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Tyra Ferrell

Tyra Ferrell

Actor · Born 1962-03-29 · Houston, Texas, USA

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tyra Ferrell (born March 29, 1962) is an American actress. Ferrell was born in Houston, Texas. She moved from Houston to New York after high school and began her career on stage including roles on Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981) and Ain't Misbehavin on Broadway. She made her screen debut in a small role in the 1981 comedy film So Fine, and later appeared in Lady Beware, School Daze, The Mighty Quinn, and The Exorcist III. On television, she guest-starred in Hill Street Blues, The Twilight Zone, and Quantum Leap, and had recurring roles on Square One Television, The Bronx Zoo, and Thirtysomething. In 1990, Ferrell was regular cast member on the short-lived CBS sitcom City starring Valerie Harper. In 1991, Ferrell played supporting roles in the films Boyz n the Hood and Jungle Fever. In the same year, she was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John A. Willis' Screen World. The following year, she starred alongside Wesley Snipes in the comedy film White Men Can't Jump, and later had supporting roles in Equinox, Poetic Justice and The Perfect Score. Ferrell also played the leading role alongside Mare Winningham …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Bethany Taylor
  2. Chicago P.D. (2014) — Mrs. Burton
  3. Boyz n the Hood (1991) — Mrs. Baker
  4. White Men Can't Jump (1992) — Rhonda Deane
  5. Full House (1987) — Miss Petrie
  6. ER (1994) — Sarah Langworthy
  7. The Shield (2002) — Karen Mitchell
  8. The Exorcist III (1990) — Nurse Blaine
  9. Quantum Leap (1989) — Delilah 'Lila' Berry
  10. Empire (2015) — Roxanne Ford
  11. The Perfect Score (2004) — Desmond's Mother
  12. Moonlighting (1985) — Hooker
  13. Jungle Fever (1991) — Orin Goode
  14. Poetic Justice (1993) — Jessie
  15. The Twilight Zone (1985) — Maid (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
  16. Early Edition (1996) — Dr. Marks
  17. The Mighty Quinn (1989) — Isola
  18. Hill Street Blues (1981)
  19. Nuts (1987) — Cell Woman #2
  20. School Daze (1988) — Tasha
  21. Hunter (1984) — Marguerite Montero
  22. The Corner (2000)
  23. A New York Christmas Wedding (2020) — Alison Wilks
  24. thirtysomething (1987)
  25. Lady Beware (1987) — Nan
  26. So Fine (1981) — Receptionist
  27. Equinox (1992) — Sonya Kirk
  28. Gimme an 'F' (1984) — Rocket Rafferty
  29. Soul Food (2000) — Frances Lester
  30. Better Off Dead. (1993) — Cutter Dubuque
  31. Ulterior Motives (1993) — Receptionist
  32. The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990) — Loni Sanders
  33. The Bobby Debarge Story (2019) — Etterlene DeBarge
  34. The Cape (1996) — Mission Specialist Tamara St. James
  35. The Neon Empire (1989) — Samantha
  36. You Must Remember This (1992) — Ricki Sewell
  37. The Bronx Zoo (1987)
  38. City (1990)
  39. Boxed in (2015) — Gayle
  40. Are You My Mother? (1986) — Tracy