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Tyra Ferrell

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1962-03-29

Birth Place

Houston, Texas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A New York Christmas Wedding

A New York Christmas Wedding

2020

5.8

Movie
Are You My Mother?

Are You My Mother?

1986

0.0

Movie
Better Off Dead.

Better Off Dead.

1993

4.7

Movie
Boxed in

Boxed in

2015

0.0

Movie
Boyz n the Hood

Boyz n the Hood

1991

7.6

Movie
poster

Chicago P.D.

2014

8.4

TV
poster

City

1990

0.0

TV
poster

Early Edition

1996

7.3

TV
Equinox

Equinox

1992

5.6

Movie
poster

ER

1994

7.8

TV
poster

Full House

1987

7.5

TV
poster

Hill Street Blues

1981

7.6

TV
poster

Hunter

1984

7.2

TV
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

6.4

Movie
Lady Beware

Lady Beware

1987

5.5

Movie
poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
poster

Moonlighting

1985

7.5

TV
Nuts

Nuts

1987

6.3

Movie
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

1993

6.9

Movie
poster

Quantum Leap

1989

8.0

TV
School Daze

School Daze

1988

5.9

Movie
So Fine

So Fine

1981

4.8

Movie
poster

Soul Food

2000

6.2

TV
The Bobby Debarge Story

The Bobby Debarge Story

2019

5.7

Movie
poster

The Bronx Zoo

1987

5.0

TV
poster

The Cape

1996

7.7

TV
poster

The Corner

2000

7.8

TV
The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III

1990

6.2

Movie
The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

1989

6.2

Movie
The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

1989

0.0

Movie
poster

The Neon Empire

1989

0.0

TV
The Perfect Score

The Perfect Score

2004

5.8

Movie
poster

The Shield

2002

8.1

TV
poster

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

1990

5.3

TV
poster

The Twilight Zone

1985

7.7

TV
poster

thirtysomething

1987

6.3

TV
White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

1992

6.6

Movie