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Tanya Patrice Wright is an American entrepreneur, actress and author, known for her starring on Buddies as Phyllis Brooks, as well as her recurring roles on 24 as Patty Brooks, NYPD Blue as Officer Maya Anderson, on True Blood as Deputy Kenya Jones, and as Crystal on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. Wright's first audition landed her first job as Theo's girlfriend on The Cosby Show when she was a teenager.
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Christmas Inn | Ellis | 2018 |
| I'm Dying Up Here | Nurse | 2017 |
| Madam Secretary | Dana Cook | 2014 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Crystal Burset | 2013 |
| Why Stop Now? | Lisa | 2012 |
| Butterfly Rising | Rose | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Liana Depaul | 2009 |
| True Blood | Deputy Kenya Jones | 2008 |
| Angels Can't Help But Laugh | Self | 2007 |
| Standoff | Diana Marsh | 2006 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Christmas Inn | Ellis | 2018 |
| I'm Dying Up Here | Nurse | 2017 |
| Madam Secretary | Dana Cook | 2014 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Crystal Burset | 2013 |
| Why Stop Now? | Lisa | 2012 |
| Butterfly Rising | Rose | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Liana Depaul | 2009 |
| True Blood | Deputy Kenya Jones | 2008 |
| Angels Can't Help But Laugh | Self | 2007 |
| Standoff | Diana Marsh | 2006 |
| Windfall | Dr. Bailey | 2006 |
| The Handler | Marcy | 2003 |
| 24 | Patty Brooks | 2001 |
| The Brothers | LaMuzindah | 2001 |
| The District | Laura Clayson / Annette Haywood | 2000 |
| Strong Medicine | Lily's Mother | 2000 |
| Mutiny | 1999 | |
| Police Academy: The Series | Cassandra Cunningham | 1997 |
| The Jamie Foxx Show | Casey Coles | 1996 |
| Buddies | Phyllis Brooks | 1996 |
| Moesha | Andrea | 1996 |
| The Wayans Bros. | Toya | 1995 |
| ER | Megan Strand | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Scrub Nurse | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Officer Maya Anderson | 1993 |
| Living Single | Tanya | 1993 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Assistant | 1990 |
| Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Girlfriend | 1990 |
| Family Matters | India | 1989 |
| Mama Flora's Family | Ernestine | 1988 |
| The Cosby Show | Tanya Simpson / Tanya | 1984 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Butterfly Rising | 2010 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Butterfly Rising | 2010 |
