Tina Lifford
- Acting
- Evanston, Illinois
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
Filmography
- We Strangers · Willie Martin
- Heaven Down Here · Clara
- Lawmen: Bass Reeves · Moody O'Neil
- Sherri · Self
- A Holiday in Harlem · Mama Belle
- Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort · Self
- Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 · Mrs. Henley
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Rookie · Warden Miller
- A Gift to Remember · Mrs. Henley / Landlord
- Queen Sugar · Violet Bordelon
- Worry Dolls · Della DeGracie
- Minority Report · Lily Vega
- Scandal · CIA Director Lowry
- Friends with Benefits · Marsha
- Parenthood · Renee Trussell
- Drop Dead Diva · Judge Nora Lafford
- In Plain Sight · Denise McBride / Denise Morris
- Mystery Woman: Redemption · Bonnie
- Catch and Release · Eve
- Heroes · Paulette Hawkins
- Criminal Minds · Nora
- Urban Legends: Bloody Mary · Grace Taylor
- Hostage · Laura Shoemaker
- Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder · Bonnie
- NCIS · Pamela Fox
- Threat Matrix · The female pathologist
- Nip/Tuck · Warden DeMarco
- Blood Work · Detective Jaye Winston
- For the People
- Joe Somebody · Cassandra Taylor
- Amy's Orgasm · Irene Barris
- Panic · Dr. Leavitt
- Pay It Forward · Principal
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Judge Witherspoon
- Strong Medicine · Brenda Babson
- The '70s · Aunt Olavee
- The Loretta Claiborne Story · Rita Claiborne
- Family Law · Judge Alice Kingston
- The Temptations · Haze
- Martial Law · Halle Winship
- Letters from a Killer · Elizabeth
- Cloned · Claire Barnes
- Gun · Sally
- The Practice · Mrs. Johnson
- Mandela and de Klerk · Winnie Mandela
- After Jimmy · Susan Johnson
- Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story · Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- America's Dream · Sarah (segment "Long Black Song")
- JAG · Juanita Ressler
- Divas · Geraldine
- Babe · Sheep (Voice)
- Touched by an Angel · Sis
- ER · Evelyn Pratt
- In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance · Jean
- Born Too Soon · Latanya
- The Ernest Green Story · Mrs. Green
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · Lee
- Love & War
- Bebe's Kids · Additional Voices (Voice)
- Grand Canyon · Deborah
- The Rape of Doctor Willis · Rollins
- Wedlock · Policewoman
- Paris Trout · Mary Sayers
- New Jack City · Recovering Addict
- Beverly Hills, 90210 · Felicity Ashe
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air · Mrs. Hoover
- Moe's World
- The Fabulous Baker Boys · Background Voice (Voice)
- Colors · Mrs. Craig
- Nuts · Lawyer #2
- It's Garry Shandling's Show · Nurse Helen
- The Ladies Club · Patty
- Murder, She Wrote · Leora Cargill
- Hunter · Frankie Mason
- T. J. Hooker · Lorraine, Nurse
- Knots Landing · Washroom Attendant, Floor manager