Erica Tazel
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Education | Spelman College (BA) New York University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Known for | Justified |
Erica Tazel is an American theatre and television actor best known for the role of Rachel Brooks in the FX television series Justified (2010–2015).
Life and career
Tazel holds a B.A. from Spelman College and an M.F.A. from New York University's Graduate Acting Program.[2]
She made her professional acting debut at the New York Shakespeare Festival’s The Winter’s Tale (2000);[1][2] further roles include at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Cymbeline, and an off-Broadway appearance in Playwrights Horizons' Juvenilia. Tazel was nominated for the L.A. Drama Critics Circle award for Lead Performance, for her work in I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given To Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda (role of Juliette, 2007) at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA, and received the NAACP Theatre Award for Best Lead Female (2007) for that same role.[2]
On screen, Tazel has made limited appearances, including a minor role in the David Duchovny drama House of D (2004, table below), starring Anton Yelchin, Robin Williams, Téa Leoni, and Erykah Badu.
Tazel's television debut was as a dance teacher in an episode of Sex and the City (2001);[1] prior to her supporting role in Justified she was a guest lead on Without A Trace, had recurring roles on Jericho and Third Watch, and guest roles on programs including The Office, ER, Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU, Life, Heartland, Bones, and Firefly.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Sex and the City | Grace | Episode: "Baby, Talk Is Cheap" |
2001 | Third Watch | Shaquana Golden | 2 episodes |
2002 | Firefly | Doralee | Episode: "Safe" |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lynn Hauser | Episode: "Risk" |
2003 | Law & Order | Receptionist | Episode: "Suicide Box" |
2004 | House of D | Reader | |
2006 | Bones | Karen Merton | Episode: "The Soldier on the Grave" |
2007 | Jericho | Jessica Williams | 2 episodes |
2007 | Without a Trace | Tess Pratt | Episode: "Skin Deep" |
2007 | Heartland | Temple | Episode: "A Beautiful Day" |
2007 | ER | Mrs. Birk | Episode: "Blackout" |
2008 | Life | Mum at Park | Episode: "Find Your Happy Place" |
2009 | The Office | Julia | Episode: "Lecture Circuit: Part 1" |
2010–2015 | Justified | Rachel Brooks | Series regular, 49 episodes |
2015 | NCIS | Coach Curry | Episode: "Troll" |
2015 | Runaway Island | Vonda Hines | |
2015 | Mr. Right | Lisa | |
2016 | Roots | Matilda | TV miniseries |
2016 | Odious | Evelyn | |
2017 | The Orville | Baleth | Episode: "Mad Idolatry" |
2017–2018 | The Good Fight | Barbara Kolstad | Series regular, 11 episodes |
2017 | The Night Shift | Dr. Bella Cummings | 3 episodes |
2017 | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Esi Jiwe | Episode: "Guest Starring John Noble" |
2019 | Queen Sugar | Deesha Brown-Sonnier | Recurring guest |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Mafia 3 | Cassandra | Provided voice & likeness. |
References
- ^ a b c Erica Tazel Biography from TVGuide.com, retrieved 11 June 2014
- ^ a b c d http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/justified/cast.php, entry "Erica Tazel", accessed 3 December 2012
External links
- Erica Tazel at IMDb