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1967-05-20 · Bangor, Maine, USA · Female

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Stephanie Lynne Niznik (May 20, 1967 – June 23, 2019) was an American film, television, and theatre actress, most famous for her role as Nina Feeney on Everwood.

Early life and career

Niznik grew up in Brewer, Maine, and was co-valedictorian of the Class of 1986 at John Bapst Memorial High School where she was an exchange student to Paris, participated in genetic research at the Jackson Laboratory, and was a National Merit Scholar. She intended to become a geneticist and gained early acceptance to Harvard University before entering and graduating magna cum laude from Duke University where she was an Angier B. Duke Scholar. At Duke Niznik changed her goals, majoring in theater and Russian. She then graduated from the California Institute of the Arts. Besides Everwood, Niznik's television roles include guest roles on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Profiler, Sliders, JAG, Frasier, Epoch, Star Trek: Enterprise, Traveler, and Diagnosis: Murder, in addition to being a series regular on the mid-1990s action drama Vanishing Son and the 2007 drama Life Is Wild. She also appeared in the films Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Exit to Eden (1994). After retiring from acting in 2009, Niznik focused on volunteerism, including involvement with organizations that helped children, the hungry, and animals.

Death

Niznik died unexpectedly in Encino, Los Angeles on June 23, 2019, at the age of 52. She is buried in the Saint Rose of Lima New Catholic Cemetery in Littleton, New Hampshire.

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