{"id":2173836,"date":"2026-10-01T07:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2173836"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:01:14","slug":"nikki-in-save-the-last-dance-memba-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2173836","title":{"rendered":"Nikki In &#8216;Save The Last Dance&#8217; &#8216;Memba Her?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c3\/16by9\/2026\/09\/21\/c33808c29eff41acbeb5e284d4fb79d6_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Nikki In &#8216;Save The Last Dance&#8217; &#8216;Memba Her?!<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Nikki In<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h2\">&#8216;Save The Last Dance&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">&#8216;Memba Her?!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-01T00:01:14-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:01 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-01T05:43:27-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  October 1, 2026<br \/>\n                                5:43 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-8402b3323e64937aa694a7f3870ca584\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-fde17108-7581-4553-a85e-f2088c592589\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2023\/01\/26\/memba-them-part-23\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:fde17108-7581-4553-a85e-f2088c592589\" data-poster-image-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260921_c33808c29eff41acbeb5e284d4fb79d6\" data-start-at-poster data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f6a2d27f-715f-4c26-940b-3a329f7f08df\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c3\/4by3\/2026\/09\/21\/c33808c29eff41acbeb5e284d4fb79d6_md.jpg\" alt=\"&apos;Memba Them?! -- Part 23\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">&#8216;Memba Her?!<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Everett Collection<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-aac89785de8be7b135214e85b2ef96e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>American actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bianca-lawson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bianca Lawson<\/strong><\/a> was 21 when she shot to stardom playing Nikki &#8212; the bossy high school girl &#8212; in the 2001 romantic dance film &#8220;Save The Last Dance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9cfde9374acab905e6e2b29b306eadad\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bianca hit the big screen with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/julia-stiles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Julia Stiles<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Sean Patrick Thomas<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kerry-washington\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kerry Washington<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e675d3f5ebeaa17be28b800f181ebe14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2023\/01\/26\/memba-them-part-23\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Guess what she looks like at 47!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul 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