Tyra Ferrell

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1962-03-29 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Tyra Ferrell

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 Thirtysometh...

Acting

1991

Boyz n the Hood

as Mrs. Baker

1992

White Men Can't Jump

as Rhonda Deane

1993

2015

Boxed in

as Gayle

1987

1992

Equinox

as Sonya Kirk

1989

The Neon Empire

as Samantha

1987

Nuts

as Cell Woman #2

1990

The Exorcist III

as Nurse Blaine

1986

1989

1981

So Fine

as Receptionist

1993

Better Off Dead.

as Cutter Dubuque

2004

The Perfect Score

as Desmond's Mother

2019

The Bobby Debarge Story

as Etterlene DeBarge

1988

School Daze

as Tasha

1991

Jungle Fever

as Orin Goode

2020

1993

Ulterior Motives

as Receptionist

1992

You Must Remember This

as Ricki Sewell

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