Nakia Burrise

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Burrise at the Louisville Supercon in 2018
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Years active1996–present

Nakia Burrise is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Tanya Sloan, the Yellow Zeo Ranger and later, the first Yellow Turbo Ranger on the television series Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo from 1996 to 1997.

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Since 2020, Burrise has had a recurring role on the Henry Danger spin-off Danger Force as Angela Macklin.

Early life

Burrise was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Deborah and Cornell Burrise. She fell in love with athletics at an early age, playing softball and running track. [1]

Career

In 1996, Burrise was cast as Tanya Sloan in Power Rangers Zeo . She later reprised her role in Power Rangers Turbo .

Between 2013 and 2015, she was recurring as Patty Pritchett in the famous series Hart of Dixie

In 2017, she was cast in the short film The Order and had cast many Power Rangers alumni. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Since 2020, Burrise has had a recurring role as Angela Macklin on the Henry Danger spin-off Danger Force .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Tanya Sloan/Yellow Turbo Ranger
Under Wraps PaigeTV movie
One of Us Tripped Keisha
1998 Jack Frost Bank Customer
1999 This Space Between Us Backstage Interviewer
2010 Barbie in A Mermaid Tale Fallon Casey (voice)Video
Between Kings and QueensSusan
2012 Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 Fallon Casey (voice)Video
2013The Perfect BoyfriendLyndaTV movie
2016Barbie: DreamtopiaNikki/Juniper/Amethyst (voice)TV movie
2020She's the OneDanita
Barbie: Princess AdventurePrincipal Miller (voice)Video
2021 Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday Captain (voice)Video
2022For the Love of ChristmasCaryln Griffin
2023 House Party Lisa

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Tanya SloanGuest - 1 episode
Power Rangers Zeo Tanya Sloan/Yellow Zeo RangerMain Cast - 50 episodes
1997 Power Rangers Turbo Tanya Sloan/Yellow Turbo RangerMain Cast - 19 episodes
Smart Guy SarinaGuest - 1 episode "Book Smart"
1998 Born Free NgjensaniEpisode: "Gift of Love"
1998–1999 Nash Bridges Clerk/CandaceEpisode: "Lady Killer" & "Superstition"
2000 Moesha JoyRecurring cast: season 5
2001 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Female PatronEpisode: "Finally!"
2005 Boston Legal LizEpisode: "Legal Deficits"
2006 All of Us BettyEpisode: "Pretty Woman"
2007 Samantha Who? Dr. Kerry HallEpisode: "Pilot"
2009 Bones WifeEpisode: "The Foot in the Foreclosure"
2011 The Middle SaleswomanEpisode: "The Bridge"
Melissa & Joey EricaEpisode: "Joe Versus the Reunion"
2012 90210 Airline AttendantEpisode: "Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?"
Rules of Engagement SaleswomanEpisode: "Audrey's Shower"
2013 New Girl Beaming WomanEpisode: "Longest Night Ever"
2012–2015 Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse NikkiVoice role; Main cast
2013–2015 Hart of Dixie Patty PritchettRecurring cast: Season 3-4
2014 About a Boy MomEpisode: "About a Will-O-Ween"
2015 Star Trek Continues NakiaEpisode: "The White Iris"
Kevin from Work ManagerEpisode: "Team Kevin from Work"
2015–2017Class DismissedLizMain cast
2016 Angie Tribeca Mrs. QuigleyEpisode: "Fleas Don't Kill Me"
The Mindy Project AlyssaEpisode: "Freedom Tower Women's Health"
Murder in the First Karen Green, Esq.Episode: "Tropic of Cancer"
2017 Baby Daddy JanetEpisode: "Pro and Con"
Jane the Virgin Female ExecutiveEpisode: "Chapter Sixty"
Rebel Olivia GrantEpisode: "Conceal and Carry"
Atypical AprilEpisode: "The D-Train to Bone Town"
The Mayor Frank WomanEpisode: "The Strike"
2018 Unsolved Sharon GowerEpisode: "Take Your Best Shot"
2019–2020 Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures Principal MillerVoice role; Recurring cast: season 3-5
2020–2024 Danger Force Angela MacklinRecurring cast
2021 Sydney to the Max NinaEpisode: "The Hair Switch Project"

Web productions

Videogames

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