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Tawny Cypress

Acting · Born 1976-08-08 · Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Tawny Cypress (born August 8, 1976) is an American actress. She has appeared in various television and stage plays. She portrayed Simone Deveaux on the TV series Heroes. She previously starred on Fox's drama K-Ville as Ginger "Love Tap" LeBeau, a police officer who suffers the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Her father is of Hungarian and German extraction and her mother is of African-American and Native American ancestry. Cypress was born and raised in Point Pleasant, New Jersey and now lives in New York City. Her older brother Toby Cypress is a comic book artist.

Known for

Filmography

2022Queer for Fear: The History of Queer HorrorSelf
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
2021YellowjacketsTaissa Turner
2020Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone CollectorNaia
2019Inez & Doug & KiraInez
2019The CodeCol. Edina Corpus
2018FBIJillian Starls
2017The Blacklist: RedemptionNez Rowan
2016BullBrooke Ford
2016BillionsDean Walker
2015SupergirlSenator Miranda Crane
2014Gun HillAndrea Login
2013HomeLaura
2013The BlacklistNez Rowan
2013House of CardsCarly Heath
2012ElementaryBlack Suit
2011RemainsCindy
2011UnforgettableCherie Rollins-Murray
2010Blue BloodsPatrice
2010Brooklyn's FinestAllisa
2009The Good WifeMelinda
2009Warehouse 13Romana
2007K-VilleGinger 'Love Tap' LeBeau
2007Army WivesBrenda
2006HeroesSimone Deveaux
2006BellaFrannie
2006World Trade CenterBleeding Woman
2006The Time TunnelJ.D.
2005Jonny ZeroNina Calvo
2004Rescue MeCarla
2002HackAnna Rowe
2002Stalker Guilt SyndromeFemale Passerby
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentLouisa Iberra
2001100 Centre StreetCassandra
2000Autumn in New YorkMelissa
1999Third WatchSharon Burns
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitShauna
1990Law & OrderErin Grassley

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