Nicole Rutigliano is an actress/model for her role in award winning horror/comedy Jersey Shore Massacre. She has modeled for celebrity photographers, including Steve Azzara, and Richard Warren, which has helped lead to appearances in several national commercials and TV shows such as Blue Bloods, Prime Suspect and Royal Pains. Born and raised on Long Island, N.Y., Nicole first fell in love with acting as a teen studying film in the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Nicole continued on to the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Manhattan, where she was both a student in the teen conservatory and took follow-up classes in the adult program. Later, Nicole studied Misner Technique intensively at the Neighborhood Playhouse. She currently resides in the East Village, NYC.