| Tyra Ferrell | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character Bethany Taylor | ||
| Date of birth January 28, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth Houston, Texas | ||
| IMDb profile |
Tyra Ferrell (born January 28, 1962 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress who portrayed Bethany Taylor in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4 episode "Futility".
In films, Ferrell appeared as Mrs. Baker in Boyz in the Hood, Gamma Ray Tasha in School Daze (featuring Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, and Joe Seneca), Rhonda Deane in White Men Can't Jump (featuring Rosie Perez), Jessie in Poetic Justice (featuring Khandi Alexander), and Orin Goode in Jungle Fever (featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Annabella Sciorra, Frank Vincent, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Michael Imperioli, and Nicholas Turturro).
Ferrell's television credits include ER (featuring Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Maura Tierney, Alex Kingston, and Eriq La Salle), Soul Food (featuring Vanessa Williams, Nicole Ari Parker, and Malinda Williams), The Corner (featuring Khandi Alexander, Sean Nelson, and Reg E. Cathey), and Empire (featuring Nicole Ari Parker and Andre Royo).