Michele Morgan (actress)

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Michele Morgan
Born
Tanisha Michele Morgan

1970 (age 5354)
United States
OccupationActress & voice actress
Years active1991–present
Spouse Tobias Truvillion (m. 2012)

Tanisha Michele Morgan (born 1970) is an American film and television and voice-over actress who was part of the rap group BWP from 1989 to 1994. [1] [2] [3] BWP made a cameo appearance in the 1992 romance comedy film, Strictly Business. She later appeared in the films New Jersey Drive (1995), Bulworth (1998), and The Other Brother (2002). From 1996 to 1997, she had a recurring role in the NBC medical drama series ER as Allison Beaumont. She also made guest-starring appearances on The Steve Harvey Show , Girlfriends , and NYPD Blue .

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Morgan starred in the 2002 Geffen Playhouse's production of musical Pearl by Debbie Allen. [4] [5]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1991 Strictly Business Uptown Girl No. 2Film debut
1995 New Jersey Drive Coreen
1998 Bulworth Cheryl
2002 The Other Brother Bobbi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997–1998 ER Allison Beaumont6 episodes
1999–2001 The PJs "Juicy" Hudson (voice)41 episodes
2000 The Steve Harvey Show LaverneEpisode: "Black Streak"
Girlfriends Woman at ClubEpisode: "Girlfrenzy"
2000–2004 Static Shock Sharon Hawkins, Mother (voice)25 episodes [6]
2002 NYPD Blue Cheryl JohnsonEpisode: "Here Comes the Son"
2006 The Boondocks Rosa Parks (voice)2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Gladius VariousVoice
2006 The Ant Bully Generic AntVoice

Discography

Album information
The Bytches
  • Released: February 19, 1991
  • Chart positions: #34 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
  • Last RIAA certification: Gold
  • Singles: "Two Minute Brother", "We Want Money"

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References

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  2. "BWP Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  3. Hope, Clover. "Women made early hip-hop what it is today — here are the unsung rappers you should know about". Business Insider.
  4. Hirschhorn, Joel (November 21, 2002). "Pearl".
  5. "A shining 'Pearl'". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 2002.
  6. "Michele Morgan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 17, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.