Quick Facts
Born:
1976-08-08
Birthplace:
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Credits:
39 Total Roles
Tawny Cypress
Acting
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Biography
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.
Her older brother Toby Cypress is a comic book artist.
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.
Her older brother Toby Cypress is a comic book artist.
Known For
Supergirl
Senator Miranda Crane
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Shauna
The Blacklist
Nez Rowan
House of Cards
Carly Heath
Heroes
Simone Deveaux
Elementary
Black Suit
World Trade Center
Bleeding Woman
Billions
Dean Walker
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror TV | Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show TV | Self |
| 2021 | Yellowjackets TV | Taissa Turner |
| 2020 | Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector TV | Naia |
| 2019 | Inez & Doug & Kira MOVIE | Inez |
| 2019 | The Code TV | Col. Edina Corpus |
| 2018 | FBI TV | Jillian Starls |
| 2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption TV | Nez Rowan |
| 2016 | Bull TV | Brooke Ford |
| 2016 | Billions TV | Dean Walker |