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Tyra Ferrell Age: 63

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Tyra Ferrell

Date of Birth:

Mar 29, 1962

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

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.

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Filmography of

Tyra Ferrell

Found 18 Movies in total

A New York Christmas Wedding

Alison Wilks ( Actor )

... 2020

The Bobby Debarge Story

Etterlene DeBarge ( Actor )

... 2019

The Perfect Score

Desmond's Mother ( Actor )

... 2004

Poetic Justice

Jessie ( Actor )

... 1993

Better Off Dead.

Cutter Dubuque ( Actor )

... 1993

Ulterior Motives

Receptionist ( Actor )

... 1993

Equinox

Sonya Kirk ( Actor )

... 1992

White Men Can't Jump

Rhonda Deane ( Actor )

... 1992

Boyz n the Hood

Brenda Baker ( Actor )

... 1991

Jungle Fever

Orin Goode ( Actor )

... 1991

The Exorcist III

Nurse Blaine ( Actor )

... 1990

The Neon Empire

Samantha ( Actor )

... 1989

The Mighty Quinn

Isola ( Actor )

... 1989

School Daze

Tasha ( Actor )

... 1988

Nuts

Cell Woman #2 ( Actor )

... 1987

Lady Beware

Nan ( Actor )

... 1987

Are You My Mother?

Tracy ( Actor )

... 1986

So Fine

Receptionist ( Actor )

... 1981