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Nicole Renee DeHuff (January 6, 1975 – February 16, 2005) was an American actress. DeHuff was born in Antlers, Oklahoma and raised in Rattan, Stringtown and Gillham, Arkansas. She began her acting career by earning a bachelor's degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. She would also meet and later marry executive producer and director Ari Palitz, whom she met at Carnegie Mellon. DeHuff landed her first big role in the hit comedy Meet the Parents, in which she played Teri Polo's character's sister, Deborah Byrnes. Though she died, her character lived on in the film's sequels as... MORE

Nicole Renee DeHuff (January 6, 1975 – February 16, 2005) was an American actress. DeHuff was born in Antlers, Oklahoma and raised in Rattan, Stringtown and Gillham, Arkansas. She began her acting career by earning a bachelor's degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. She would also meet and later marry executive producer and director Ari Palitz, whom she met at Carnegie Mellon. DeHuff landed her first big role in the hit comedy Meet the Parents, in which she played Teri Polo's character's sister, Deborah Byrnes. Though she died, her character lived on in the film's sequels as she is frequently mentioned but never appears onscreen, After Meet the Parents, DeHuff had a regular role in the 2002 TV series The Court and appeared in CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, Dragnet, The Practice, and Monk. Between 2004 and 2005, DeHuff worked on three feature films. One of these, Unbeatable Harold, was directed by her husband. DeHuff became ill and was allegedly misdiagnosed twice by doctors who failed to recognize her as having pneumonia. When it was finally discovered, it was already well advanced and she died on February 16, 2005, in Los Angeles. LESS