Tristin Mays
Tristin Mays | |
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| File:Tristinmays.jpg Tristin Mays, 2011 | |
| Born | June 10, 1990 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Tristin Mays (born June 10, 1990) is an American actress and singer.
Early life and education
Mays' parents, Viveca and Michael Mays, worked as an artist and in the military. She was raised in New York City until the family moved in 2003 to Moreno Valley, California, where she graduated from Vista del Lago High School. Her older brother, Jeryn, is also an actor.[1]
Career
While best known for her role as Riley Davis on the 2016 TV series MacGyver, Mays has played in television series including as Shaina in the Nickelodeon series Gullah Gullah Island[1] and as Robin Dixon, the daughter of Marcus Dixon, Carl Lumbly's character in Alias.
Her other television credits include Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Everybody Hates Chris, True Jackson, VP, Zeke and Luther, Big Time Rush, Victorious and The Vampire Diaries.
In 1997, she joined the cast of Gullah Gullah Island replacing Shaina M. Freeman as Shaina. That same year she was cast as Nala in The Lion King on Broadway.[1][2] She subsequently played Fan in Dickens' A Christmas Carol.[1] In 2009, she was a series regular in the web series Private based on the novels of the same name.[3] In 2011, she starred in the internet sitcom FAIL with fellow Gullah Gullah Island co-star Vanessa Baden.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hot Dog Water | Julia | Short film |
| 2012 | Thunderstruck | Isabela Sanchez | |
| 2012 | She is Not My Sister | Megan | |
| 2013 | House Party: Tonight's the Night | Autumn Rose | Direct-to-video film |
| 2015 | The Wedding Ringer | Cute bridesmaid |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Harambee! | Angel | Television film |
| 1997 | Gullah Gullah Island | Shaina | Series regular |
| 2001–2004 | Alias | Robin Dixon | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Bernice | Episode: "Substitute Teachers and the New Kid" |
| 2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Jenise Huckstable | Episode: "Everybody Hates Homecoming" |
| 2009 | Private | Taylor Bell | Web series; series regular |
| 2010 | True Jackson, VP | Hailey | Episode: "My Boss Ate My Homework" |
| 2010–2011 | Zeke and Luther | Monica Lopez | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Big Time Rush | Stephanie King | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Kelly Brook's Cameltoe Shows | Herself | Funny or Die skit |
| 2011 | Victorious | Sherry | Episode: "Prom Wrecker" |
| 2011 | FAIL | Alicia | Web series; series regular |
| 2011 | Kickin It | Vanessa / M.C. | Episode: "All the Wrong Moves" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Karaoke Girl | Episode: "The 112th Congress" |
| 2015–2016 | The Vampire Diaries | Sarah Nelson/Salvatore | Recurring role (season 6), Guest (season 8) 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Supergirl | Maxwell Lord's Assistant | Episode: "Childish Things" |
| 2015 | Night of the Wild | Rosalyn | Television film[5] |
| 2016–present | MacGyver | Riley Davis | Main role |
| 2017 | Switched at Birth | Ally | Episodes: "Four Ages in Life" and "Memory (The Heart)" |
References
- ^ a b c d Laurie Lucas, "Former Moreno Valley resident stars in the rebooted ‘MacGyver’ TV show", The Press-Enterprise, January 5, 2017.
- ^ Tristin Mays at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Private webisodes
- ^ Cast of Fail
- ^ "It's Sharknado...with dogs! Kelly Rutherford protects her family from cantankerous canines in new film Night Of The Wild". Daily Mail. September 30, 2015.
External links
- Tristin Mays on Twitter
- Tristin Mays at IMDb
