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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois

Tina Lifford

Biography:

Tina Lifford emerged as an actress in 1994 as series lead in the critically acclaimed FOX comedy-drama South Central. In a career of more than twenty-five years, notable credits include Grand Canyon (1991), Mandela and De Klerk (1997), Blood Work (2002), Hostage (2005), Parenthood (2011-2015) and Scandal (2015). Her humanitarian work focuses on the importance of inner fitness.

Known For

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The Rookie

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NCIS

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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Criminal Minds

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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Tamron Hall

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Murder, She Wrote

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JAG

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Touched by an Angel

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Scandal

Acting

2024

We Strangers as Willie Martin

2023

Heaven Down Here as Clara

Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Moody O'Neil

2022

Sherri as Self - Guest

2021

A Holiday in Harlem as Mama Belle

2019

Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 as Mrs. Henley

Tamron Hall as Self - Guest

2018

The Rookie as Warden Miller

2017

A Gift to Remember as Mrs. Henley / Landlord

2016

Worry Dolls as Della DeGracie

Queen Sugar as Violet Bordelon

2015

Minority Report as Lily Vega

2012

Scandal as CIA Director Lowry

2011

Friends with Benefits as Marsha

2010

Parenthood as Renee Trussell

2009

Drop Dead Diva as Judge Nora Lafford

2006

Catch and Release as Eve

Mystery Woman: Redemption as Bonnie

Heroes as Paulette Hawkins

2005

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary as Grace Taylor

Hostage as Laura Shoemaker

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder as Bonnie

Criminal Minds as Nora

2003

NCIS as Pamela Fox

Threat Matrix as The female pathologist

2002

Blood Work as Detective Jaye Winston

2001

Joe Somebody as Cassandra Taylor

2000

Panic as Dr. Leavitt

Pay It Forward as Principal

The 70s as Aunt Olavee

The Loretta Claiborne Story as Rita Claiborne

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Judge Witherspoon

Strong Medicine as Brenda Babson

1999

Family Law as Judge Alice Kingston

1998

Letters from a Killer as Elizabeth

The Temptations as Haze

1997

Mandela and de Klerk as Winnie Mandela

Cloned as Claire Barnes

Gun as Sally

1996

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Jackie Joyner-Kersee

After Jimmy as Susan Johnson

America's Dream as Sarah (segment "Long Black Song")

1995

Babe as Sheep (voice)

Divas as Geraldine

JAG as Juanita Ressler

1994

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance as Jean

ER as Evelyn Pratt

Touched by an Angel as Sis

1993

The Ernest Green Story as Mrs. Green

Born Too Soon as Latanya

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Lee

1992

Bebe's Kids as Additional Voices (voice)

1991

Paris Trout as Mary Sayers

Grand Canyon as Deborah

The Rape of Doctor Willis as Rollins

New Jack City as Recovering Addict

Wedlock as Policewoman

1990

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Mrs. Hoover

1989

The Fabulous Baker Boys as Background Voice (voice)

1988

Colors as Mrs. Craig

1987

Nuts as Lawyer #2

1986

The Ladies Club as Patty

It's Garry Shandling's Show as Nurse Helen

1984

Hunter as Frankie Mason

Murder, She Wrote as Leora Cargill

1982

T. J. Hooker as Lorraine

T. J. Hooker as Nurse

1979

Knots Landing as Washroom Attendant

Knots Landing as Floor manager

Knots Landing as Tina