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Tyra Ferrell
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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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.624 |
Birthday | 1962-03-29 |
Place of Birth | Houston, Texas, USA |
Also Known As |
![Boyz n the Hood](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/v4ox4aSCNT5vyLXl4Q71JiWwCXW.jpg)
1991
![Boyz n the Hood](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/v4ox4aSCNT5vyLXl4Q71JiWwCXW.jpg)
Boyz n the Hood
7.615/1929
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![White Men Can't Jump](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jnI05Z2Cm9ACEJo8FGen7tdHKLl.jpg)
1992
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White Men Can't Jump
6.621/1314
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![Poetic Justice](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fOtMHxhYaCQcu3dwWpg7lz4Bqo0.jpg)
1993
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Poetic Justice
6.9/247
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![Lady Beware](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oGtqzTXz7rSrQtg5fQblz3G9UQA.jpg)
1987
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Lady Beware
5.472/18
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![Equinox](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lVmZkiDbTJ1GUYMxUDqdkrAQkFp.jpg)
1992
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Equinox
5.6/14
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![The Neon Empire](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jP8mxIWg47IfPxIx4kDjugHPD6l.jpg)
1989
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The Neon Empire
0/0
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![The Exorcist III](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bl6nSPcyqz6xD2Igd2VQvz8qWo0.jpg)
1990
![The Exorcist III](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bl6nSPcyqz6xD2Igd2VQvz8qWo0.jpg)
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6.2/733
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![The Mighty Quinn](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ld2FrKya5cPm8z3enXt8gOFxokJ.jpg)
1989
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The Mighty Quinn
6.2/108
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![So Fine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ekOX7nQkyrrvUoqFjDSV1epdGpl.jpg)
1981
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4.8/20
While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success -...
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![Better Off Dead.](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/w0H59BKbEuNdC7q2ex13kIsvL3b.jpg)
1993
![Better Off Dead.](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/w0H59BKbEuNdC7q2ex13kIsvL3b.jpg)
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4.667/3
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![The Perfect Score](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xflTliVBvCztaLzTJx9luHnSqwD.jpg)
2004
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The Perfect Score
5.78/451
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![The Bobby Debarge Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uaRbFV9JIFjjhArdar0egoz1Euy.jpg)
2019
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5.7/3
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![School Daze](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vnfjKHcmah7ReMxLNF18JMXFgSZ.jpg)
1988
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School Daze
5.9/96
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![Jungle Fever](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pw7cOdwCylBuiv6rvosBSkcgKEe.jpg)
1991
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Jungle Fever
6.406/281
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference wo...
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![A New York Christmas Wedding](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/HBCqJIBogtq3u1uyCJyo2as8ic.jpg)
2020
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5.707/29
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![Boxed in](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2015
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0/0
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![Nuts](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3OW1JuLly9Z6wGZPiHgKpnlRo6s.jpg)
1987
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Nuts
6.3/112
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![Are You My Mother?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jrHzIydQKgf4oRRUMJe1ByN76A6.jpg)
1986
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Are You My Mother?
0/0
Teenage girl is stunned to discover that her mother is not deceased, but mentally ill living in an institution.
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