
Julianne Nicholson might not be a powerful figure in real life, but she brilliantly portrays one on television. In the series Paradise, created by Dan Fogelman, Nicholson plays Samantha Redmond, who’s earned the nickname “Sinatra” due to the commanding presence she projects – a blend of strength and charm. This allows her to build and lead a secret underground city for a select group of people who survived a worldwide disaster that temporarily turned the Earth’s surface into a desolate area. Nicholson herself prefers the nickname for her character, telling Vulture, “I call her Sinatra. That name is just so fitting. It’s hard to think of her as Samantha – Samantha feels too ordinary.”