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Tyra Ferrell

Acting
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63 Years Old

​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.

Born

Houston, Texas, USA on 29th March 1962

All Credits

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bethany Taylor
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Chicago P.D.
Mrs. Burton
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The Shield
Karen Mitchell
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Full House
Miss Petrie
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Quantum Leap
Delilah 'Lila' Berry
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ER
Sarah Langworthy
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Moonlighting
Hooker
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The Twilight Zone
Maid (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
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Hunter
Marguerite Montero
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thirtysomething
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Loni Sanders
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Hill Street Blues
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City
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The Cape
Mission Specialist Tamara St. James
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Early Edition
Dr. Marks
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The Corner
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Boyz n the Hood
Mrs. Baker
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The Exorcist III
Nurse Blaine
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Soul Food
Frances Lester
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White Men Can't Jump
Rhonda Deane
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Poetic Justice
Jessie
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The Bronx Zoo
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Jungle Fever
Orin Goode
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The Perfect Score
Desmond's Mother
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The Mighty Quinn
Isola
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School Daze
Tasha
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Nuts
Cell Woman #2
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The Neon Empire
Samantha
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Lady Beware
Nan
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A New York Christmas Wedding
Alison Wilks
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Equinox
Sonya Kirk
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So Fine
Receptionist
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The Bobby Debarge Story
Etterlene DeBarge
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Better Off Dead.
Cutter Dubuque
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You Must Remember This
Ricki Sewell
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The Neon Empire
Samantha
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Boxed in
Gayle
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Ulterior Motives
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Are You My Mother?
Tracy