Nia Peeples

About

Virenia Peeples (born December 10, 1961) is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. Peeples is known for playing Nicole Chapman on the TV series Fame; Pam Fields on the drama Pretty Little Liars; Karen Taylor Winters on The Young and the Restless; Sydney Cooke on Walker, Texas Ranger; and as Grace’s mom, Susan, on The Fosters.

Peeples was born December 10, 1961, in Hollywood, California, the daughter of Elizabeth Joan (née Rubic), a flamenco dancer, and Robert Eugene Peeples. She was raised in West Covina. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from the Philippines. Her father, who was originally from Mississippi, was of Scottish, English, and Irish ancestry. Peeples attended UCLA during which time she performed as Liberace’s opening act in Las Vegas on weekends.

Peeples used to live in Topanga Canyon and Malibu, California, and has one son with her second ex-husband Howard Hewett, and one daughter with her third ex-husband, Lauro Chartrand. She was married to surfer Sam George from 2007 to 2015.
She operates an internet based organization called Elements of Life, which promotes fitness, inspiration, healthy lifestyle changes and…