelor’s degree in drama from the famed Carnegie Mellon University. This is where she also met her future husband, director, and executive producer Ari Palitz. After graduating, she got her first major role as Deborah Byrnes in the film Meet The Parents. Nicole then started to appear regularly in the TV series The Court in 2002 and other shows like The Practice, Without a Trace, and CSI: Miami.

Sadly, her death could have been avoided had she not been misdiagnosed twice for having the wrong condition. By the time doctors discovered her real illness, it had already been too late. She died on February 16, 2005. The actress was only 30 years old back then – a great actress who was gone too soon. Almost 16 years have passed, Nicole is still greatly missed.