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Tammy Townsend

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Tammy Townsend
Born
Tamara A. Townsend

(1970-08-17) August 17, 1970 (age 54)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1984–present
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Tamara A. Townsend[1] (born August 17, 1970) is an American actress and singer. Townsend is best known for her roles as Wendy Reardon on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1994–96), and Greta McClure, Eddie's girlfriend on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters (1995–98). From 2015 to early 2018, she starred as Kira Cooper, the mother of K.C. Cooper, on the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover.

Early life

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Townsend was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Anorene, an African American interior designer, and Thomas Townsend, an American judge with English and Yugoslavian ancestry.[2] Townsend is a 1988 graduate of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.

Career

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Townsend began her acting career in 1984, appearing in the video Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!. She appeared in episodes of television sitcoms such as Diff'rent Strokes and Charles in Charge. From 1994 to 1996, she played Wendy Reardon on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. From 1995 to 1998, Townsend played the recurring role of Greta McClure in the ABC sitcom Family Matters. In 1997, she played the female leading role in the comedy film The Pest starring John Leguizamo.[3] She has played guest-starring roles in Quantum Leap,In The Heat of The Night, Living Single, The Practice, Felicity, Walker, Texas Ranger, Friends, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Townsend again appeared in a recurring role on the short-lived UPN sitcom Grown Ups with Family Matters star Jaleel White.

Townsend was a regular cast member on the short-lived sitcoms Rock Me, Baby (2003–04) and Sherri (2009). She also played recurring roles on Lincoln Heights, Switched at Birth, and The Client List. In 2015, Townsend began starring as Kira Cooper, the mother of Zendaya's lead character, on the Disney Channel sitcom K.C. Undercover.[4][5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1991 The Five Heartbeats Matthew's Kids
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie Danielle
Divas Lynette TV movie
1997 The Pest Xantha Kent
2000 Playing Mona Lisa Alice
2001 Semper Fi Maria Velez TV movie
2002 Simone Janitor (scenes deleted)
Home of the Brave - TV movie
2003 Love Chronicles -
2005 The Fabric of a Man Domunique Majors Video
Good Vibrations Tiffany Short
Hollywood Horror Robyn
2010 Preacher's Kid Desiree
Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed Asia Video
Love Me or Leave Me Dominique Adams TV movie
My Girlfriend's Back Vanessa
2012 To Love and to Cherish Jasmine TV movie
Love Overboard Patrice Video
The Mistle-Tones Grace TV movie
2014 Daddy's Home - TV movie
2015 If Not for His Grace Ruth Randolph
Zodiac Sign Victoria
2016 Boy Bye Beverly
2018 It's a Date Anastasia Reese
One Crazy Christmas Sabrina
2019 The Workout Room Xena
2021 A Jenkins Family Christmas Brianna

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Diff'rent Strokes Sara Episode: "Beauty Is in the Eye of Arnold"
1987 Charles in Charge Tammy Episode: "Baby Doll"
1988 The Bronx Zoo Aimee Episode: "Behind Closed Doors"
1989 TV 101 Student Episode: "Kangaroo Gate"
1991 Family Matters Jenny Episode: "The Love God"
1992 Quantum Leap Lynell Walters Episode: "A Song for the Soul - April 7, 1963"
1993 Where I Live Dontay Episode: "Occupant" & "Dontay's Inferno"
1994 In the Heat of the Night Chelsea Clark Episode: "A Matter of Justice"
1994–96 Days of Our Lives Wendy Reardon Regular Cast
1995 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Patrice Episode: "The Ringer"
On Our Own Loretta Episode: "The Easy Way"
Living Single Melody Episode: "The Ex-File"
1995–98 Family Matters Greta McClure Guest: season 6, recurring cast: season 7-9
1996 The Wayans Bros. Amy Episode: "Getting It"
1997 The Practice Rachel Reynolds Episode: "Pilot"
1998 Guys Like Us Bridget Cole Recurring cast
1999 Felicity Tara Owens Episode: "Friends"
Time of Your Life Casey House Episode: "The Time They Had Not"
1999–2000 Grown Ups Melissa Recurring cast
2000–01 Walker, Texas Ranger Erika Carter Guest: season 7, recurring cast: season 8
2001 Friends The Teacher Episode: "The One with Monica's Boots"
2002 For Your Love Vanessa Episode: "The Friend in Need" & "The Green-Eyed Monster"
Fastlane Rosaria Episode: "Things Done Changed"
2003–04 Rock Me, Baby Pam Gibson Main cast
2005–07 According to Jim Ms. Crawford Recurring cast: season 5, guest: season 6
2005 JAG Lt. Clarize Boyette Episode: "Fair Winds and Following Seas"
Barbershop Lea Robinson Recurring cast
2006 Cuts Professor Duncan Episode: "Adult Education"
2007–09 Lincoln Heights Dana Taylor Recurring cast: season 1 & 4, guest: season 3
2008 Just Jordan Crystal Episode: "Lord of the Pies" & "Boogie Toasties"
2009 Sherri Celia Main cast
2010 Ghost Whisperer Jacqueline Episode: "The Children's Parade"
2011 9ine Dolores Goodall Recurring cast
Switched at Birth Denise Recurring cast: season 1
2013 The Client List Karina Lake Recurring cast: season 2
NCIS: Los Angeles Yolanda Campbell Episode: "The Livelong Day"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rhonda Briggs Episode: "Keep Calm and Carry-On"
2015–18 K.C. Undercover Kira Cooper Main cast
2016 We Bare Bears Additional Voices (voice) Episode: "Baby Bears on a Plane"
2018 Love Is Carol Recurring cast
One Dollar Mary Bailey Episode: "Garrett Drimmer"
The Cool Kids Felicia Episode: "Hank the Cradle Robber"
Love Daily Dr. C Episode: "Group"
2019 Five Points Ms. Jones Episode: "You Actually Believe That?"
2020 The Wilds Angela Reid Episode: "Day Two"
2020–21 Stuck With You Candice Recurring cast
2021 Big Shot Mrs. Gibson Episode: "Great in the Living Room"
2021–22 Queen Sugar Billie Main cast: season 6-7
2023–present Average Joe Angela Washington Main cast

References

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  1. ^ "The birth of Tamara Townsend". www.californiabirthindex.org. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ "MixedFolks.com - Mixed Actors and Actresses Page 3". Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ "The Pest". Rotten Tomatoes. 7 February 1997. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ The Deadline Team (8 May 2014). "Disney Channel Orders Zendaya Series 'K.C. Undercover' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ Elizabeth Wagmeister (16 January 2015). "[PIC] Zendaya In 'K.C. Undercover' — WATCH Disney Channel App Brings In 400K Views - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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