Tawny Cypress
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| Tawny Cypress | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 8, 1976 Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Bill Charles (2000-2004) (divorced) 1 child Tom Dillon (2006-Present) |
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.[1] Her older brother Toby Cypress is a comic book artist.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Autumn in New York | Melissa | |
| 2006 | Bella | Frannie | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Allisa | |
| 2011 | Remains | Cindy | |
| 2013 | Home | Laura |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | Rosana Booth | Episode: "A Hole in Juan" |
| 2000-2005 | Third Watch | A.D.A. Sharon Burns | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2001-2002 | 100 Centre Street | Cassandra Rodriguez | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2002 | Hack | Anna Rowe | Episode: "Bad Choices" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Louisa Iberra | Episode: "Legion" |
| 2003 | All My Children | Prof. Shambala Stevens | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | Nina Calvo | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2005 | Stella | Gemma | Episode: "Meeting Girls" |
| 2006 | Love Monkey | Crystal Sloane | Episode: "Mything Persons" |
| 2006 | Time Tunnel, TheThe Time Tunnel | J.D. | TV film |
| 2006-2007 | Heroes | Simone Deveaux | Recurring role (14 episodes) |
| 2007-2008 | K-Ville | Ginger 'Love Tap' LeBeau | Recurring role (11 episodes) |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Shawna | Episode: "Undercover" |
| 2008 | Army Wives | Brenda | Episodes: "Casting Out the Net", "Duplicity" |
| 2009 | House Rules | Robin Calhoun | TV film |
| 2009 | Rescue Me | Carla | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Romana | Episode: "Age Before Beauty" |
| 2011 | Gun Hill | Andrea Logan | TV film |
| 2012 | Good Wife, TheThe Good Wife | Melinda | Episode: "I Fought the Law" |
| 2012 | Blue Bloods | Patrice | Episode: "Nightmares" |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Carly Heath | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2013-2014 | Unforgettable | Cherie Rollins-Murray | Regular role (13 episodes) |
References
- ↑ {{cite web She was civilly sued in 2012 by her ex-husband, Bill Charles in retaliation for his criminal arrest for an assault he enacted on their 12 year old son. Charles subsequently spent 6 days in jail and is due for a criminal trial January 23, 2012. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256736/Heroes-actress-Tawny-Cypress-sued-ex-husband-lured-NY-burger-bar-new-lover-beat-up.html |url=http://www.fox.com/kville/bios/tawny.htm |author=Ginger "Love Tap" LeBeau |publisher=Fox Broadcasting Company |title=K-Ville: Bios: Tawny Cypress |accessdate=January 16, 2008 |archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20071228064644/http://www.fox.com/kville/bios/tawny.htm |archivedate =December 28, 2007}}
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