Tangi Miller

Tangi Miller
Born (1970-02-28) February 28, 1970
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Actress, Model, Dancer, Director, Producer
Years active 1998–present

Tangi Miller (born February 28, 1970) is an American actress, model and dancer. As an actress she is known for the role of Elena Tyler on the popular television drama Felicity.[1] In 2001 she was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.[2]


Early life

Miller was born and raised in Miami, Florida, the eldest of six children. She and her siblings were not permitted to watch television as they grew up due to their parents' religious beliefs.[3][4] 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.[3]

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.[1] She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London, as well as at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.[1]

Acting

After appearing on the HBO Comedy Arli$$ (1996), and on the CBS drama Michael Hayes (1997), Miller went on to stardom as a cast member of the Warner Brothers hit show Felicity (1998), playing smart and stylish Elena Tyler. Recently, she was named as one of TV Guide's Sexiest Faces.[5]

Miller appeared alongside Mekhi Phifer in the independent film The Other Brother (2002). Miller was the lead in Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood and played Donna in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion.

Miller was also featured in Ol' Dirty Bastard's music video of "Got Your Money" in 1999 as a dancer.

Producing & directing

Miller produced the Ghanaian film Police Officer 3 and recently the film After School. She produced her third film Love & Other 4 Letter Words in April 2006.[3]

Miller's directorial debut was in 2017, for the film Diva Diaries — in which she also was producer and co-star.[6] The film was first shown at the Pan African Film Festival in 2017.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Rhinos 2000

Playing with fire

2002 The Other Brother Paula
2003 Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood Emily Woodrow Video
2004 Forever Is a Long, Long Time Rochelle Video 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 My Girlfriend's Back Nicki Russell
2010 Drones Miryam
2011 Fanaddict Cheli Dayton
2012 The Good Life Marianne Vandelay
2012 Guardian of Eden Kimmy
2012 The Love Section Jackie Long Completed
2012 The Trace Grace Post-production
2013 Hollywood Chaos Camille Leone
2015 72 Hours Monique
2016 Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas Sophia Etim
2016 Diva Diaries Sophia Producer, Director (debut)
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Arli$$ Episode: "His Name Is Arliss Michaels"
1998–2002 Felicity Elena Tyler Main Cast (Season 1–4): 70 episodes
2000 The Amanda Show Episode: "2.16"
2000 Playing with Fire Camille Roberts TV movie
2001 The Enforcers TV miniseries
2001 Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story Stephanie TV movie
2002 The Shield Rebecca Wyms Episode: "Throwaway"
2002 Fastlane Gina Episode: "Girls Own Juice"
2002 The Twilight Zone Ashley Episode: "Harsh Mistress"
2002 Kim Possible Editor (voice) Episode: "All the News"
2003 The District Dyanne Episode: "Blind Eye"
Episode: "In God We Trust"
2004 Class Actions TV movie
2004 The Division Deena Bishop Episode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's ALl Here"
2004 Phantom Force Leanne Potts TV movie
2004 Cold Case Nora Lincoln Episode: "The Badlands"
2005 Living With Fran Cynthia Episode: "The Reunion"
2005 Half & Half Alana Mitchell Episode: "The Big Sexism in the City Episode"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Collier, Aldore D. (August 1999), "Hollywood's Hottest Starlets - African American actresses Tangi Miller, Tamala Jones, Elise Neal, and others are discussed", Ebony, retrieved January 19, 2010
  2. ↑ "News". Felicity. TKTV. December 11, 2001. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tangi Miller's Biography". Tangimiller.com. 2006. Archived from the original on January 2, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Tangi Miller: Hell-Bent on Acting", TeenHollywood.com, January 2, 2002, retrieved January 19, 2010
  5. ↑ De Leon, Kris (July 1, 2007), "What Are They Up To? Felicity's Tangi Miller", BuddyTV, retrieved January 19, 2010
  6. ↑ "Award-Winning Actress & Producer Tangi Miller Makes Her Directorial Debut at the Pan African Film Festival". BlackNews. February 23, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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