Tawny Cypress

Actor

Born August 8, 1976 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

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.

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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.

Acting

Yellowjackets
TV series, 2021
as Taissa Turner
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
TV series, 2020
as Naia
Inez & Doug & Kira
Film, 2019
as Inez
The Code
TV series, 2019
as Edina Corpus
FBI
TV series, 2018
as Jillian Starls
The Blacklist: Redemption
TV series, 2017
as Nez Rowan
Bull
TV series, 2016
as Brooke Ford
Billions
TV series, 2016
as Dean Walker
Supergirl
TV series, 2015
as Senator Miranda Crane
Gun Hill
Film, 2014
as Andrea Login
Home
Film, 2013
as Laura
The Blacklist
TV series, 2013
as Nez Rowan
House of Cards
TV series, 2013
as Carly Heath
Elementary
TV series, 2012
as Black Suit
Remains
Film, 2011
as Cindy
Unforgettable
TV series, 2011
as Cherie Rollins-Murray
Blue Bloods
TV series, 2010
as Patrice
Brooklyn's Finest
Film, 2010
as Allisa
The Good Wife
TV series, 2009
as Melinda
Warehouse 13
TV series, 2009
as Romana
K-Ville
TV series, 2007
as Ginger 'Love Tap' LeBeau
Army Wives
TV series, 2007
as Brenda
Heroes
TV series, 2006
as Simone Deveaux
Bella
Film, 2006
as Frannie
World Trade Center
Film, 2006
as Bleeding Woman
The Time Tunnel
Film, 2006
as J.D.
Jonny Zero
TV series, 2005
as Nina Calvo
Rescue Me
TV series, 2004
as Carla
Hack
TV series, 2002
as Anna Rowe
Stalker Guilt Syndrome
Film, 2002
as Female Passerby