CHERYL NICHOLS

Director/Writer/Producer

is a three-legged dog born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She grew up in Little Elm, Texas and hobbled her way to Los Angeles after college. In 2015, she produced and starred in the independent feature film MY GOOD MAN’S GONE, which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival. She made her feature directorial debut with CORTEZ, at the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival, then continued a successful festival run, collecting honors for cinematography at the Ashland Independent Film Festival, Best New Mexican Feature at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival and the Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the Atlanta Film Festival.

Cheryl’s second feature, DOULA, produced by Barry Linen Motion Pictures was released by Universal Pictures in June of 2022. She is the Executive Producer of KEEP THIS BETWEEN US a four-part Docuseries with The Front and VOX Entertainment which premiered August 29th on Freeform and Hulu.

Cheryl is repped by UTA and REWIND ARTISTS.