Erica Tazel
Erica Tazel | |
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Tazel in April 2015 | |
Born | Dallas, TX[1] |
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][3]
She made her professional acting debut at the New York Shakespeare Festival’s A Winter’s Tale (2000);[1][3] 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.[3]
On screen, Erica 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.[4]
Tazel's television debut was as a dance teacher 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.[3]
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, 78 episodes |
2015 | NCIS | Coach Curry | Episode: "Troll" |
2015 | Runaway Island | Vonda Hines | |
2015 | Mr. Right | Lisa | |
2016 | Roots | Matilda | TV miniseries |
2016 | Odious | Evelyn |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Mafia 3 | Cassandra | Provided voice & likeness. |
References
- 1 2 3 Erica Tazel Biography from TVGuide.com, retrieved 11 June 2014
- ↑ IMDB Resume, accessed 3 December 2012
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/justified/cast.php, entry "Erica Tazel", accessed 3 December 2012
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372334/, accessed 3 December 2012