Nicole Elizabeth Eggert (born January 13, 1972) is an American actress. Her notable roles include Jamie Powell on the situation comedy Charles in Charge and Summer Quinn on the television series Baywatch. She guest-starred in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and Boy Meets World. She appeared in several Christmas movies that premiered on Lifetime. Eggert was also a contestant on the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club in 2010 and came second in 2013 on ABC's celebrity diving show Splash.
Early life Eggert was born in Glendale, California. Her mother, Gina Duncan, was a British-born talent agent, and her father, Rolf Eggert, was a German-born canning-company executive. Eggert's quest for stardom started when her mother entered her in beauty contests. At age five, Eggert was Miss Universe in the petite division. An agent saw her and offered her parents a role for her in a Johnson's baby shampoo commercial.
Career In 1979, Eggert starred in When She Was Bad..., opposite Cheryl Ladd and Robert Urich. In 1980, at age eight, Eggert landed a role in the film Rich and Famous, opposite Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen, playing Bergen's character's young daughter. Also in 1980, Eggert provided the voice of Dennis]]'s snobby archrival Margaret Wade in Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother, which was the first animated adaptation in the Dennis the Menace trilogy.
Eggert had a recurring role on Who's the Boss? from 1985 to 1986 as Marci Ferguson, a friend of Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano). In January 1987, she starred on the situation comedy Charles in Charge as Jamie Powell. In 1989, she hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards with Wil Wheaton. That same year, she was the first guest star to appear on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. She starred as Alexa Adams in the TV adaptation of Danielle Steel's Secrets, released in 1992.
Eggert was featured as one of the many lifeguards on seasons three and four on the syndicated series Baywatch, playing the role of Summer Quinn. She appeared on the series from 1992 to 1994 and was originally supposed to be on a Baywatch spin-off. She returned for the reunion film Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003).
Eggert appeared on Married... with Children season 10 in an episode titled "Enemies" as Shannon (1996), intended to be a backdoor pilot for a spin-off that was not picked up. Eggert also appears on the cover of rock band Sugar Ray's debut album, Lemonade and Brownies.
In 2004, Eggert played the role of Ginger in the first edition of the TBS network's The Real Gilligan's Island reality show. She also appeared on Scott Baio Is 45...and Single (featuring her Charles in Charge co-star Scott Baio) in 2007. On September 23, 2009, VH1 announced Eggert's participation in the winter 2010 season of Celebrity Fit Club. In 2010, Eggert appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff.
In 2013, Eggert was added to the cast of Splash, the celebrity diving show on ABC. In April, it was reported she was injured during the taping of an episode. In the days following, she denied sustaining any serious injury. In 2014, Eggert began a new career as the owner-operator of an ice-cream truck. In 2019, she appeared on the fourth episode of Back in the Game. She is also the host of the Perfectly Twisted with Nicole Eggert podcast.
In 2024, Eggert was a producer and cast member of After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun, an original docuseries in collaboration with ABC News studios that streamed on Hulu.
Personal life Eggert has two daughters. Her first daughter's father is actor Justin Herwick; despite numerous rumours and claims to the contrary, Eggert and Herwick were never a married couple. Eggert has never been married, though she was previously engaged to actor Corey Haim, with whom she starred in Blown Away, The Double 0 Kid, and Anything for Love (all were released in 1993). She is credited with helping to save Haim's life at least once by taking him to the hospital to detox during a 'narcotic rush', although she has said: "I spent a lot of nights in emergency rooms with him. I don't think that I saved his life, I just think that I was there for him."
In 2015, she appeared on the television series Botched for a breast reduction.
On January 29, 2018, sexual misconduct allegations made by Eggert against Scott Baio surfaced. In 2013, Eggert stated on the Nik Richie radio show that she and Baio had a one-time encounter "years" after Charles in Charge ended, which would have been after 1990. In the more elaborated account, discussed on The Dr. Oz Show and Megyn Kelly Today, Eggert claimed that Baio molested her beginning in 1986 when she was 14, and that when she was 17, she had intercourse with him. Baio contends that he had sexual relations with Eggert only once, and that the encounter occurred after she had turned 18. Baio explained that Eggert's own words to Richie proved he did not have intercourse with Eggert while she was a minor, since the final episode of Charles in Charge aired in November 1990, ten months after Eggert turned 18.
In December 2023, Eggert was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive cribriform carcinoma of the breast. She initially thought the symptoms were menopause-related, after gaining 25 lbs (11 kg) and experienced "terrible pain" in her left breast. She subsequently underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation. As of May 2025, she was receiving targeted therapy.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1981Rich and FamousDebbie Blake, at 8 Years Old1984Hambone and HillieMarci1986The Clan of the Cave BearTeen AylaOmega SyndromeJessie Corbett1989Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsDeeDee1990The Haunting of MorellaMorella / LenoraGrandpaYoung Woman1993The Double 0 KidMelinda BlakeDirect-to-videoAnything for LoveMarie Stark1995The DemolitionistAlyssa LloydWalking AwayMelissa Anderson1997The Price of KissingAnnetteBartenderMarciaPink as the Day She Was BornTiffany1998Sleeping BeautiesSno Blo BandShort filmSiberiaKristy2000SubmergedTiffany StevensDirect-to-video2001Thank You, Good NightJanineTriangle SquareJulie2004What Lies AboveDiana Pennington2006Cattle CallLaurel CanyonDirect-to-videoDead LennySally Long2008LoadedAllison Ryan2009Nicole Eggert Is Back in BaywatchHerself2014The Dog Who Saved EasterGabrielleVoice role; direct-to-videoF.L.U.I.D.HerselfDirect-to-video2025I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1979When Hell Was in SessionMary Beth Denton #2Television filmWhen She Was Bad...Robbie Morgan1981Today's FBISomeday You'll Find Her, Charlie BrownLorettaVoice role; television specialDennis the Menace in Mayday for MotherMargaret Wade1981, 1982Fantasy IslandAmy Watkins, Nancy Warner2 episodes1982–1983T. J. HookerChrissie HookerRecurring role (seasons 1–2)1984Rose Petal PlaceNicole, the Girl In The GardenTelevision short; live-action sequence only1984, 1990CBS Schoolbreak SpecialHeidi2 episodes1985Rose Petal Place: Real FriendsNicole, the Girl In The GardenTelevision film; live-action sequence onlyI Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years LaterMelissaTelevision film1985–1986Who's the Boss?Marci FergusonGuest episode (season 1), recurring role (seasons 2–3)1985, 1989The New Leave It to BeaverCharlene Maitland2 episodes1986AnnihilatorElyse JeffriesTelevision film1987–1990Charles in ChargeJamie PowellMain cast1989The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!HerselfEpisode: "Neatness Counts"1991What a DummyEpisode: "Bringing Up Baby"1992SecretsAlexa AdamsTelevision filmHome FiresLibby KramerRecurring role1992–1994BaywatchRoberta "Summer" QuinnMain cast (seasons 3–4)1993Blown AwayMegan BowerTelevision film1994Heaven Help UsNatalieEpisode: "The Temptress"1995Burke's LawChelsea RuddEpisode: "Who Killed the Gadget Man?"Amanda and the AlienAmanda PattersonTelevision film1996Frequent FlyerMiriam RawlingsMarried... with ChildrenShannonEpisode: "Enemies"CluelessSummer BonetEpisode: "Kiss Me Kip"1997DuckmanVoice role; episode: "Vuuck, as in Duck"The Big EasyLaurel AtteryEpisode: "A Streetcar with Desire"1999Boy Meets WorldBridgetEpisode: "Pickett Fences"2000The Outer LimitsSarah BurnhamEpisode: "Revival"Murder SeenZoey DraydenTelevision filmSexiest Bachelor in America PageantHerselfJudge; television special2001Gilmore GirlsAubreyEpisode: "Like Mother, Like Daughter"The TestHerselfPanelist; episode: "The Matrimony Test"2003Baywatch: Hawaiian WeddingRoberta "Summer" QuinnTelevision filmWall of SecretsPaige EmersonDevil WindsJulia Merrow2004DecoysDetective Amanda Watts2006LightspeedBeth BakerCelebrity Paranormal ProjectHerselfEpisode: "Wooden Lucy"2007Holiday SwitchPaula FergusonTelevision film2008A Christmas ProposalLisaPast LiesKim Furs2009Phantom RacerTammy2010Turbulent SkiesSamantha WoodardKeeping Up with the KardashiansHerselfEpisode: "Blame It on the Alcohol"Celebrity Fit ClubContestant (season 7)Comedy Central RoastEpisode: "David Hasselhoff"2011Celebrity Ghost StoriesEpisode: "Valerie Harper/Mindy Cohn/Mathew Gray/Nicole Eggert"2013SplashContestant2014Where's the Love?PaigeTelevision filmHeartbreakersMiniseries; episode: "Tainted Love"Tattoo NightmaresHerselfEpisode: "Baywatch Bimbo!"2015Oprah: Where Are They Now?2 episodesBotchedPatient; episode: "Boob-Watch"2017Battle of the Network StarsContestant; episode: "TV Lifeguards vs. Trouble Makers"2019Back in the GameEpisode: "Nicole Eggert"Robot ChickenMarion Ravenwood, Ilsa HaupsteinVoice roles; episode: "Musya Shakhtyorov in: Honeyboogers"2024After Baywatch: Moment in the SunHerselfDocuseries; also producer
Awards and nominations AssociationYearCategoryNominated workResultYoung Artist Awards1983Best Young Actress, Guest on a SeriesFantasy Island1987Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama SeriesWho's the Boss?1988Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress in a Television Comedy SeriesCharles in Charge1989Best Young Actress in a Family Syndicated ShowCharles in Charge1990Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Family SeriesCharles in Charge1993Best Young Actress Starring in a Television SeriesBaywatch1994Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television SeriesBaywatch
References
External links