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Tyra Ferrell

 
Actor: Tyra Ferrell
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  • Born: 1962 in Houston, Texas
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: White Men Can't Jump, Poetic Justice, Equinox
  • First Major Screen Credit: White Men Can't Jump (1992)

Biography

American actress Tyra Ferrell has worked on stage, television and in film. In the latter she gained favorable notice playing opposite John Turturro in Jungle Fever and as the mother who plays favorites in Boyz N the Hood (both 1991). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Tyra Ferrell
Born January 28, 1962
Houston, Texas

Tyra Ferrell (born January 28, 1962) is an American actress.

She appeared in Jungle Fever (1991), which starred Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. She also had roles in films such as Boyz in the Hood (1991), White Men Can't Jump (1992) and Poetic Justice (1993). At one time Ferrell also maintained a recurring role in the television series ER.

In 1991, Ferrell was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World. [1] In 2005, she was nominated for an image award as an outstanding actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323(2004)(TV).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Biography for Tyra Ferrell". IMDB.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274508/bio. 
  2. ^ "NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323(2004)(TV) which movie talks about how the National Transportation Safety Board Investigates a Plane Crash Disaster with a Boeing 737-300". IMDB.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285074/. 

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