Tawny Cypress
Known For
Acting
Born
1976-08-08 in 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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Shauna
Law & Order
as Erin Grassley
The Blacklist
as Nez Rowan
Blue Bloods
as Patrice
FBI
as Jillian Starls
The Good Wife
as Melinda
Elementary
as Black Suit
Supergirl
as Senator Miranda Crane
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Louisa Iberra
House of Cards
as Carly Heath
Heroes
as Simone Deveaux
Bull
as Brooke Ford
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Unforgettable
as Cherie Rollins-Murray
Warehouse 13
as Romana
Third Watch
as Sharon Burns
Yellowjackets
as Taissa Turner
Army Wives
as Brenda
Rescue Me
as Carla
Hack
as Anna Rowe