Tina Lifford
Biography
Tina Lifford emerged as an actress in 1994 as series lead in the critically acclaimed FOX comedy-drama South Central. In a career of more than twenty-five years, notable credits include Grand Canyon (1991), Mandela and De Klerk (1997), Blood Work (2002), Hostage (2005), Parenthood (2011-2015) and Scandal (2015). Her humanitarian work focuses on the importance of inner fitness.
Movie Appearances
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
as Grace Taylor
2005
Paris Trout
as Mary Sayers
1991
A Holiday in Harlem
as Mama Belle
2021
Blood Work
as Detective Jaye Winston
2002
Catch and Release
as Eve
2006
Grand Canyon
as Deborah
1991
Babe
as Sheep (voice)
1995
Moe's World
1990
Colors
as Mrs. Craig
1988
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
as Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1996
Heaven Down Here
as Clara
2023
Mandela and de Klerk
as Winnie Mandela
1997
Cloned
as Claire Barnes
1997
We Strangers
as Willie Martin
2025
Nuts
as Lawyer #2
1987
Divas
as Geraldine
1995
The Rape of Doctor Willis
as Rollins
1991
Hostage
as Laura Shoemaker
2005
Bebe's Kids
as Additional Voices (voice)
1992
After Jimmy
as Susan Johnson
1996
TV Appearances
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Judge Witherspoon
2000
NCIS
as Pamela Fox
2003
Heroes
as Paulette Hawkins
2006
The Rookie
as Warden Miller
2018
Minority Report
as Lily Vega
2015
Friends with Benefits
as Marsha
2011
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Mrs. Hoover
1990
Queen Sugar
as Violet Bordelon
2016
Scandal
as CIA Director Lowry
2012
Drop Dead Diva
as Judge Nora Lafford
2009
Parenthood
as Renee Trussell
2010