Acting

Tawny Cypress

Born 1976-08-08 · Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

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.

Credits

Newest first

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
as Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Yellowjackets
as Taissa Turner
2021
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
as Naia
2020
Inez & Doug & Kira
as Inez
2019
The Code
as Edina Corpus
2019
FBI
as Jillian Starls
2018
The Blacklist: Redemption
as Nez Rowan
2017
Bull
as Brooke Ford
2016
Billions
as Dean Walker
2016
Supergirl
as Senator Miranda Crane
2015
Gun Hill
as Andrea Login
2014
Home
as Laura
2013
The Blacklist
as Nez Rowan
2013
House of Cards
as Carly Heath
2013
Elementary
as Black Suit
2012
Remains
as Cindy
2011
Unforgettable
as Cherie Rollins-Murray
2011
Blue Bloods
as Patrice
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
as Allisa
2010
The Good Wife
as Melinda
2009
Warehouse 13
as Romana
2009
K-Ville
as Ginger 'Love Tap' LeBeau
2007
Army Wives
as Brenda
2007
Heroes
as Simone Deveaux
2006
Bella
as Frannie
2006
World Trade Center
as Bleeding Woman
2006
The Time Tunnel
as J.D.
2006
Jonny Zero
as Nina Calvo
2005
Rescue Me
as Carla
2004
Hack
as Anna Rowe
2002
Stalker Guilt Syndrome
as Female Passerby
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Louisa Iberra
2001
100 Centre Street
as Cassandra Rodriguez
2001
100 Centre Street
as Cassandra
2001
Autumn in New York
as Melissa
2000
Third Watch
as Sharon Burns
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Shauna
1999
Law & Order
as Erin Grassley
1990