Trivia

While at Truman State University, Nicole Ohara was on a Health Science research team mentored by Dr. Carol Cox in which she attended conferences, gave presentations, advocated for health in Washington D.C., and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed professional journal articles. Ohara passed her Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification exam upon graduation.

Nicole Ohara studied pre-medicine while at Truman State University. She was studying for the MCAT her junior year when she decided to abandon becoming a doctor in order to pursue a career as an actress. She added the theatre major and graduated as a valedictorian.

In her senior year of high school, Nicole Ohara wanted to give back to her community by preserving family recipes for generations. She asked for volunteers, including high school students, parents, teachers, and grandparents, to donate recipes. She compiled them and self-published a cookbook, "Cooks of Ages: Connecting Generations Through Food". This book was inspired by the cookbooks Ohara's grandmother used to publish when she worked in a nursing home.

The short film "Found Family" (starring Nicole Ohara) gained international acclaim, winning Best LGBTQ from the Paris Film Festival 2021, Best LGBTQ at the Paris Cinema Awards 2021, and a screening at the Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2021.

In 2022, Nicole made her Hollywood Fringe Festival debut by producing a workshop production of Gummy Worm by Nathaniel Foster. The play won multiple awards and nominations including, Pick of the Fringe, The Hollywood ECORE Producer's Award, and a nomination for Best Comedy.

Ohara cannot play an instrument, but she has attempted the piano, guitar, violin, drums, triangle, and kazoo.