at LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Nicholas and her older brother Otto searched the country for clues, but no suspect was ever taken to trial. While coping with the loss of her sister, Nicholas met CBS sports anchor Jim Hill at a Sacramento poetry reading in June 1980. They married on Valentine's Day in 1981. The couple separated in October 1981 and she filed for divorce, before reconciling soon after. Nicholas filed for divorce again in 1984. The divorce was final in 1987. Acting credits Films Blacula (1972) as Michelle The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973) as Elena Mr. Ricco (1975) as Irene Mapes Let's Do It Again (1975) as Beth Foster A Piece of the Action (1977) as Lila French Capricorn One (1977) as Betty Walker Marvin & Tige (1983) as Vanessa Jackson Over Here, Mr. President (1983) as Joyce Proctor Mother's Day (1989) as Elizabeth Sturgis Ghost Dad (1990) as Joan Ritual (2002) as Sylvia and Mother Proud (2004) as Gordon's Mother Mr. Fantastic & The Wonderful Depot (2015) as Charlotte Bulivar Television It Takes a Thief (1968) as Toosdhi The F.B.I. (1969) as Nora Tobin N.Y.P.D. (1967–69) as Ethel and Mrs. Ward The Flip Wilson Show (1970) as Herself Five Desperate Women (1971 TV movie) as Joy Night Gallery episode "Logoda's Heads" (broadcast December 29, 1971) (1971) as Kyro Love, American Style (1972) Room 222 (1969–74) as Liz McIntyre Police Story (1975) as Candy Priest Rhoda (1975) as Denise Culp Marcus Welby, M.D. (1975) as Myrna Kelland Baby, I'm Back (1978) as Olivia Ellis The Paper Chase (1979) as Donna Scott The Love Boat (1980–82) as Maura Belloque and Jenny Brooks Benson (1980) as Carol Walker Diff'rent Strokes (1980) as Sondra Williams Secrets of Midland Heights (1981) as Julie Hammond Aloha Paradise (1981) as Carrie Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981 miniseries) as Connie One Day at a Time (1983) as Susan Bryant Masquerade (1983) as Sheila Walters Magnum, P.I. (1983) as T.C's Date Hotel (1987) as Mrs. Blake 227 (1988) as Jeanie Smith Amen (1988) as Mrs. Kirby In the Heat of the Night (1989–95) as Harriet DeLong Gillespie The Cosby Show (1989) as Lorraine A Different World (1990) as Carol Garrison B.L. Stryker (1990) as Darlene Carter Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) as Mrs. Walker The Parent 'Hood (1995) as Miss Hicks Living Single (1997) as Lilah James My Wife and Kids (2001)