Nichole Marie Hiltz (born September 3, 1978) is an American actress. She has appeared in several films, made for TV movies and television series. Her most recent long-running television credit is for USA Network's In Plain Sight from 2008 to 2012 in which she portrayed Brandi Shannon, younger sister of the main character.
Hiltz has made guest appearances on several television shows including NYPD Blue, The O.C., Strong Medicine, Cold Case, The Shield, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, V.I.P., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, and Smallville. She also appeared in three episodes of Desperate Housewives. She played the semi-regular character Ginny Dannegan in The Riches.
For a short time in 2006 Hiltz was engaged to Canadian actor Mike Smith (of Trailer Park Boys fame). The two actors met during the filming of Trailer Park Boys: The Big Dirty.