Tanya Thompson
Tanya, whose most recent credits include the hit network television show "New Amsterdam" on NBC, the Golden Globe nominated TV show "The Sinner" on the USA Network, feature film "Paper Spiders" (starring Golden Globe Winner Lili Taylor, Stefania Owen & Peyton List) in select theaters and available on all digital platforms in the U.S.; can be seen Spring 2022 in a show coming out on HBO MAX! Tanya is the recipient of the 2016 "Best Actress in A Supporting Role" Winner of the Nollywood African & Film Critics Awards (Nafca) aka the "African Oscars" for the dynamic role she played in the Nollywood film "MUDA: When Time Is All That Matters". She won the 2016 "Movie Actress of the Year" award at the Newsome Awards in Baltimore Maryland. She also received the 2016 "Recognition Award" for her work as lead actress and producer of the feature film thriller "The1Closest2U" at the Piton International Film Festival in St. Lucia. Tanya is a first generation Caribbean American actress and producer, born and raised in the Bronx, New York. Tanya got her start in the performing arts at the tender age of 5 taking classical piano lessons as well as ballet and tap. The rush Tanya received while on stage was a feeling that would never leave her. Tanya took her first drama class in high school and it was then that she caught the acting bug! She did extremely well in that class, so much so that she received the coveted "Drama Award" at her high school graduation. This gave Tanya the confidence she needed to know that a career in film was her destiny. Upon graduation, Tanya set out to find her first acting gig. She landed a background "extra" role in the FOX hit TV series "NY Undercover"! The feeling Tanya got on the set with the cast and crew was like no other. She knew she wanted to do this full time. However, being from a conservative family, she was encouraged to take a more traditional career path that would ensure stable salary and benefits. Tanya took a step away from the spotlight to do just that. She went on to graduate with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Berkeley College. This degree helped her land a "stable job" as an Accounting Manager working alongside the CFO at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences aka "The Daytime Emmy Awards". Tanya worked her way up to Director of Finance as well as the dual role of Director of Special Events. Tanya is the 1st African American Woman to be promoted to a Director title at the Daytime Emmy Awards". One of the perks of working with the "Daytime Emmy Awards" is that Tanya was not only able to help plan the annual red carpet award show; but she was also able to attend. Every year Tanya would look at the actors of the various Daytime shows getting awarded for what she wanted to do, which was ACT! She no longer wanted to "play it safe". Tanya decided to take her career in her own hands and left the Emmys to pursue her acting career full-time. She has since worked on numerous films and has not only been in front of the camera but has now started working "behind the lens" as well. Tanya has most recently had the honor of acting in as well as Co-Producing multiple major feature films which includes the incredibly talented Clifton Powell (Ray), Malik Yoba (Empire), Taral Hicks (A Bronx Tale, Belly), Malik Whitfield (If Loving You Is Wrong, The Temptations), Claudia Jordan (Real Housewives of Atlanta), Omar Gooding (Baby Boy, Barber Shop, Smart Guy) and a host of others. She is using all of her experience she gained as an on-camera actress as well as her financial/business background from the Emmys to help other Directors bring their vision to life as one of the Producer's on their projects. This makes Tanya a very valuable asset on any production she is a part of both in front of the camera as well as behind-the scenes.
Tanya Thompson
Tanya Thompson is an actress, known for Something Like Summer (2017), The Competition (2018) and Unwritten.
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker was born on October 10, 1958 in Seminole, Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Tremors (1990), Christine (1983) and Palmer (2021).
Tanya Vital
Graduate of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and alumni of the National Youth Theatre, Tanya has worked for many years in TV, Film, Theatre and Voice-over. Featuring in many award winning shows her work includes Epix series Pennyworth, feature film Red Sparrow, Happy Valley, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Casualty, Doctors, Brief Encounters and more.
Tanya Waltisbuhl
Tanya Waltisbuhl is known for Young Rock (2021), Madison and the Happiness Jar (2021) and Chardz and Ray-Ray (2020).
Tanya Wexler
Tanya Wexler was born on August 6, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an award-winning film and TV director, known for her feature films Hysteria (2011), Ball in the House (2001) and Finding North (1998). At current, Wexler lives in New York City with her four children and their dog, Snoopy.
Tanya Wheelock
Born and raised in the suburbs of New Jersey, Tanya Wheelock is a Central Florida based actress, voice-over actor, and singer (SAG-AFTRA Eligible and AEA Membership Candidate) with a theatrical history spanning more than two decades. Tanya has performed at multiple regional theatres in New Jersey and Florida since she began acting in 2000. Tanya most recently co-starred as a Ravager in Marvel Studio's What If...? (2021) and was featured as Rachel in Unsheltered (2022) (Indie Thriller). She has also partnered with Will Phillips, developing and co-writing THE MOONSTRUCK. Her short films Better Uses for the Infinity Gauntlet: A Super Satire (2019) and Free Pudding (2017) played the festival circuit in the United States and Internationally in 2019 and 2020. Tanya has a Bachelor's degree in Theatre with a concentration in Acting from Centenary University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Of note, she have also studied improv at SAK Comedy Lab (where Wayne Brady began his career), on-screen acting under The Walking Dead (2010)'s Jordan Woods-Robinson, and Acting Through Song with Judy Kuhn. Before moving from New Jersey to Florida, Tanya was directed in Oliver! the Musical by Michael Blevins (Mark in 1985's film adaptation of A Chorus Line (1985)).
Tanya Winsor
Tanya Winsor is an actress, known for Edie (2017), Jack the Giant Killer (2013) and To Love Somebody (2014).
Tanya Wright
TANYA WRIGHT BIO Tanya is a two time winner of the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) Award, Best Acting Ensemble for her portrayal of Crystal Burset in Orange is the New Black. She appears as NSA Adviser of the United Staes in Season 5 (2018) of CBS' Madame Secretary and starred for 7 seasons as Deputy Kenya Jones on HBO's True Blood. An entrepreneur, Tanya is also founder of a story-driven haircare line called HAIRiette. Tanya Wright was born to a 15 year old mother in the South Bronx, NY. The eldest of 4, Tanya was a shy, creative child who won the "best writer" award in the 5th grade for an imaginative story she wrote about a family and their beautiful Christmas tree, despite the fact her family could not afford one that Christmas. She starred in the play The Little Birch Tree and played the title role of The Birch Tree where she stood, center stage, for 45 minutes without uttering a word. Tanya went on to attend George School (a Quaker boarding school in Newtown, PA) along with her sister. Upon graduation, she went to Vassar College where she received a degree in Independent Studies/Comparative Literature. While at Vassar, she auditioned and landed a role of Theo's girlfriend--Tanya Simpson-- on The Cosby Show. Uncomfortable with the attention she garnered as an actress, she focused on a quieter, more solitary career as a writer -though, she admits, there was something about the craft of acting she was inexplicably drawn to. Nevertheless, she accepted a job as a news clerk at the New York Times and, after 9 months, quit to pursue the craft of acting to "get it out of her system." After a stint at the prestigious Williamstown Theater Festival, she went to Los Angeles with the intention of staying for 6 weeks she ended up staying permanently after appearing in some of the most critically acclaimed shows in the history of television including ER, "24", The Good Wife and countless others. Tanya wrote, directed, produced and starred in the independent feature film Butterfly Rising and wrote the book of the same name. The music score for Butterfly Rising was named a finalist in the Jerry Goldsmith Music Film Festival Awards; the film was also a finalist for the HBO Best Feature Film award at the Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival. Wright's "A Turn to Grace," a script set against the Harlem Renaissance, was a semi-finalist in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' annual Nicholl's Screenwriting Competition (the Oscars). Likewise, the Mark Taper Forum's Blacksmyth's Playwriting Program performed her "Prelude to a Revolution." Wright is diligent about maintaining both physical and spiritual balance in her life and greatly enjoys playing fetch with her 12 year old Black Lab, Macarena, who appears in many of Tanya's creations. She speaks at colleges, universities and corporations on topics ranging from artists and entrepreneurship, New Media and her experiences in Hollywood as an actor/writer/ director. Tanya has taught her BUA class (on creativity/ entrepreneurship) at The New School in NYC and she is a lifetime member of the Edwin Forrest Society of the Actor's Fund of America. Tanya Wright is the recipient of SOBRO's "Most innovative Business" Award for HAIRiette and is a micro-grant recipient of Lehigh Valley LaunchBox for Entrepreneurs and the Goodwill Ambassador for Peacekeepers Corp., a 20 year old United Nations NGO.
Tanya Yousofi
Tanya Yousofi is an actor, known for Purgatory (2021).