Tawny Cypress
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. 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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1976-08-08 · Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Known for
- Supergirl (2015) — Senator Miranda Crane
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Shauna
- The Blacklist (2013) — Nez Rowan
- House of Cards (2013) — Carly Heath
- Heroes (2006) — Simone Deveaux
- Elementary (2012) — Black Suit
- World Trade Center (2006) — Bleeding Woman
- Billions (2016) — Dean Walker
- Yellowjackets (2021) — Taissa Turner
- Blue Bloods (2010) — Patrice
- Brooklyn's Finest (2010) — Allisa
- FBI (2018) — Jillian Starls
- Warehouse 13 (2009) — Romana
- Autumn in New York (2000) — Melissa
- Law & Order (1990) — Erin Grassley
- The Good Wife (2009) — Melinda