Tamera Tomakili

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Tamera Tomakili
Born
Los Angeles, California
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2019–present

Tamera Tomakili is an American actress. She is best known for playing Cookie Keely in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and Ivy Campbell in the crime drama Happy Face .

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Early life

Tomakili was born in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Columbia Universitys MFA acting program in 2018. [1]

Career

Tomakili's first recurring role was in the comedy drama series Blindspotting [2] Her first major role was in the sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty where she played Cookie Keely. [3] [4] She was then cast as Ivy Campbell in the crime drama series Happy Face. [5] [6] She has also done various theater shows. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Fruitvale Station Girl
2014MoonshineMolly
2015Heart SongMelissaShort
2016Safe PlaceThe WomanShort
2018Horoscope of LoveJessaShort
2025 Opus Rachel Malick

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Run the World Monife AdeyemoEpisode: "I Love Harlem"
2023 Blindspotting June3 episodes
2022-2023 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Cookie Keely17 episodes
2025 Happy Face Ivy Campbell8 episodes

References

  1. "Tamera Tomakili '19 Stars in HBO's New Series Winning Time". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  2. "'Blindspotting': LeVar Burton, Katlynn Simone Smith Among New Season 2 Cast". deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  3. "Tamera Tomakili On The Importance Of Exploring Magic Johnson's Love, Cookie, In Winning Time". looper. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  4. "Winning Time: Gaby Hoffmann & Tamera Tomakili on Lakers HBO Series". collider.com. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  5. "'Happy Face': Tamera Tomakili Joins Paramount+ Series". deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  6. "'Happy Face' Stars James Wolk & Tamera Tomakili Tackle True Crime". msn. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  7. "Tamera Tomakili delivers moving performance in the play 'Flex'". amsterdamnews. Retrieved 2025-08-22.