Nicole Elizabeth Berger
Nicole Elizabeth Berger, born in New York City, is a multi-faceted actress with movie credits and years of experience as a singer, model and pianist. Soon after beginning to hone her craft at piano, Nicole started her career in modeling with Toys "R" Us and Saks Fifth Avenue where she discovered her love of acting and singing. Live community theatre performances have featured Berger in lead roles such as Miss Honey in "Matilda" and Maria in "West Side Story." Berger's talent as a classical pianist helped her get cast as Grace Clarke, the lead role in the film "All at Once." The film features Grace, a piano prodigy, who was taken in by a family friend after the death of her parents on 9/11. In 2019, Berger starred as the enchanted fairy, Esmeralda, in the fantasy-reality film "The Place of No Words" (2019). Internationally, "The Place of No Words" premiered at the Giffoni Film Festival, where it won Best Film, the American Film Festival in Poland, and the Munich Film Festival. Berger is also featured in the comedic crime-drama, "Clover" (2020), playing a teen named Clover where she and her brothers are on the run from a mob boss. For her performance as Clover, Berger was nominated by the 42nd Young Artist Academy Awards for Best Teen Actress in a Streaming Film Role. In her latest indie-thriller release, "Runt" (2021), Berger stars as Cecily, the film's lead, opposite the late Cameron Boyce. The film premiered at the 2020 Mammoth Film Festival where it won two awards for Best Director and the Best Film Audience Award. Berger attended StarStruck Academy in Florida, LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and Concord Academy. Berger also completed an intensive drama program at the Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors in New Haven, Conn.