Nicole Forester

Nicole Forester is an American actress who began dance training as a child in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and moved from musical theater into television and film. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1993, and adopted the surname Forester, her grandmother's maiden name, for professional use. Her early Los Angeles work included series such as Two and a Half Men, Monk, Will & Grace and Beverly Hills 90210, plus guest roles on two Star Trek spin-offs. She is best known as Cassie Layne Winslow on Guiding Light, a part she played for three years and nearly 300 episodes, earning a Lead Actress Daytime Emmy nomination in 2008, and as Maggie Zajac on the Starz series Boss. Her films include Jack Reacher (2012) and That's Funny (2023), and she appeared in nine episodes of Chicago Fire between 2012 and 2021.