Nellie

Nellie is a minor character in the fanfiction The Walking Dead: New York. At the time of the outbreak, she was an NYU student living with her roommates Angelina Irwin and Audrey McAllister in a Greenwich Village apartment. Nellie was portrayed by Lea Michele and only appears in the season one episode "Pilot".

After a SWAT team breaks into their apartment due to a demand from the government, she has a panic attack, preventing her from doing as told, and is shot in the heart, being killed instantly. After becoming zombified, she is killed by Audrey.

Overview
Nellie was the third roommate living with Angelina Irwin and Audrey McAllister in their Greenwich Village apartment. She attended New York University along with the other girls. She was shown to be much more of a worrier than the other girls and clearly suffered from anxiety-related problems.

Greenwich Village, New York
Not much is known about Nellie before the apocalypse, except for the fact that she was an NYU student and friends with Audrey McAllister and Angelina Irwin, as they lived together. It was suggested by Angelina that Nellie grew up in New Jersey.

Episode 1
Nellie is hanging out with her roommates in their apartment and listens to the news report about another man being found eating the flesh off of a dead homeless person. After hearing gunshots and screams outside, she panics but is calmed down by Audrey McAllister. In Audrey's dream, a zombified version of Nellie is present.

The next morning, Audrey awakes to find Nellie and Angelina Irwin crying on their living room couch. SWAT team members later break down their door and demand them to get on the ground to be checked for bites. Nellie has a panic attack and doesn't do as told, resulting in the SWAT team members shooting and killing her. When she begins to wake up as a zombie, Angelina believes that she was never killed and is simply waking up after experiencing shock and attempts to save her. However, when she nearly bites Angelina's arm, Audrey stabs her in the head, killing her again.

Killed By
The morning life in New York City begins to crumble, SWAT team members break down the girls' door and demand them to get on the ground to be checked for bites. Nellie has a panic attack and doesn't do as told, resulting in the SWAT team members shooting and killing her. When Nellie begins to wake up as a zombie, Angelina believes that she was never killed and is simply waking up after experiencing shock and attempts to save her. However, when she nearly bites Angelina's arm, Audrey stabs her in the head, killing her again.
 * SWAT team members (Alive)
 * Audrey McAllister (Zombified)

Season One

 * "Pilot"

Trivia

 * Other actresses considered for the role included Michelle Williams and Ashlee Simpson.
 * The character was named after the writer's little sister.