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Tamala Jones
Tamala Jones
	Jones in 2023
Born	Tamala Reneé Jones; November 12, 1974 (age 50); Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present

Tamala Reneé Jones (born November 12, 1974)^[1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Booty Call,^[2] The Wood, Kingdom Come, The Brothers, and What Men Want.^[3] Her prominent television roles include Tina, a recurring character on Veronica's Closet; Bobbi Seawright on For Your Love; and Lanie Parish on the ABC crime drama Castle.^[4]

Career

Her first acting role was a guest appearance on the teen sitcom California Dreams. This led to a role as a student in the short-lived ABC drama Dangerous Minds. Jones had co-starring roles on the 1998–2002 series For Your Love and the short-lived The Tracy Morgan Show. She had a recurring role as Tonya, an old girlfriend of Flex's (seasons one and four) on One on One. She guest-starred on other television series, including The Parent 'Hood, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Veronica's Closet, My Name Is Earl, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and Malcolm & Eddie.

Her film credits include Booty Call, The Wood, Kingdom Come and What Men Want.^[3] She has a small uncredited role in the film Up in the Air.

In 2020, Jones played the role of Lana in the ABC drama series Rebel, which was written by Krista Vernoff.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Music videos

In 1993, Jones appeared in the music video for "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" by En Vogue. In 2001, she was in the music video for "Girls, Girls, Girls" by rapper Jay-Z with fellow actresses Paula Jai Parker and Carmen Electra. Also that year, Jones was featured in the music video for "Gravel Pit" by Wu-Tang Clan. She appeared in Sleepy Brown’s video “I Can’t Wait”. She appears in Will Smith's video "I'm Looking for the One" and as the President of the United States in the music video for the song "Independent" by rapper Webbie.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	How to Make an American Quilt	Anna's Great Grandmother
1997	Booty Call	Nikki
1998	Can't Hardly Wait	Cindi, Girlfriend #2
1999	The Wood	Tanya
1999	Blue Streak	Janiece
2000	Next Friday	D'wana
	Little Richard	Lucille	TV movie
	Turn It Up	Kia
	How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog	Laura Leeton
	The Ladies Man	Theresa
2001	Kingdom Come	Nadine
	The Brothers	Sheila West
	Two Can Play That Game	Tracey Johnson
	On the Line	Jackie
2003	Head of State	Lisa Clark
2004	Nora's Hair Salon	Clorie
2005	Long Distance	Margaret Wright
2005	Nadine in Date Land	Star	TV movie
2006	Confessions	Tory Adams
2007	What Love Is	Katherine
	Who's Your Caddy?	Shannon
	Daddy Day Camp	Kim Hinton
2008	Show Stoppers	Renee
	The Hustle	Nikki
	Who's Deal?	Mrs. Watson
	American Dream	Keisha
2009	Up in the Air	Karen Barnes
	Janky Promoters	Regina
	Busted	JJ
	Laredo	Maggie	Short
2011	35 and Ticking	Victoria
2013	Things Never Said	Daphne
2013	Yellow Ribbon	Karen Rutty	Short
2014	Act of Faith	Jacqueline
2014	The Box	Adeline	Short
2015	Megachurch Murder	Martha Spears
2018	Mr. Malevolent	Shanicka
2019	What Men Want	Mari
	'Til Death	Denise	Short
	Deadly Dispatch	Tiffany	TV movie
	Holiday Rush	Jocelyn 'Joss' Hawkins
2022	The Holiday Stocking	Marlow	TV movie
2022	Lola 2	Coach
2023	Young. Wild. Free.	Ms. McCleary
2023	Every Breath She Takes	Jules Baker	TV movie
2024	Ordinary Angels	Rose

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	California Dreams	Surfer Girl #1	Episode: "Romancing the Tube"
1995	The Parent 'Hood	Yvonne	Episode: "Byte Me" & "The Bully Pulpit"
	The Wayans Bros.	Wanda	Episode: "Shawn Takes a New Stand"
	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Tiffany	Episode: "Not, I Barbecue"
	ER	Joanie Robbins	Recurring Cast: Season 1
1996	JAG	Nia	Episode: "The Brotherhood"
1996–97	Dangerous Minds	Callie Timmons	Main Cast
1997	Soul Train	Herself/Guest Host	Episode: "Episode #26.23"
	Duckman	Black Female Student (voice)	Episode: "Das Sub"
	Malcolm & Eddie	Caroline	Episode: "Two Men and a Baby"
1997–99	Veronica's Closet	Tina	Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 3
1998–2002	For Your Love	Barbara Jean "Bobbi" Seawright Ellis	Main Cast
2000	City of Angels	Nicole	Episode: "Dress for Success"
2001	The Test	Herself/Panelist	Episode: "The Dysfunctional Test"
	Weakest Link	Herself	Episode: "Scene Stealers Edition"
	ER	Joanie Robbins	Episode: "Four Corners"
2001–05	One on One	Tonya	Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 4
2003–04	The Tracy Morgan Show	Alicia Mitchell	Main Cast
2005	Love, Inc.	Terri	Episode: "Bosom Buddies"
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Amy Wright	Episode: "Drowned Lives"
2006	CSI: Miami	Katie Watson	Episode: "Going, Going, Gone"
2007	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Claire	Episode: "The Disaster Show"
2007	My Name Is Earl	Liberty Washington	Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3
2009	Everybody Hates Chris	Darlene	Episode: "Everybody Hates Boxing"
2009–16	Castle	Lanie Parish	Main Cast
2010	Party Down	Mary Ellison	Episode: "James Ellison Funeral"
2012	RuPaul's Drag U	Herself/Guest Professor	Episode: "From Boxers to Knockouts"
	The Soul Man	Yvette	Episode: "My Old Flame"
	King Bachelor's Pad	Lieutenant Murray	Episode: "Sherlock Homeboy"
2013	Walk This Way	Herself	Episode: "Vengeance"
2017	Rebel	Jackie	Recurring Cast
2018	Speechless	Robin	Episode: "D-I-- DIMEO A-C-- ACADEMY"
2019	SEAL Team	Gunnery Sergeant Miller	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2019	L.A.'s Finest	Katherine Vaughn 'Kat' Miller	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2020–23	9-1-1: Lone Star	Detective Sarina Washington	Recurring Cast: Season 1; Guest: Seasons 3–4
2021	Rebel	Lanalee 'Lana' Ray	Main Cast
2022	The Rookie	Yvonne Thorsen	Episode: "End Game" & "Real Crime"
2022	Uncoupled	Mia	Episode: "Chapter 7"

Music Videos

Year	Song Title	Artist
1992	"Give It Up, Turn It Loose"	En Vogue
1993	"I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)"	DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
2000	"Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)"	Wu-Tang Clan
2000	"Gravel Pit"	Wu-Tang Clan
2001	"Girls, Girls, Girls"	Jay-Z
2001	"Can Heaven Wait"	Luther Vandross
2004	"I Can't Wait"	Sleepy Brown ft. Outkast
2007	"Independent"	Webbie ft. Lil Phat & Lil Boosie
2009	"Do You Think About Me"	50 Cent

References

^ "Tamala Jones Biography". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
^ Diaz, Evelyn (January 21, 2015). "Tamala Jones: Bill Cosby Disapproved of Booty Call". BET. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Fleri Soler, Paula (March 24, 2019). "When a woman needs a man". Times of Malta. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ Roffman, Marisa. "THE ROOKIE Stages (Another) CASTLE Reunion". Give Me My Remote. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 18, 2020). "'Rebel': Tamala Jones To Co-Star In ABC's Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^ "Rebel Drama From Grey's Boss, Starring Katey Sagal, Gets Series Order at ABC". TVLine.com. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 19, 2020). "'Rebel': Tamala Jones To Co-Star In ABC's Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

External links

Tamala Jones at IMDb

[tvg-1] "Tamala Jones Biography". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.

[2] Diaz, Evelyn (January 21, 2015). "Tamala Jones: Bill Cosby Disapproved of Booty Call". BET. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[timesofmalta_com-3] Fleri Soler, Paula (March 24, 2019). "When a woman needs a man". Times of Malta. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[4] Roffman, Marisa. "THE ROOKIE Stages (Another) CASTLE Reunion". Give Me My Remote. Retrieved January 31, 2022.

[5] Andreeva, Nellie (February 18, 2020). "'Rebel': Tamala Jones To Co-Star In ABC's Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

[rebel-6] "Rebel Drama From Grey's Boss, Starring Katey Sagal, Gets Series Order at ABC". TVLine.com. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[7] Andreeva, Nellie (February 19, 2020). "'Rebel': Tamala Jones To Co-Star In ABC's Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

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