Tawny Cypress

Tawny Cypress

Known for

Acting

Born

August 8, 1976 (age 50)

Birthplace

Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

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.

Best known work

Supergirl

Supergirl

2015

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013

House of Cards

House of Cards

2013

Heroes

Heroes

2006

Elementary

Elementary

2012

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

2006

Billions

Billions

2016

Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets

2021

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010

Filmography

2022
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer HorrorTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
2021
YellowjacketsTV
as Taissa Turner (30 episodes)
2020
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone CollectorTV
as Naia (5 episodes)
2019
Inez & Doug & Kira
as Inez
2019
The CodeTV
as Col. Edina Corpus (1 episode)
2018
FBITV
as Jillian Starls (1 episode)
2017
The Blacklist: RedemptionTV
as Nez Rowan (8 episodes)
2016
BullTV
as Brooke Ford (1 episode)
2016
BillionsTV
as Dean Walker (2 episodes)
2015
SupergirlTV
as Senator Miranda Crane (2 episodes)
2014
Gun Hill
as Andrea Login
2013
Home
as Laura
2013
The BlacklistTV
as Nez Rowan (1 episode)
2013
House of CardsTV
as Carly Heath (2 episodes)
2012
ElementaryTV
as Black Suit (1 episode)
2011
Remains
as Cindy
2011
UnforgettableTV
as Cherie Rollins-Murray (26 episodes)
2010
Blue BloodsTV
as Patrice (1 episode)
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
as Allisa
2009
The Good WifeTV
as Melinda (1 episode)
2009
Warehouse 13TV
as Romana (1 episode)
2007
K-VilleTV
as Ginger 'Love Tap' LeBeau (11 episodes)
2007
Army WivesTV
as Brenda (2 episodes)
2006
HeroesTV
as Simone Deveaux (23 episodes)