- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 29, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
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 "Prom…
Filmography
movieA New York Christmas Wedding
2020 · Alison Wilks
movieThe Bobby Debarge Story
2019 · Etterlene DeBarge
Boxed in
movieBoxed in
2015 · Gayle
tvEmpire
2015 · Roxanne Ford
tvChicago P.D.
2014 · Mrs. Burton
movieThe Perfect Score
2004 · Desmond's Mother
tvThe Shield
2002 · Karen Mitchell
tvSoul Food
2000 · Frances Lester
tvThe Corner
2000
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Bethany Taylor
tvEarly Edition
1996 · Dr. Marks
tvThe Cape
1996 · Mission Specialist Tamara St. James
tvER
1994 · Sarah Langworthy
moviePoetic Justice
1993 · Jessie
movieBetter Off Dead.
1993 · Cutter Dubuque
movieUlterior Motives
1993 · Receptionist
movieEquinox
1992 · Sonya Kirk
movieWhite Men Can't Jump
1992 · Rhonda Deane
movieYou Must Remember This
1992 · Ricki Sewell
movieBoyz n the Hood
1991 · Mrs. Baker
movieJungle Fever
1991 · Orin Goode
tvThe Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 · Loni Sanders
movieThe Exorcist III
1990 · Nurse Blaine
City
tvCity
1990
movieThe Neon Empire
1989 · Samantha
tvThe Neon Empire
1989 · Samantha
tvQuantum Leap
1989 · Delilah 'Lila' Berry
movieThe Mighty Quinn
1989 · Isola
movieSchool Daze
1988 · Tasha
movieNuts
1987 · Cell Woman #2
tvthirtysomething
1987
tvFull House
1987 · Miss Petrie
movieLady Beware
1987 · Nan
tvThe Bronx Zoo
1987
movieAre You My Mother?
1986 · Tracy
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985 · Maid (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
tvMoonlighting
1985 · Hooker
movieGimme an 'F'
1984 · Rocket Rafferty
tvHunter
1984 · Marguerite Montero
movieSo Fine
1981 · Receptionist
tvHill Street Blues
1981