Ptosha Storey

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Ptosha E. Storey
Born
January 4, 1974 Dallas, Texas, U.S. [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Children1

Ptosha Storey is an American actress and stage director, known for her role as Nancy Hallsen in the BET prime time soap opera, The Oval .

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Life and career

Storey was born January 4 in Memphis, Tennessee but she grew up in the projects of Dallas, Texas. [1] She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She later attended Southern Methodist University. [2] She has a son, Jordan L. Jones who also works as an actor. He starred in the short-lived Fox sitcom Rel . [2]

Storey began acting in 1990s, appearing on television. She had secondary role in the 1996 television film The Road to Galveston starring Cicely Tyson. She guest starred on episodes of Wishbone , Strong Medicine and Numb3rs . She had many roles in theatre, include playing Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun . She worked as assistant director in The Mountaintop , The Color Purple , Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope , and Ain't Misbehavin' . [3]

In 2016, Storey was cast in a recurring role in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong produced by Tyler Perry. She later had a recurring role in the Fox prime time soap opera Empire . [4] In 2018, Perry cast her in his thriller film Acrimony for playing Taraji P. Henson's character younger sister. [5] The following year, Storey began starring in the BET prime time soap opera, The Oval , also created and produced by Tyler Perry. [6] In December, 2020, she joined the cast of CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless playing Naya Benedict. [7] She received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for her performance at the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996The Road to GalvestonMotel ClerkTelevision film
1995–1998 Wishbone Ms. WalkerEpisodes: "Barking at Buddha" and "Frankenbone"
2000 Moesha WomanEpisode: "The Candidate"
2005 Strong Medicine Alice WilburnEpisode: "Gunshot Wedding"
2006 Numb3rs LawyerEpisode: "Killer Chat"
2009In the ClosetVanessa Maxwell
2014 Petals on the Wind NurseTelevision film
2015 Beautiful & Twisted Hotel GuestTelevision film
2015 The Soul Man Gospel LadyEpisode: "No Weddings and Ten Funerals"
2015 Key and Peele Gospel SingerEpisode: "Severed Head Showcase"
2016–2017 If Loving You Is Wrong TildaRecurring role, 6 episodes
2017–2018 Empire ChynaRecurring role, 7 episodes
2018 Acrimony Brenda
2019–present The Oval Nancy HallsenSeries regular
2020The Step DaddyRochelle
2020ChoicesNarrator
2020–2021 The Young and the Restless Naya BenedictRecurring role, 34 episodes
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2022)
2021 S.W.A.T. VanessaEpisode: "Crusade"
2022 Bid for Love Angela
2023 All American Sadie MooreEpisode: "Time"
2023 Bel-Air Mrs. AhmadEpisode: "Mrs. Ahmad"

References

  1. 1 2 Owens, Devin (July 19, 2021). "Storey's Time". Interview. Soap Opera Digest . Vol. 46, no. 29. American Media, Inc. pp. 30–33.
  2. 1 2 "Everything You Want To Know About Ptosha Storey – From The Cast Of Tyler Perry's 'The Oval'". BET.com.
  3. "Ptosha Storey". Stage West Theatre Ft. Worth Texas. August 15, 2018.
  4. Thomas, Michael. "Ptosha Storey Books Role on Empire!".
  5. "'Acrimony' marks silver-screen debut for Dallas actress". Dallas News. March 27, 2018.
  6. Petski, Denise (August 5, 2019). "'The Oval': Tyler Perry's BET White House Drama Sets More Series Regulars".
  7. "Leigh-Ann Rose and Ptosha Storey Join the Cast of 'Y&R'". December 9, 2020.
  8. "Nominees for the CBS broadcast of The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards – The Emmys". theemmys.tv.