Tichina Arnold
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| Tichina Arnold | |
| Born | June 28, 1971 Queens, New York |
Tichina Arnold (born June 28, 1971) is an American actress known for her role on Martin playing Pamela James, as Rochelle on Everybody Hates Chris and as Nicole on the sitcom One on One.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Arnold was born to a middle-class family in Queens, New York to a police officer father and a sanitation department worker mother.[1] She attended the High School of Music and Art.[2] She has a daughter, Alijah Kai (b. 2004), with ex-boyfriend Carvin Haggins.
[edit] Career
Other roles Arnold is recognized for include Crystal in the big-screen version of Little Shop of Horrors, along with her future Martin castmate Tisha Campbell, and for 2 years as troubled-teen character Zena Brown on the daytime soap opera, Ryan's Hope and Sharla Valentine on "All My Children. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on Ryan's Hope at the age of 16. Her most current role is playing Rochelle in the Golden Globe nominated Everybody Hates Chris
Arnold is also a raspy, powerhouse vocalist capable of dipping deep into the contralto range. Her vocals are featured on the soundtrack to the movie adaption of Little Shop of Horrors. In 1992, Arnold contributed background vocals to "Push", a single from singer and fellow actress Tisha Campbell's debut album. The two long-time friends also duetted in 1997 on a cover of The Emotions' "Don't Ask My Neighbor" from the soundtrack of the farcial comedy Sprung. Recently, she has lent her voice to several underground house/dance mixes which garnered her some popularity in the alternative club scenes of Los Angeles, CA.
With her starring role on Everybody Hates Chris, she and two of her friends/fellow vocalists pitched a possible theme song for the show. Although the song was ultimately not used for the series, an excerpt of the song in which Arnold and her vocalists sing the phrase, "Everybody Hates Chris" is heard at the end of every episode. During season one, another take of the excerpt was used at the end of every act-break before going into commercial. This was ultimately abandoned during the second season.
Arnold has her own company of designer headgear called "China Moon Rags". Friends Vivica A. Fox, Tisha Campbell-Martin, LisaRaye McCoy, and Regina King have modeled and been seen wearing Arnold's designs.
[edit] Filmography
- Martin (TV Show)
- Civil Brand
- Big Momma's House
- A Luv Tale
- Fakin' Da Funk
- Scences from a Mall
- How I Got Into College
- Starlight
- All My Children
- Ryan's Hope
- One On One
- The Jamie Foxx Show
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Everybody Hates Chris(television)
- Preaching To The Choir
- Wild Hogs
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