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Marisol Nichols (born November 2, 1973) is an American actress and former volunteer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, known for her roles as Principal Ramirez on the Nickelodeon animated series The Loud House as well as Nadia Yassir on the Fox series 24 and Hermione Lodge on the The CW drama series Riverdale.
From 2000 to 2002, she starred in the Showtime drama series Resurrection Blvd.. In 2001, she played Bahraini Princess (Sheika) Meriam Al Khalifa in the made-for-TV movie The Princess and the Marine. In 2003, she made guest appearances on episodes of Friends, , , Nip/Tuck and Charmed. Marisol's Charmed episode, "Chris-Crossed", was the show's highest-Nielsen ratings non-season-premiere episode. In 2006, she appeared in six episodes of Cold Case and starred in the film Big Momma's House 2.
She starred in the short-lived TV series Blind Justice in 2005 and In Justice, in 2006. In 2007, she starred in 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir. In 2008, she starred in the film Felon with Stephen Dorff.
In 2010, Nichols portrayed Sarah Monahan in the short-lived supernatural crime drama The Gates, a summer series on ABC. She also had a cameo in Kristin Chenoweth's music video for "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)". Nichols also portrayed "The Desert Wolf" on MTV's show Teen Wolf.
Nichcols has appeared in both NCIS and (as different characters). She starred in NCIS: Los Angeles in 2010, as Tracy Keller, former partner and potential romantic interest for Special Agent G. Callen (Chris O'Donnell) in the . In NCIS, she appeared as ATF Special Agent Zoe Keats, the girlfriend of Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) for several episodes of season 12.
In 2012, Nichols starred in the ABC TV series GCB, with Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts, Jennifer Aspen and Miriam Shor.
In 2017, Nichols began starring as Hermione Lodge, the mother of Veronica Lodge, in the teen drama series Riverdale, loosely based on the Archie comic book series. On February 23, 2020, Nichols rumored that she would be leaving Riverdale ahead of its fifth season, making season four her last on the show. However, in June 2020, Nichols revealed that after having a talk with showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, she would be staying on for season five.
On the Nickelodeon animated television series The Loud House, Nichols voices Principal Ramirez.
Nichols resides in Los Angeles, California.
In the 1990s, Nichols became a Scientology, having been introduced to it by her chiropractor.
In 2012, as her career slowed down, Nichols began working with former FBI and CIA agents, Navy SEALs and Green Berets, as well as local law enforcement who have left government agencies and gone independent to help trap child sex predators. Her role involved acting as "bait", playing whatever role the situation called for, such as pretending to be a parent who was pimping out a child. In partnership with nonprofit organization Operation Underground Railroad, Nichols' work took her across the United States and other countries globally, including Haiti and Venezuela.
| 1997 | Vegas Vacation | Audrey Griswold | |
| 1997 | Scream 2 | Dawnie | |
| 1997 | Friends 'Til the End | Alison | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Groupie | |
| 1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia | Carla | |
| 1999 | Lucia | ||
| 1999 | Bowfinger | Young Actress at Audition | |
| 2000 | Sirena Garcia | ||
| 2001 | Meriam Al Khalifa | Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress | |
| 2001 | Laud Weiner | Laud's Assistant | |
| 2003 | Stephanie | ||
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Agent Jane Fulbar | |
| 2006 | Big Momma's House 2 | Liliana Morales | |
| 2007 | Delta Farce | Maria | |
| 2008 | Struck | Jamie | Short film |
| 2008 | Felon | Laura Porter | |
| 2013 | The Program (SSR-7) | Commander Montgomery | Short film |
| 2016 | Lost Girls | Romina | Short film |
| 2018 | Cucuy: The Boogeyman | Rebecca Martin | |
| 2021 | Capt. Angie Garza | ||
| 2022 | The Valet | Isabel |
| 1996 | My Guys | Angela | TV Pilot |
| 1996 | Due South | Melissa | Episode: "Some Like It Red" |
| 1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Wendy Stevens | Episode: "Ray of Hope" |
| 1997 | ER | Angie | Episode: "The Long Way Around" |
| 1997 | Sally Tremont | Episode: "Malibu Fire" | |
| 1998 | Cybill | Book Store Clerk | Episode: "Fine Is Not a Feeling" |
| 1999 | Odd Man Out | Lauren | Episode: "The First Girlfriend's Club" |
| 1999 | Boy Meets World | Kelly | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Malcolm & Eddie | Kelly | Episode: "Swooped" |
| 2000–2002 | Resurrection Blvd. | Victoria Santiago | 53 episodes |
| 2002 | Alias | Rebecca Martinez | Episode: "Dead Drop" |
| 2002 | Joanne Yarrow | Episode: "Hunted" | |
| 2003 | Rochelle | Episode: "Murder.com" | |
| 2003 | Friends | Olivia | Episode: "The One with Rachel's Dream" |
| 2003 | Jane | Episode: "All for Our Country" | |
| 2003 | Bettina Amador | Episode: "Mother" | |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Antonia Ramos | Episode: "Antonia Ramos" |
| 2003 | Charmed | (Future) Bianca | Episode: "Chris-Crossed" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Elisa | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Karen Bettancourt | 13 episodes |
| 2006 | In Justice | Sonya Quintano | 12 episodes |
| 2007 | 24 | Nadia Yassir | 24 episodes |
| 2009 | Life | Whitney 'Plum' Paxman | Episode: "Initiative 38" |
| 2009 | Devon Williams | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Sarah Monohan | 13 episodes | |
| 2010 | Tracy Keller | Episode: "Standoff" | |
| 2012 | GCB | Heather Cruz | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Private Practice | Lily Reilly | Episode: "The World According to Jake" |
| 2014–2015 | NCIS | Zoe Keates | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Teen Wolf | The Desert Wolf | 5 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Criminal Minds | Natalie Colfax | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2023 | Riverdale | Hermione Lodge | Main role (seasons 1–5), special guest star (season 5–7); 67 episodes |
| 2020–present | The Loud House | Principal Ramirez (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Holly & Ivy | Nina | TV film |
| 2021 | Christmas CEO | Christmas Winnacker | TV film |
| 2022 | We Wish You a Married Christmas | Becca | TV film |
| 2011 | Kristin Chenoweth | "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)" | Directed by Roman White |
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