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Troy Byer (born November 7, 1964) is an American psychologist, author, director, screenwriter, and actress.

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Troy Byer
Born	(1964-11-07) November 7, 1964 (age 57) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Troy Beyer
Occupation	Psychologist, Author, Director, Screenwriter
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Mark Burg (1994–2000)
Website	www.troybyer.com

Early life and education

Born in New York City to an African-American mother and white father,[1] Byer spent the first part of her career working in the entertainment industry. She began her acting career with a role on the children's program Sesame Street when she was four years old. She later studied acting and psychobiology at City University of New York and went on to earn a master's degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute in eco, liberation and community psychology. Byer holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from California Southern University with certification in Industrial Organizational Psychology.

Career

After landing a bit part in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984), Byer moved to Los Angeles, and became a regular on the ABC prime-time soap opera Dynasty in 1986, playing Jackie Deveraux, the daughter of Diahann Carroll's character Dominique Deveraux. Byer went on to earn ShoWest's Newcomer of the Year award for her leading role in the feature Rooftops (1989).

Since then, Byer acted in features such as Disorderlies (1987), The Five Heartbeats (1991) as Baby Doll, Weekend at Bernie's II (1993), Eddie (1996) starring Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Altman's The Gingerbread Man (1998) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey Jr., and John Q (2002) starring Denzel Washington.

In 1997, Byer made her screenwriting debut with B*A*P*S, starring Halle Berry. As she was unhappy with how her script was changed during the course of filming, in 1998 she decided to direct her next screenplay, Let's Talk About Sex (1998) herself while also playing a starring role. Byer made a trailer and took it to the Sundance Film Festival, where she gave it to film executives. The film was quickly picked up by Fine Line Features. Byer wrote and directed Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003) for Warner Brothers, based on the hit 1987 movie Can't Buy Me Love.[2]

Byer is an active member of Agape International Spiritual Center and an advocate for the foster care system—a system to which she herself once belonged.

Byer is the author of two self-help books -- How To Be Ex-Free: 9 Keys To Happiness After Heartbreak, and How To Be A Responsibly Powerful Bitch.

Personal life

Byer has one son, Jordan Burg, with her ex-husband Mark Burg.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Uncle Tom's Cabin	Emmeline	TV Movie
	Disorderlies	Carla
1989	Rooftops	Elena
1990	The White Girl	Kim
1991	The Five Heartbeats	Baby Doll
1993	Weekend at Bernie's II	Claudie
1994	3 Chains o' Gold	-	Video
1996	The Little Death	Defense Attorney
	Eddie	Beth Hastings
	Alien Avengers	-	TV Movie
1997	B.A.P.S.	Tracy Shaw
1998	The Gingerbread Man	Konnie Dugan
	Let's Talk About Sex	Jasmine 'Jazz' Hampton
2001	Good Advice	Nancy
	Surviving Gilligan's Island	Diner
2002	John Q.	Miriam Smith
	A Light in the Darkness	Kira Hansen
	Malevolent	Kelly
2003	Recipe for Disaster	Welfare Officer	TV Movie
2012	Mommy's Little Monster	Kira Hansen
2015	Ex-Free	Tanya

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Sesame Street	herself	Recurring, seasons 1-6
1985	Knots Landing	Whitney	Recurring Cast: Season 7
1986–87	Dynasty	Jackie Deveraux	Recurring Cast: Season 7
1987	21 Jump Street	Patty Blatcher	Episode: "The Worst Night of Your Life"
	A Different World	Monica Walters	Episode: "The Gift of the Magi"
1988	Sonny Spoon	Gwendolyn	Episode: "Semper Fi"
1989	A Man Called Hawk	Anna George	Episode: "Vendetta"
1991	The Cosby Show	Ellen	Episode: "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
1993	TriBeCa	Debra	Episode: "The Box"
	Walker, Texas Ranger	Catherine 'Cat' Prather	Episode: "End Run"
1994	Diagnosis: Murder	Brianna Jones	Episode: "Standing Eight Count"
1995	Red Shoe Diaries	Angel	Episode: "Billy Bar"
1996–97	Murder One	Carla Latrell	Recurring Cast: Season 2

References

External links

• Troy Byer at IMDb

На других языках

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[ru] Байер, Трой

Трой Иве́тт Ба́йер (англ. Troy Yvette Beyer; 7 ноября 1964, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США) — американская актриса, сценарист, режиссёр и продюсер.

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