Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

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

8.3%

Criminal Minds

Sep 22, 2005

6.2%

Babe

Jul 18, 1995

8.5%

The Rookie

Oct 16, 2018

7.6%

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

7.5%

Heroes

Sep 25, 2006

7.9%

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Sep 10, 1990

7.3%

Pay It Forward

Oct 20, 2000

6.3%

Hostage

Mar 10, 2005

7.6%

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Oct 6, 2000

7.8%

ER

Sep 19, 1994

7.9%

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Jan 3, 1993

6.2%

Blood Work

Aug 9, 2002

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Acting

2024

We Strangers as Willie Martin

2023		Heaven Down Here as Clara
2023		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
2019		Tamron Hall as Self - Guest

2018

The Rookie as Warden Miller

2017

A Gift to Remember as Mrs. Henley / Landlord

2016		Queen Sugar as Violet Bordelon
2016		Worry Dolls as Della DeGracie

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		Mystery Woman: Redemption as Bonnie
2006		Catch and Release as Eve
2006		Heroes as Paulette Hawkins

2005		Criminal Minds as Nora
2005		Urban Legends: Bloody Mary as Grace Taylor
2005		Hostage as Laura Shoemaker
2005		Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder as Bonnie

2003		NCIS as Pamela Fox
2003		Threat Matrix as The female pathologist

2002

Blood Work as Detective Jaye Winston

2001

Joe Somebody as Cassandra Taylor

2000		Panic as Dr. Leavitt
2000		Pay It Forward as Principal
2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Judge Witherspoon
2000		Strong Medicine as Brenda Babson
2000		The 70s as Aunt Olavee
2000		The Loretta Claiborne Story as Rita Claiborne

1999

Family Law as Judge Alice Kingston

1998		The Temptations as Haze
1998		Letters from a Killer as Elizabeth

1997		Cloned as Claire Barnes
1997		Gun as Sally
1997		Mandela and de Klerk as Winnie Mandela

1996		After Jimmy as Susan Johnson
1996		Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1996		America's Dream as Sarah (segment "Long Black Song")

1995		JAG as Juanita Ressler
1995		Divas as Geraldine
1995		Babe as Sheep (voice)

1994		Touched by an Angel as Sis
1994		ER as Evelyn Pratt
1994		In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance as Jean

1993		Born Too Soon as Latanya
1993		The Ernest Green Story as Mrs. Green
1993		Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Lee

1992		Love & War
1992		Bebe's Kids as Additional Voices (voice)

1991		Grand Canyon as Deborah
1991		The Rape of Doctor Willis as Rollins
1991		Wedlock as Policewoman
1991		Paris Trout as Mary Sayers
1991		New Jack City as Recovering Addict

1990		The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Mrs. Hoover
1990		Moe's World

1989

The Fabulous Baker Boys as Background Voice (voice)

1988

Colors as Mrs. Craig

1987

Nuts as Lawyer #2

1986		It's Garry Shandling's Show as Nurse Helen
1986		The Ladies Club as Patty

1984		Murder, She Wrote as Leora Cargill
1984		Hunter as Frankie Mason

1982		T. J. Hooker as Lorraine
1982		T. J. Hooker as Nurse

1979		Knots Landing as Washroom Attendant
1979		Knots Landing as Floor manager
1979		Knots Landing as Tina