Cast & creator
Nia Peeples
Best known for Pretty Little Liars, Touched by an Angel, Matlock
Virenia Gwendolyn "Nia" Peeples (born December 10, 1961) is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. Peeples is also famously known as Pam Fields, the mother of Emily Fields on hit TV drama, Pretty Little Liars, as Karen Taylor Winters on The Young and the Restless, and as Sydney Cooke on Walker, Texas Ranger. Her most recent role is Grace's mom, Susan, on The Fosters.
Also known as: Virenia Gwendolyn Peeples, Virenia Peeples, Віренія Ґвендолін Піплз
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1982–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (62)
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Pretty Little Liars
Pam Fields
2010
Touched by an Angel
Angela Evans
1994
Matlock
Morgan Gerard
1986
Highlander: The Series
Nefertiri
1992
T. J. Hooker
Maria Dominguez
1982
Longmire
2012
The Fosters
Susan
2013
The Division
Sandra Prestiss
2001
Early Edition
1996Early Edition
Sister Mary
1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
Sydney Cooke
1993
Andromeda
Rox Nava
2000
Fame
Nicole Chapman
1982
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Nasty Boys
Serena Cruz
1990
Marker
Lisa
1995The Party Machine With Nia Peeples
1991
Barbershop
Det. Hahanna
2005
Return to Lonesome Dove
Agostina Vega
1993Courthouse
Veronica Gilbert
1995
Blues Brothers 2000
Lt. Elizondo
1998
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
Vadoma
2012
Half Past Dead
49er Six
2002
DeepStar Six
Scarpelli
1989Crisis Center
1997
Improper Conduct
Bernie
1994
Lap Dance
Kelly
2014
Tower of Terror
Jill Perry
1997
Poodle Springs
Angel
1998
Lavalantula
Olivia West
2015
Battle of Los Angeles
Karla
2011
Dante's Inferni
Speaker: Exit
2025
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Cathy Redding
1990
North Shore
Kiani
1987
Citizen Jane
Evelyn
2009
Alone with a Stranger
Beth Jenkins
2000
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Theresa Garabaldi
1992
XXX's & OOO's
Sasha Townes
1994
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Nasty Boys
Serena Cruz
1989Dante's Hell Animated
Beatrice (voice)
2013
The Untold Story
Catarina
2019
Dark Desire
Marta
2012
Connors' War
Amanda
2006
Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
Allie Thompson
1995
My Name Is Kate
Annie
1994
Bloodhounds II
Nikki Cruise
1996
23 Minutes to Sunrise
Rachel
2013
Terminal
Janet Reardon
1996
Subzero
Kelli Paris
2005
Badland Wives
Madam Rosie
2019
Mr. Stitch
Doctor Elizabeth English
1995
Inside Out
Maria
2005
Mistrust
Kristen Rhodes
2018All You Can Dream
1986
Swimsuit
Maria Detney
1989
The Outside
Joanne Blakey
2010Bring Back... Fame
Self
2008Tennis: The Inner Game
Self