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Tyra Ferrell (born March 29, 1962) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), White Men Can't Jump (1992), and Poetic Justice (1993).

Tyra Ferrell
Born	(1962-03-29) March 29, 1962 (age 60) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Diop Kamau ​ (m. 1992)​

Life and career

Ferrell was born in Houston, Texas.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

In 1991, Ferrell played supporting roles in the films Boyz n the Hood and Jungle Fever.[1] In the same year, she was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John A. Willis' Screen World.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] She returned to acting ten years later with the leading role in Tasha Smith's directorial debut, Boxed In.[7] In 2015, Ferrell was cast in a recurring role on the second season of Fox's prime-time soap opera Empire.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	So Fine	Receptionist
1984	Gimme an 'F'	Rocket Rafferty
1987	Lady Beware	Nan
	Nuts	Cell Woman #2
1988	Tapeheads	Flygirl
	School Daze	Tasha
	Side by Side	Rita Gold	TV Movie
1989	The Mighty Quinn	Isola
	The Neon Empire	Samantha	TV Movie
1990	The Exorcist III	Nurse Blaine
1991	Jungle Fever	Orin Goode
	Boyz n the Hood	Brenda Baker
1992	White Men Can't Jump	Rhonda Deane
	Equinox	Sonya Kirk
	Ulterior Motives	Receptionist
	You Must Remember This	Ricki Sewell	TV Movie
1993	Better Off Dead	Cutter Dubuque	TV Movie
	Poetic Justice	Jessie
2004	The Perfect Score	Mrs. Rhodes
	NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323	Jessamyn	TV Movie
	Coochie	Olivia Potter	Short
2015	Boxed in	Gayle	Short
2019	The Bobby DeBarge Story	Etterlene DeBarge	TV Movie
2020	A New York Christmas Wedding	Alison Wilks

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Hill Street Blues	Jonelle Robinson	Episode: "Somewhere Over the Rambo"
	Moonlighting	Hooker	Episode: "Knowing Her"
	The Twilight Zone	Maid	Episode: "Dead Woman's Shoes"
1986	ABC Afterschool Special	Tracy	Episode: "Are You My Mother?"
	Hunter	Marguerite Montero	Episode: "Love, Hate, and Sporty James"
1987	Mathnet	Ginnie Carlson	Episode: "The Problem of the Missing Baseball"
	Square One Television	Ginnie Carlson	3 Episodes
1987-88	The Bronx Zoo	Roberta Hughes	Main Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
1988	Mr. Belvedere	Cashier	Episode: "Hooky"
1989	Quantum Leap	Delilah 'Lila' Berry	Episode: "So Help Me God - July 29, 1957"
1989-90	Thirtysomething	Ricky Bianca	Recurring Cast: Season 3
1990	Full House	Miss Petrie	Episode: "Bye, Bye Birdie"
	City	Wanda Jenkins	Main Cast
	The Trials of Rosie O'Neill	Loni Sanders	Episode: "An Act of Love"
1994	ER	Dr. Sarah Langworthy	Recurring Cast: Season 1
1996-97	The Cape	Mission Specialist Tamara St. James	Main Cast
1997	Early Edition	Dr. Marks	Episode: "Faith"
2000	The Corner	Ella Thompson	Main Cast
	Soul Food	Frances Lester	Episode: "Truth Be Told"
2002	The Shield	Karen Mitchell	Episode: "Two Days of Blood"
2003	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Bethany Taylor	Episode: "Futility"
2015	Empire	Roxanne Ford	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2017	Tales	Courier	Episode: "99 Problems"
2018	Chicago PD	Mrs. Burton	Episode: "Breaking Point"

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Outcome
2005	NAACP Image Award	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	"NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323"	Nominated

References

External links

• Tyra Ferrell at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Tyra Ferrell

Tyra Ferrell (* 28. Januar 1962 in Houston, Texas) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Tyra Ferrell

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[ru] Феррелл, Тайра

Тайра Феррелл (англ. Tyra Ferrell, род. 28 января 1962) — американская актриса.

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