Nia Peeples An update... ...on "Half Past Dead" and Ja Rule Originally the scene was written where my character had a fight with Steven Seagal's, but he had the scene rewritten so I would fight Ja Rule, because in the original script the fight with seagal ends up in a draw. But in his eyes if he beats me up, he's a loser, and if the fight ends in a tie, he's a loser. After all, there is no way he'd end up with a draw fighting a small woman like myself. But it was fun doing the fight scenes with Ja Rule because he had really funny reactions - maybe because he is not an actor, but a rapper. But I would beat the crap out of himand he would turn around and grin at me! Throught the whole movie our characters have a little thing going on back and forth that's really cool and fun and sexy. ...on my family The most important thing has always been to have a family. It's always been something I've refused to ignore. I had a terrific upbringing, and I have nothing but fond memories of my childhood. It took me some time to get ready, but many of my desisions with my career were based upon my family. ...on my first movie star crush Donny Osmond! I had posters of Donny Osmond. It's funny because I never get star struck but when I was hosting a show for CBS once, FDonny Osmond came on and Shenna Easton and I were standing in the backgroung going, "Oh my God! It's Donny Osmond!" Nia is doing well and keeping her finger on the pulse of the industry as she picks her projects, while she and her husband raise their two children in Southern California. Look for Nia in "Inside Out" in 2004.

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