Tyra Ferrell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 29, 1962, Houston, Texas, USA
- Movies
- 21
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | A New York Christmas Wedding | Alison Wilks |
| 2019 | The Bobby Debarge Story | Etterlene DeBarge |
| 2015 | Boxed in | Gayle |
| 2004 | The Perfect Score | Desmond's Mother |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Jessie |
| 1993 | Better Off Dead. | Cutter Dubuque |
| 1993 | Ulterior Motives | Receptionist |
| 1992 | Equinox | Sonya Kirk |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Rhonda Deane |
| 1992 | You Must Remember This | Ricki Sewell |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Mrs. Baker |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Orin Goode |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Nurse Blaine |
| 1989 | The Neon Empire | Samantha |
| 1989 | The Mighty Quinn | Isola |
| 1988 | School Daze | Tasha |
| 1987 | Nuts | Cell Woman #2 |
| 1987 | Lady Beware | Nan |
| 1986 | Are You My Mother? | Tracy |
| 1984 | Gimme an 'F' | Rocket Rafferty |
| 1981 | So Fine | Receptionist |
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