caption website years_active children birth_place imagesize birth_date spouse birthname article_title name occupation
nia peeples at the 2008 academy awards http://www.niaselementsoflife.com 1981 -- present 2 hollywood , california , united states 294x255px 10 december 1961 guy divorced lauro chartrand 1997 2004 divorced sam george 2004 ecker 1984 1986 divorced howard hewett 1989 1993 virenia gwendolyn peeples nia peeples
 nia peeples actress , singer
nia peeples

virenia gwendolyn `` nia '' peeples -lrb- born december 10 , 1961 -rrb- is an american r&b and dance music singer and actress .
she is perhaps best known for her role as nicole chapman on `` fame '' .
she is also known for her role as emily fields ' mother on `` pretty little liars '' , as karen taylor winters on `` the young and the restless '' , and as sydney cooke on `` walker , texas ranger '' .
