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TANYA WRIGHT BIO Tanya is a two time winner of the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) Award, Best Acting Ensemble for her portrayal of Crystal Burset in Orange is the New Black. She appears as NSA Adviser of the United Staes in Season 5 (2018) of CBS' Madame Secretary and starred for 7 seasons as Deputy Kenya Jones on HBO's True Blood. An entrepreneur, ...
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Actress (33 credits)
Actress (33 credits)
2013-2018
Orange Is the New Black
(TV Series)
Crystal Burset
Crystal Burset
- Be Free
(2018)
... Crystal Burset
- Friends in Low Places
(2016)
... Crystal Burset
- People Persons
(2016)
... Crystal Burset
- Power Suit
(2016)
... Crystal Burset
- A Tittin' and a Hairin'
(2015)
... Crystal Burset
2008-2014
True Blood
(TV Series)
Deputy Kenya Jones
Deputy Kenya Jones
- Lost Cause
(2014)
... Deputy Kenya Jones (credit only)
- Death Is Not the End
(2014)
... Deputy Kenya Jones
- Fire in the Hole
(2014)
... Deputy Kenya Jones
- I Found You
(2014)
... Deputy Kenya Jones
- Jesus Gonna Be Here
(2014)
... Deputy Kenya Jones
2003-2004
The Handler
(TV Series)
Marcy
Marcy
- Wedding Party
(2004)
... Marcy
- The Big Fall
(2004)
... Marcy
- Give Daddy Some Sugar
(2004)
... Marcy
- Acts of Congress
(2004)
... Marcy
- Bleak House
(2004)
... Marcy
2002
NYPD Blue
(TV Series)
Officer Maya Anderson
Officer Maya Anderson
- Maya Con Dios
(2002)
... Officer Maya Anderson
- One in the Nuts
(2002)
... Officer Maya Anderson
- You've Got Mail
(2002)
... Officer Maya Anderson
- Ho Down
(2002)
... Officer Maya Anderson
- Better Laid Than Never: Part 2
(2002)
... Officer Maya Anderson
2001-2002
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(TV Series)
Patty Brooks
Patty Brooks
- 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
(2002)
... Patty Brooks
- 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
(2002)
... Patty Brooks
- 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
(2002)
... Patty Brooks
- 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
(2002)
... Patty Brooks
- 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
(2002)
... Patty Brooks
2000-2001
The District
(TV Series)
Annette Haywood / Laura Clayson
Annette Haywood / Laura Clayson
- Running Towards Fire
(2001)
... Annette Haywood
- Imperfect Victims
(2000)
... Laura Clayson
1998
Mama Flora's Family
(TV Mini Series)
Ernestine
Ernestine
- Episode #1.2
(1998)
... Ernestine
- Episode #1.1
(1998)
... Ernestine
1998
Police Academy: The Series
(TV Series)
Cassandra Cunningham
Cassandra Cunningham
- Lend Me Your Neck
(1998)
... Cassandra Cunningham (uncredited)
- Cadet of the Year
(1998)
... Cassandra Cunningham (uncredited)
- Mr. I.Q.
(1998)
... Cassandra Cunningham (uncredited)
- A Horse of Course
(1998)
... Cassandra Cunningham (uncredited)
- Bring Me the Turtle of Commandant Hefilfinger
(1998)
... Cassandra Cunningham
1996
The Jamie Foxx Show
(TV Series)
Casey Coles
Casey Coles
- Burned Twice by the Same Flame
(1996)
... Casey Coles
1996
Buddies
(TV Series)
Phyllis Brooks
Phyllis Brooks
- Marry Me... Sort Of
(1996)
... Phyllis Brooks
- Famous Last Words
(1996)
... Phyllis Brooks
- Regarding Henry
(1996)
... Phyllis Brooks
- A Room with a Pyew
(1996)
... Phyllis Brooks
- Lights, Camera, Yuck!
(1996)
... Phyllis Brooks
1995
Burke's Law
(TV Series)
Scrub Nurse
Scrub Nurse
- Who Killed the King of the Country Club?
(1995)
... Scrub Nurse
1986
The Cosby Show
(TV Series)
Tanya Simpson / Tanya
Tanya Simpson / Tanya
- Man Talk
(1986)
... Tanya Simpson
- The Card Game
(1986)
... Tanya
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