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Tyra Ferrell

​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 in the 1993 Lifetime Television movie Better Off Dead. In 1994, she had the recurring role as Dr. Sarah Langworthy during the first season of the NBC medical drama ER, and from 1996 to 1997 she co-starred alongside Corbin Bernsen on the syndicated science fiction series The Cape. In 2000, Ferrell co-starred alongside Khandi Alexander in the HBO miniseries The Corner. She later guest-starred on Soul Food, The Shield and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2004, she was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for her role in the ABC television film NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323. She returned to acting ten years later with the leading role in Tasha Smith's directorial debut, Boxed In. In 2015, Ferrell was cast in a recurring role on the second season of Fox's prime-time soap opera Empire.

  • Nacimiento: 1962-03-29, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,4 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • Los chicos del barrio (1991) — Mrs. Baker
  • Los blancos no la saben meter (1992) — Rhonda Deane
  • Urgencias (1994) — Sarah Langworthy
  • Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales (1999) — Bethany Taylor
  • Empire (2015) — Roxanne Ford
  • Chicago P.D. (2014) — Mrs. Burton
  • La puntuación perfecta (The Perfect Score) (2004) — Desmond's Mother
  • El exorcista III (1990) — Nurse Blaine

Filmografía

  • A New York Christmas Wedding (2020) — Alison Wilks
  • The Bobby Debarge Story (2019) — Etterlene DeBarge
  • Boxed in (2015) — Gayle
  • Empire (2015) — Roxanne Ford
  • Chicago P.D. (2014) — Mrs. Burton
  • La puntuación perfecta (The Perfect Score) (2004) — Desmond's Mother
  • The Shield: Al margen de la ley (2002) — Karen Mitchell
  • Soul Food (2000) — Frances Lester
  • The Corner (2000) — Ella Thompson
  • Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales (1999) — Bethany Taylor
  • Edición anterior (1996) — Dr. Marks
  • The Cape (1996) — Mission Specialist Tamara St. James
  • Urgencias (1994) — Sarah Langworthy
  • Justicia poética (1993) — Jessie
  • Better Off Dead. (1993) — Cutter Dubuque
  • Ulterior Motives (1993) — Receptionist
  • Equinox (1992) — Sonya Kirk
  • Los blancos no la saben meter (1992) — Rhonda Deane
  • You Must Remember This (1992) — Ricki Sewell
  • Los chicos del barrio (1991) — Mrs. Baker
  • Fiebre salvaje (1991) — Orin Goode
  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990) — Loni Sanders
  • El exorcista III (1990) — Nurse Blaine
  • City (1990)
  • The Neon Empire (1989) — Samantha
  • The Neon Empire (1989) — Samantha
  • A través del tiempo (1989) — Delilah 'Lila' Berry
  • A espaldas de la ley (1989) — Isola
  • Aulas turbulentas (1988) — Tasha
  • Loca (1987) — Cell Woman #2
  • Treinta y tantos (1987)
  • Padres forzosos (1987) — Miss Petrie
  • De repente un extraño (1987) — Nan
  • The Bronx Zoo (1987)
  • Are You My Mother? (1986) — Tracy
  • Más allá de los límites de la realidad (1985) — Maid (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
  • Luz de luna (1985) — Hooker
  • Gimme an 'F' (1984) — Rocket Rafferty
  • Hunter (1984) — Marguerite Montero
  • Profesor a mi medida (1981) — Receptionist
  • Canción triste de Hill Street (1981)