Marisol Nichols (born November 2, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir and as Hermione Lodge in the 2017 thriller series Riverdale.
Nichols was born in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, to a father of Hungarian and Romanian descent (whom she has never met) and a Texan mother, Maria, of Mexican ancestry. She was raised in Naperville, Illinois. She is the eldest of three siblings, having two younger brothers. A rebellious teenager, Marisol Nichols stated in an interview with AskMen.com, "I remember being 17 and looking around at some of the people that I was hanging out with, and I had this realization that if I didn't knock this off now it would become my life", and replaced her rebellious behavior with more productive activities like acting.
In 1996, she appeared in episodes of Due South and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1997 she made her movie debut in the film Vegas Vacation with Chevy Chase. She also had supporting roles in the films Scream 2, Friends 'Til the End, Can't Hardly Wait, Jane Austen's Mafia and The Sex Monster.