Tangi Miller
Tangi Miller | |
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| File:Tangi Miller on RealTVfilms.jpg Miller in 2009 | |
| Born | February 28, 1970 |
| Occupations | Actress, model, dancer, director, producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Tangi Miller (born February 28, 1970)[1] is an American actress, model, director, and dancer. As an actress she is known for the role of Elena Tyler on the popular television drama Felicity.[2] Miller has received two NAACP Image Award nominations throughout her career.[3][1] Starting in the mid 2000s, Miller focused on indie films and has worked as a producer and director.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Miller was born and raised in Miami, Florida, the eldest of six children.[1] She and her siblings were not permitted to watch television as they grew up due to their parents' religious beliefs.[4][5] At high school, Miller began acting in stage productions. She did not plan to become an actress and chose to major in marketing while attending Alabama State University.[4]
Miller realized she spent all of her free time acting, so after graduation she pursued that at Alabama State. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of California, Irvine.[2] She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London, as well as at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.[2]
Acting
[edit | edit source]After appearing on the HBO comedy Arli$$ (1996),[6] and on the CBS drama Michael Hayes (1997),[2] Miller went on to stardom as a cast member of The WB hit show Felicity (1998−2002), playing smart and stylish Elena Tyler, a premedical student.[7][8] For her work on the series, Miller was nominated in 2002 for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.[1] She was named as one of TV Guide's Sexiest Faces.[9] Miller was also featured in Ol' Dirty Bastard's music video of "Got Your Money" in 1999 as a dancer.
Miller played the lead role in BET movie Playing with Fire, starring opposite Vanessa Estelle Williams.[10] She appeared alongside Mekhi Phifer in the independent film The Other Brother (2002).[11] She was the wife of MC Hammer, Stephanie, in the 2001 VH1 film Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story.[12] Miller was the lead in Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood[1] and played Donna in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (2006).[13]
She portrayed the daughter of Claudette Wyms (CCH Pounder) on The Shield in 2002.[14] In 2005, she earned her second NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for acting in sci-fi film Phantom Force.[1] Miller appeared in guest roles on crime dramas The District (2003)[15] and The Division (2004), as well as an appearance on sitcom Half & Half (2005), her latest acting role on television to date.[8]
Following her role in Madea's Family Reunion, Miller has chiefly acted in independent films, including Hurricane in the Rose Garden,[1] Guardian of Eden, Hollywood Chaos and Diva Diaries.[8]
Producer and director
[edit | edit source]Miller produced the Ghanaian film Police Officer 3 and the 2008 film After School.[1] She produced her third film Love & Other 4 Letter Words in April 2006.[4]
Miller's directorial debut was in 2017, for the film Diva Diaries — in which she also was producer and co-star.[16] The film was first shown at the Pan African Film Festival in 2017.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Rhinos | - | |
| 2000 | Playing with Fire | Camille Roberts | TV movie |
| 2001 | Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story | Stephanie | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Other Brother | Paula | |
| 2003 | Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood | Emily Woodrow | Video |
| 2004 | Phantom Force | Leanne Potts | TV movie |
| Forever Is a Long, Long Time | Rochelle | Short | |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | Donna | |
| 2007 | Love... & Other 4 Letter Words | Stormy La Rue | |
| 2008 | After School | Shonda | |
| 2009 | Hurricane in the Rose Garden | Sade | Video |
| 2010 | Drones | Miryam | |
| My Girlfriend's Back | Nicki Russell | ||
| 2011 | Fanaddict | Cheli Dayton | |
| 2012 | Guardian of Eden | Kimmy | |
| The Good Life | Marianne Vandelay | ||
| 2013 | The Love Section | Jackie Long | |
| Hollywood Chaos | Camille Leone | ||
| 2014 | Blood Lines | Grace | |
| 2015 | 72 Hours | Monique | |
| 2016 | Diva Diaries | Sophia | |
| 2017 | Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas | Sophia Etim | |
| 2020 | Leroy | Toni | |
| 2021 | Entanglement | Cheryl | |
| 2022 | Black and White | - |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Arli$$ | - | Episode: "His Name Is Arliss Michaels" |
| 1998–2002 | Felicity | Elena Tyler | Main Cast |
| 1999 | Cousin Skeeter | - | Episode: "The Volcano" |
| 2000 | The Amanda Show | - | Episode: "2.16" |
| 2002 | The Shield | Rebecca Wyms | Episode: "Throwaway" |
| Fastlane | Gina | Episode: "Girls Own Juice" | |
| The Twilight Zone | Ashley | Episode: "Harsh Mistress" | |
| Kim Possible | Editor (voice) | Episode: "All the News" | |
| 2003 | The District | Dyanne | Episode: "Blind Eye" & "In God We Trust" |
| 2004 | The Division | Deena Bishop | Episode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's ALl Here" |
| Cold Case | Nora Lincoln | Episode: "The Badlands" | |
| 2005 | Living With Fran | Cynthia | Episode: "The Reunion" |
| Half & Half | Alana Mitchell | Episode: "The Big Sexism in the City Episode" |
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External links
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- 1970 births
- African-American actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from Miami
- American female dancers
- African-American female dancers
- Alabama State University alumni
- University of California, Irvine alumni
- Female models from Florida
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women