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Tyra Ferrell

Tyra Ferrell

Known for ActingBorn 1962-03-29 (age 64)Houston, Texas, USA
​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.Read more

Movies & web series

City
9.0
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City

1990 · Series

Chicago P.D.8.4
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Chicago P.D.

2014 · Series

You Must Remember This8.5
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You Must Remember This

1992 · Movie

The Shield8.2
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The Shield

2002 · Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit7.9
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Series

Quantum Leap8.0
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Quantum Leap

1989 · Series

The Corner7.8
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The Corner

2000 · Series

ER7.8
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ER

1994 · Series

The Twilight Zone7.7
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The Twilight Zone

1985 · Series

Boyz n the Hood7.6
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Boyz n the Hood

1991 · Movie

The Cape7.5
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The Cape

1996 · Series

Hill Street Blues7.6
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Hill Street Blues

1981 · Series

Full House7.5
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Full House

1987 · Series

Moonlighting7.5
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Moonlighting

1985 · Series

Early Edition7.3
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Early Edition

1996 · Series

Empire7.1
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Empire

2015 · Series

Soul Food7.2
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Soul Food

2000 · Series

Hunter7.1
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Hunter

1984 · Series

Poetic Justice6.7
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Poetic Justice

1993 · Movie

White Men Can't Jump6.6
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White Men Can't Jump

1992 · Movie

The Neon Empire6.7
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The Neon Empire

1989 · Movie

The Bronx Zoo6.5
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The Bronx Zoo

1987 · Series

Jungle Fever6.4
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Jungle Fever

1991 · Movie

Nuts6.3
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Nuts

1987 · Movie

thirtysomething6.3
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thirtysomething

1987 · Series

The Exorcist III6.3
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The Exorcist III

1990 · Movie

The Bobby Debarge Story5.8
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The Bobby Debarge Story

2019 · Movie

The Mighty Quinn6.0
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The Mighty Quinn

1989 · Movie

A New York Christmas Wedding5.7
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A New York Christmas Wedding

2020 · Movie

The Perfect Score5.8
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The Perfect Score

2004 · Movie

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill5.8
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

1990 · Series

Equinox5.7
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Equinox

1992 · Movie

School Daze5.7
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School Daze

1988 · Movie

Lady Beware5.6
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Lady Beware

1987 · Movie

Gimme an 'F'4.9
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Gimme an 'F'

1984 · Movie

Better Off Dead.4.8
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Better Off Dead.

1993 · Movie

Ulterior Motives4.8
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Ulterior Motives

1993 · Movie

So Fine4.8
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So Fine

1981 · Movie

Boxed in
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Boxed in

2015 · Movie

The Neon Empire
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The Neon Empire

1989 · Series

Are You My Mother?
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Are You My Mother?

1986 · Movie