Marsha Thomason

About Marsha Thomason

Marsha Thomason (born January 19, 1976 in Moston, Manchester, England) is an English actress, who is best known in the U.S. for playing Nessa Holt in the first two seasons of NBC's series Las Vegas, and for her recurring role on ABC's Lost as Naomi Dorrit.

Thomason was born to an English father, Peter Thomason (aka Thomo), and a American mother who is called Phyllis Thomason . She attended Holy Trinity Primary School in Blackley, then went onto North Manchester High School for Girls, before attending Oldham Sixth Form College to study for A levels in Media Studies, Theatre Studies and Performing Arts. Thomason attended the Manchester Metropolitan University to study a BA in English.

Thomason first came to prominence on British television in the series Playing the Field and Where The Heart Is, as well as in the first series of the BBC Three drama Burn It. In the U.S., she also acted in Disney's The Haunted Mansion, playing Eddie Murphy's wife, played Brandy in the movie My Baby's Daddy, and played Victoria in Black Knight. She also played the character Vicki in Pure. Marsha starred on the US television series Las Vegas as Nessa Holt in seasons 1 and 2, a total of 47 episodes.