Alexis Nichols is a proud scholartist (term for scholar/artist). She is an award winning versatile actor, writer, voiceover talent, and model. On camera, she is most noted for appearing as Lucille Ball in "Becoming Lucy", a film she co-wrote, which premiered at the Festival De Cannes Court Metráge in May of 2013. Alexis has been honored with awards for Best Actress from the Best Shorts Competition, the International Independent Film Awards’ Gold Award for Best Actress in A Leading Role, the WIND (Women Inspiration Nation & Diversity) award and the Emerald Award for Best Actress at Cinerockom in Beverly Hills. Alexis voices three characters in the Little Witch Academia franchise, which includes the Netflix original two season television series, a short and a feature film, as well as a Nintendo & Oculus prime virtual reality video game.
No stranger to biopics, Alexis also played Dorothy Parker in North Hollywood’s theatrical production of An Evening with Dottie, where she balanced comedy and drama while mastering both the mannerisms and motivations of one of the century’s most interesting figures. While in New York City, Alexis proved both her comedic and dramatic abilities, appearing on stage in Something Outrageous at the Michael Chekhov 45th St. Theatre and Rumors at the Mount Carmel Theatre Co. She also appeared as Sheila in another Neil Simon play, Jake’s Women, part of a showcase directed by Academy Award nominee Brenda Vaccarro, as well as in several other recent and ongoing film projects.
As a writer, Alexis helped develop the story for The Christmas You Don’t Know, a short film for the Los Angeles 48 hour film race. The film was selected for their “best of fest” screening at TCL (the famous Graumann’s Chinese Theatre) and was honored with numerous nominations including Best Use of Character for the writing team. Her short screenplay Athena & Afro which she co-wrote was recognized as a semi-finalist at the Creative World Awards and a finalist in the Hollywood Screenplay Competition. For 5 years, Alexis was also the Editor in Chief of FLiP Magazine, a bi-monthly men’s and women’s print and online magazine with over 2 million subscribers.
Alexis is a third year Theatre and Performance Studies PhD student at the University of Georgia. She has presented her research at national and international conferences including the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) and the Oxford Women's Leadership Symposium. She has taught classes in Acting, Improvisation, Scene Study, Voice Overs, Musical Theatre, and Audition Technique at the California School of the Arts, the International Performing Arts Academy and Los Angeles Center Studios. She received her MFA in Acting for Film from the New York Film Academy, trained at the Yale Summer Actors Conservatory, the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, and the University of Oxford, performing with the Oxford University Light Entertainment Society.
Not content with just stage and screen acting, Alexis has also built a name for herself as both a voiceover talent and model. Within the last few years, she has recorded numerous voiceover spots, including national and regional commercials for Dick’s Sporting Goods, Disney’s Aulani Resort, QVC, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, and Sesame Street’s Sesame Place Theme Park. She has also recorded numerous audiobooks and book trailers and is the help screen voice on current Motorola phones. Most recently she was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in New York City’s Lincoln Center for her commercial demo reel.
Alexis’ modeling work is equally varied. She has appeared in print, online, and on the runway as a fashion model, pinup girl, and, most recently, as a gothic beauty in Petite Alternative. A nationally and internationally published model, she has also appeared in Vogue Italia, Maxim.com, Car Kulture Deluxe Magazine, Spain’s La Revista Shock, Retro Lovely, and Primer Round publications.
Best TV/Web Series & Best First Time Director
The Vitruvian Theory
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
Hollywood, CA
2022
Best Director of an Experimental Film
The Vitruvian Theory
Best Actor & Director Awards - New York
Online & New York City
2022
Best Actress in a Drama Silver Award
Becoming Lucy
Best Actor & Director Awards - New York
Online & New York City
2022
Official Selection
Becoming Lucy
FlickFair
Online
2022
Best Women Short, Best Actress, Best Ensemble Cast, and Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Becoming Lucy
Independent Shorts Awards
Online
2022
Honorable Mention
Becoming Lucy
Brilliant Women in Film Film Festival
Atlanta, Georgia
2022
Nominated Best Actress, Best Director AND Best Picture
I, Matter
North Hollywood CineFest
Hollywood
2019
Winner of Best Actress, Best Director and Best Narrative Awards
I, Matter

Chesapeake Film Festival
2018
Best Short Film Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Actress Nominee
Blind Date
California Children's Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
2017
Best of Fest Nominee
Blind Date
Show Your Shortz Film Festival
Burbank, CA
2017
Best of Fest Award Audience Winner
Becoming Lucy
Show Your Shortz Film Festival
Burbank, CA
2017
Best Director(s): Christine Clayburg & B Unit Director Amber Patton
The Christmas You Don't Know
Frozen Film Festival
St. Paul, MN
2016
Semi-Finalist
Blind Date
MCNY Film Festival
New York, New York
2016
Semi-Finalist
Blind Date
Sunnyside Film Festival
Queens, NY
2016
Best Short Film By A Woman Nominee
Blind Date
Burbank Film Festival
Burbank, CA
2016
Semi-Finalist
Becoming Lucy
Sunset Boulevard International Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
2016
Best Actress Winner
Becoming Lucy
WIND International Film Festival
North Hollywood, CA
2016
Best Actress Nomination
Becoming Lucy
North American Film Awards
2016
Best Supporting Actress Winner, Best Lead Actress Nominee, Jury Award Nominee
Becoming Lucy
Nice International Film Festival
Nice
2016
Honorable Mention Winner
Becoming Lucy
The American Movie Awards
New York, New York
2016
Award of Excellence for Leading Actress Alexis Nichols
Becoming Lucy
Best Shorts Competition
Los Angeles, CA
2016
Best Actress Nomination, Best Production Design Nomination, and Best Domestic Short Film Nomination
Becoming Lucy
Hollywood Verge Awards
Burbank, CA
2016
Best Drama Nominee, Best Score Nominee
Becoming Lucy
Short of the Month (Online Selection, Not Screened)
Online
2016
Best Actress Nomination
Becoming Lucy
LA Short Awards
Los Angeles, CA
2016
Best Christmas Film Nominee, Best Inspirational Film Nominee, Best Score Nominee, Best Character Nominee
The Christmas You Don't Know
48 Hour Holiday Film Festival Best of Festival Screening
Hollywood, CA
2015
Best of Festival Official Selection
The Christmas You Don't Know
48 Hour Holiday Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
2015
Best Actress in A Leading Role Gold Winner
Becoming Lucy
The International Independent Film Festival
Encino, CA
2015
Best Short Film By A Woman Nominee
Becoming Lucy
Burbank International Film Festival
Burbank, CA
2015
Best Actress Emerald Award Winner, Best Production Design Ruby Award Winner, Best Short Film Nominee
Becoming Lucy
Cinerockom International Film Festival
Beverly Hills, CA
2015
Official Selection
Becoming Lucy
Jump The Cut Film Festival
Singapore
2015
Official Selection
Becoming Lucy
Kanyakumari International Film Festival
Kanyakumari, West Bengal
2014
Honorable Mention Winner, Best Drama Nominee
Becoming Lucy
ITSA Film Festival
Sonora, CA
2014
Best Short Film Nominee
Becoming Lucy
Jagran Film Festival
New Delhi, India
2013
Official Selection
Blind Date
The Hollywood Sky Film Festival (Online Selection, Not Screened)
Online
College
St. Mary's College of Maryland
English
20062010
College
New York Film Academy
Acting for Film Masters of Fine Arts
20102012
College
University of Georgia
Performance Studies PhD Student
2019Present
Nickname
Lexi
Birth City
Baltimore, Maryland
Current City
Athens, Georgia
Hometown
Annapolis, Maryland
Gender
Female
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