Nina Bulsara

Nina Bulsara
Nina Bulsara
Born	Nina Mercury Bulsara; 31 October 1977; London, England
💀Died	16 December 2009 (aged 32); Houston, Texas, USA16 December 2009 (aged 32)
Cause of death	HIV/AIDS
💼 Occupation	Actress; singer; voice actress;
📆 Years active	1987–2009
👴 👵 Parents	Freddie Mercury (father); Amber Bulsara (mother);

Nina Mercury Bulsara (born 31 October 1977 – 16 December 2009) was an English actress and singer. She is the daughter of English singer-songwriter Freddie Mercury and Italy-born American model, actress and singer Amber Bulsara.

Early life

Bulsara was born in London, United Kingdom on 31 October 1977, the only child of English singer-songwriter and musician Freddie Mercury (1946–1991) and his wife, Amber Bulsara (née Ferrari; 1953–2009), an Italian-American actress and songwriter. Her maternal grandmother, Adriana, was a businesswoman, while his maternal grandparents, Bomi and Jer, were a naturalised England from Zanzibar that her father was born and raised. Her mother was born and raised in Italy, and has Polish ancestry. Her birth prompted her father to write "Sandy Toes and Salty Kisses" for her parents’ 1978 duet album Aloha, Five-O Groove.

She was also born with four extra teeth (Hyperdontia) in the back of her mouth, causing her now-famous bucktooth grin. In fact, her nickname growing up was Bucky like her father. Bulsara never got her teeth fixed because she was afraid it would ruin her impressive four-octave vocal range.

Her father Freddie Mercury died by AIDS-related Bronchopneumonia and drowning in November 24, 1991, when his daughter was 14 years old

Career

Bulsara‘s film debut was in a 1987 film Itati. She appeared on films in the late 1980s, Big (1988), Charlotte Sweet (1988) and Getting Lucky (1989)

She appeared in films in the early 1990s, Ballroom (1990), Curly Sue (1991), Munchie (1992), Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) and The Sandlot (1993)

She appeared on the Saturday morning television show The Puzzle Academy High from 1992 to 2001 on CBS

She appeared in films in the mid 1990s, Little Giants (1994), Ernest Goes to School (1994), Empire Records (1995) and Hype! (1996)

She appeared in films in the late 1990s, Mouse Hunt (1997), Brink! (1998) and Muppets from Space (1999)

She appeared in films in the early 2000s, A New Brain (2000), Sunday in the Park with George (2001), 8 Women (2002), Rags (2002), Nick & Nora (2003) and Dance a Little Closer (2003)

She appeared in films in the mid 2000s, Miss Muffy (2004), Fun Hour (2004), Dalida (2005), Ragdoll Penny 3 (2005), Piper the Magic Witch (2006) and Non-Stop (2006)

She appeared in films in the late 2000s, We Will Rock You (2007), Kogane No Yama (2007) and more films from 2008 to 2009. her final films Sally (2009), Grown Ups (2010) and Dragon Ball Z Movie 2 (2010)

Death

Bulsara was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in January 2004

Her mother died of HIV/AIDS at age 56 in Houston, Texas. Following her mother’s death, She died of AIDS-related Bronchopneumonia and drowning in the bathtub on December 16, 2009 in Houston, Texas at her age of 32. Her funeral service was conducted on 20 December 2009 by a Zoroastrian priest at West London Crematorium, where she is commemorated by a plinth under her birth name.

However, they are traditionally held by her fans to be Kensal Green Cemetery, where the plinth marks the supposed burial location.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Itati		film debut
1987–1991	The Mary Austin Show	Herself
1988	Big	Janet (one of Elementary School teacher’s students)
1988	Charlotte Sweet	Skitzy Schofield’s daughter
1989	Getting Lucky	Gina
1990	Barcelona	Linda
1991	Curly Sue
1992	Munchie
1992	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992–2001	The Puzzle Academy High	Penny	Voice recurring role
1993	The Sandlot
1994	Little Giants
1994	Ernest Goes to School
1995	Empire Records
1996	Hype!
1997	Mouse Hunt
1998	Brink!	Penny 'Brink' Tate
1999	Muppets from Space	Nurse Martha
2000	A New Brain
2001	The Wiggles World Gang Show	PNN News Reporter	Episode: Luau Party
2001	Sunday in the Park with George
2002	Rags
2002–2006	Teen Beat	Trixie	Guest role Episodes You Missed a Bit, Teens (June 15, 2002) Jimmy + Megan (January 31, 2004) Just a Gigolo (June 21, 2006)
2003	Beach Hotel	Clarissa	Season 1 only; recurring role
2003
2003–2007	The Nina Bulsara Show	Herself
2004
2004	Fun Hour
2004–2006	The Teenagers	Penny	Season 3–4 only; recurring role
2005	Remember the Time	Katie Jones
	The Puzzle Mega City Show	Vanessa (Black Widow) Tipster	Voice Episode: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble
	The Simpsons	Colette Wiggum	Voice Episode: Marge's Son Poisoning
2006	Piper the Magic Witch	Sarana, Member of Wickedly Highs
2006	Dragon Ball Z Movie	Colette	English voice role
2007	We Will Rock You	Abby Singleton	Filmed in Houston, Texas
	Where will my feet take me today?	Alien Velma	Episode: My Mom in Orbit
	SpongeBob SquarePants	Princess Titanic	Voice Episode: "SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis"
	Kogane No Yama	Okemia Oota	English voice role
2008	All Shook Up!	Charlene	filmed in Houston, Texas
2008–2009	The Koganes	Okemia Oota	English voice role
2009	Sally	Lottie	Filmed in Houston, Texas
2010	Grown Ups	Julia	Posthumous release
2010	Dragon Ball Z Movie 2	Colette	Final film role; English voice role Posthumous release

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Award/Nomination

Biopic

She was portrayed by the Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes in Freddie and Nina, 20th Century Fox's biopic of Nina Bulsara and her father Freddie Mercury and released on December 10, 2024.