Tanedra Howard
Tanedra Howard | |
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| Born | August 15, 1980 |
| Education | El Camino College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Tanedra Howard (born August 15, 1980)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for winning the reality show Scream Queens and playing Simone Bethson in Saw VI and Saw 3D.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Howard was born and raised in Inglewood, California.[2][3] She attended Santa Monica College, where she was a member of the cheer squad, as well as El Camino College.[4] She used to work as an attractions hostess at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.[5]
In 2006, Howard was one out of 500 actors chosen to try out for the ABC reality show I Wanna Be a Soap Star 3, but did not make it on the show.[4] In 2008, Howard's roommate showed her an ad on Craigslist where Lionsgate was holding auditions for the VH1 acting competition reality TV show Scream Queens. She had no acting experience but auditioned and was cast. Howard spent five and half weeks competing in weekly challenges with nine other actors and won the competition, earning a role in Saw VI.[2][6] In the film she played Simone, a scheming money lender. She reprises her role in Saw 3D, released on October 29, 2010.[7]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Grand Night | Graduate | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Simone | Role earned by winning Scream Queens TV series Nominated–Scream Awards for Most Memorable Mutilation |
| 2010 | Saw 3D | Simone | |
| 2011 | Love... Another Four Letter Word | Vanessa | |
| 2012 | Anita Ho | Tanya | |
| 2015 | Reggie Gaskins' Urban Love Story | Maryanne | |
| 2017 | Oscar | Michelle Grant |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Scream Queens | Herself | Winner |
| 2010 | Shane Dawson TV | Gang Customer | Episode: "Santa's Dead: A Love Story" |
| 2013 | Dairy of a Champion |
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| 2013 | Laugh Central | Kenya | Episode: "Basketball Wives Allstars" |
| 2014– 2015 |
Black Boots | Tammy | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Off the Track | Jasmine Hyde | Episode: "Lifeless Eyes" |
| 2019 | Station 19 | Date 2 | Episode: "When it Rains, It Pours!" |
| 2020 | Stuck with You | Asia | Episode: "It Was All A Dream" |
| 2022 | Good Luck! | Roxy Carmichael | Television film |
References
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External links
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Participants in American reality television series
- Reality casting show winners
- El Camino College alumni
- Actresses from Inglewood, California
- 21st-century American actresses
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- 21st-century African-American actresses
- 20th-century African-American actresses
- 20th-century American actresses