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Tyra Ferrell
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Tyra Ferrell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-03-29,Houston, Texas, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

Boyz n the Hood

7.629

Boyz n the Hood
1991-07-12

White Men Can't Jump

6.6

White Men Can't Jump
1992-03-27

6.88

Poetic Justice
1993-07-23

0

Boxed in
2015-06-01

5.786

Lady Beware
1987-08-14

5.6

Equinox
1992-09-18

The Neon Empire

1

The Neon Empire
1989-12-03

6.3

Nuts
1987-11-20

The Exorcist III

6.252

The Exorcist III
1990-08-17

Are You My Mother?

0

Are You My Mother?
1986-03-05

The Mighty Quinn

6.089

The Mighty Quinn
1989-02-17

4.773

So Fine
1981-09-25

Better Off Dead.

3.75

Better Off Dead.
1993-01-12

The Perfect Score

5.77

The Perfect Score
2004-01-30

The Bobby Debarge Story

5.7

The Bobby Debarge Story
2019-06-29

5.712

School Daze
1988-02-12

6.369

Jungle Fever
1991-06-07

A New York Christmas Wedding

5.7

A New York Christmas Wedding
2020-08-21

Ulterior Motives

4

Ulterior Motives
1993-01-06

thirtysomething

6.12

thirtysomething
1987-09-29

7.3

Early Edition
1996-09-28

The Twilight Zone

7.76

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

7.515

Moonlighting
1985-03-03

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.938

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20

7

Soul Food
2000-06-28

Hill Street Blues

7.6

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

8.033

Quantum Leap
1989-03-26

7.5

Full House
1987-09-22

7.7

The Cape
1996-09-09

7.824

ER
1994-09-19

5

The Bronx Zoo
1987-03-19

7.739

The Corner
2000-04-16

0

City
1990-01-29

The Neon Empire

0

The Neon Empire
1989-12-03

8.1

The Shield
2002-03-12

7.152

Hunter
1984-09-18

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

5.25

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990-09-17

8.419

Chicago P.D.
2014-01-08