Tawny Newsome
Tawny Newsome | |
|---|---|
 Newsome at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | February 24, 1983 |
| Education | DePaul University (BFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actress, comedian, podcaster |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse |
Nate Urbansky (m. 2013) |
| Website | tawnynewsome |
Tawny Newsome (born February 24, 1983) is an American musician, comedian, and actress best known for playing Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, co-starring in Space Force and the third season of Brockmire, and co-hosting the podcast Yo, Is This Racist?. She is also a singer in the band Four Lost Souls.[1] She voices one of the main characters, Beckett Mariner, on Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Early life
[edit]Originally from Vacaville, California, Newsome she grew up on a ranch. Newsome attended DePaul Theatre School in Chicago, then started her comedy career with Second City.[2]
Career
[edit]Newsome was a backup singer in a touring Talking Heads tribute band. This later led to her being cast in Documentary Now! in a similar role.[3]
Newsome's first major television roles were as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ and Nina on The Comedy Get Down.[2]
Newsome has been a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? alongside Andrew Ti since 2018.[1] She also appears as a frequent guest on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins.[4][5]
Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls alongside Jon Langford, Bethany Thomas, and John Szymanski.[6] The group released a debut self-titled album in 2017.[7]
Newsome was in the main cast of Brockmire in its third season.[8] She was also cast in the 2019 ABC pilot Woman Up.[9] She was cast as a lead voice in the CBS All Access series Star Trek: Lower Decks.[10]
She appears in a lead role as Maj. Angela Ali in the Netflix series Space Force starting in 2020.[11]
Since 2020, Newsome has co-hosted Star Trek: The Pod Directive, the official Star Trek podcast, along with comedian Paul F. Tompkins.[12]
Filmography
[edit]As actor
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Uncle John | Cute Hipster Girl | |
| 2016 | Einstein's God Model | Marcel Gutierrez | |
| 2018 | Canal Street | Kai | |
| 2019 | Spies in Disguise | Agency Employee #1 | Voice |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Celine | |
| Vacation Friends | Brooke | ||
| 2023 | Quiz Lady | Mercedes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Jen | Episode: "A Problem House" |
| 2014 | Crisis | EMT | Episode: "Best Laid Plans" |
| 2015 | Sirens | Jami | Episode: "Balls" |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Chrissy | Episode: "And the Basketball Jones" |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Worried Mom | Episode: "Zach Galifianakis Wears Rolled Khakis and Shoes with Brown Laces" | |
| Take My Wife | Pam | Episode: "Punchline" | |
| Documentary Now! | Backup Singer | Episode: "Final Transmission" | |
| 2016–2019 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Chelsea Leight-Leigh | 34 episodes |
| 2017 | Nobodies | Grace | 3 episodes |
| The Carmichael Show | Jessica | Episode: "Three Year Anniversary" | |
| Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Marion | Episode: "A Body and a High School Reunion (with Joe Lo Truglio)" | |
| The Comedy Get Down | Nina | 10 episodes | |
| 2019 | Brockmire | Gabby Taylor | 6 episodes |
| The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle | Performer | Episode: "Money" | |
| HarmonQuest | Donna (voice) / Herself | Episode: "Ivory Quay" | |
| Big Mouth | (voice) | Episode: "Duke" | |
| Perfect Harmony | Georgia | 3 episodes | |
| 2019–2020 | Craig of the Creek | Jasmine Williams (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Sherman's Showcase | Various | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Superstore | Isabel | Episode: "Zephra Cares" |
| The Twilight Zone | Zara Delancey | Episode: "Ovation" | |
| Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun | The Queen | Episode: "Dinner Party" | |
| 2020–2022 | Space Force | Angela Ali | Main role |
| 2020–2024 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Ensign/LtJG Beckett Mariner (voice) | Main role, 5 seasons Nominated—Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series (2021) |
| 2021 | True Story | Billie | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Physical | Wanda | 5 episodes |
| Tuca & Bertie | (voice) | Episode: "Leveling Up" | |
| Murderville | Mayor Palmer | Episode: "Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery" | |
| 2023 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Ensign Beckett Mariner | Episode: "Those Old Scientists"[13] |
As writer
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Writer | [14] |
| Untitled Star Trek comedy series | Co-creator | With Alex Kurtzman and Justin Simien[15] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stuart, Gwynedd (October 23, 2019). "When People Ask 'Yo, Is This Racist?' These Podcasters Find It Usually Is". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Kozell, Isaac (October 27, 2017). "The Two Worlds of Tawny Newsome". Vulture. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Adams, Erik (October 10, 2016). ""How did I get here?": Documentary Now!'s little Talking Heads tribute that could". AV Club.
- ^ Malin, Sean (May 13, 2019). "Want to Try Yo, Is This Racist? Start Here". Vulture. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Ruskin, Zack (January 10, 2018). "Bajillion Dollar Talent: Tawny Newsome – 01/10/2018". SF Weekly. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Miller, Joshua (October 9, 2017). "How Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls found a second home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Kaseko, Baraka; Eakin, Marah (November 20, 2017). "Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls open their session with the wandering "Fish Out Of Water"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (October 2, 2018). "'Brockmire' Season 3 Adds Tawny Newsome (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 26, 2019). "Mary Elizabeth Ellis & Tawny Newsome To Star In 'Woman Up' Comedy Pilot At ABC". Deadline. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A.; Welk, Brian (July 20, 2019). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks': Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero to Star in Animated Series". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (September 26, 2019). "'Space Force': John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz Among 6 Cast In Greg Daniels-Steve Carell Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Star Trek: The Pod Directive is the Official Star Trek Podcast".
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (August 26, 2022). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Star Jack Quaid Talks 'Strange New Worlds' Crossover and Taking the Cast of 'The Boys' Spinoff 'Gen V' to Brunch". Variety. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Comments, Ray Flook | (March 30, 2023). "Star Trek: Tawny Newsome Joins "Starfleet Academy" Writers' Room". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (July 27, 2024). "'Star Trek' Live-Action Comedy Series in Development From Tawny Newsome and Justin Simien". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
External links
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| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1983 births
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American comedians
- Actresses from California
- Actual play performers
- American podcasters
- American television actresses
- American women comedians
- American women podcasters
- Comedians from California
- DePaul University alumni
- Living people
- People from Vacaville, California