Nadine Nicole Heimann (born September 15, 1983), known professionally as Nadine Nicole,^[1] is an American actress.

Nicole was born in Rochester, Michigan, to a German father and a Filipina mother, and is the oldest of three children (sister Lorraine and brother Eric).^[1] She attended Fordham University in New York City for two years, then moved to Los Angeles. She is friends with The Young and the Restless co-stars Christel Khalil, Mishael Morgan and Bryton James.^[2][3]

Nicole was initially best-known as one of the primary characters of here TV's LGBT horror series Dante's Cove, where in 2005–07 she played Van, a lesbian holding the supernatural powers of the so-called Tresum.^[4][5] More recently, she played Clarissa Mao (aka Melba Koh) in The Expanse, first as a recurring character (season 3, 2018), then as a guest (season 4, 2019), then as a regular (seasons 5–6, 2020–21).^[6][7][8]

She has also had several recurring roles. In 2014–2016 she played Gwen on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.^[9] In 2014 she appeared as commitment-phobic travel writer Julia in Alex Burunova's award-winning indie film Lonely Planet, shot in Barcelona. In 2017 she was in the Hulu series Casual.^[10][11] In 2019 she appeared in NBC's The Village.^[12][13]

In 2012, Nicole started the non-profit organization True Connection.^[14][15]