Tashiana Washington is an American singer, film and television actress. Washington is best known for her role in the award-winning film Gimme the Loot as well as a role in the movie Shaft .
Washington was born and raised in Queens, New York. In 2013, she starred in Gimme the Loot, for which she received a 2014 Black Reel nomination for Outstanding Breakthrough Actress Performance. [1] Complex magazine named Washington one of the 25 Breakout Actresses to Know in 2013. [2]
Year | TItle | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Gun Hill Road | Girl in High School | |
2012 | Gimme the Loot | Sophia | |
2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Additional voices | |
2013 | Gimme Shelter | Destiny / Princess | |
2015 | Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List | Tennessee | Uncredited |
2015 | Straight Outta Compton | Dee Barnes | |
2016 | Tramps | Monica | |
2018 | Skate Kitchen | Lana | |
2018 | The Great Pretender | Joyce | |
2019 | Premature | Jamila | |
2019 | Shaft | Sugar |
Year | TItle | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Miracle's Boys | Ellen | 3 episodes |
2011 | Are We There Yet? | Hot Girl | Episode: "The Despicable E Episode" |
2011 | Sherry's Kitchen | Ginger | Episode: "They Know!" |
2011 | How to Make It in America | Girl | Episode: "Money, Power, Private School" |
2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Gigi | Episode: "A Night at the Plaza" |
2018 | Random Acts of Flyness | Ashley / Vlogger | 2 episodes |
2019 | Critters Attack! | Drea | Television film |
2020 | Betty | Inmate | Episode: "The Tombs" |
2021 | Harlem | Ashley | Episode #1.2 |
Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
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US | UK [3] | |||
2023 | "Soak" featuring Samuel Mancini | - | 32 | Non-album single |
Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke is an English actress and comedian. She appeared in sketch shows such as French and Saunders (1988–1999), played a recurring role as Magda on the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), and performed frequent collaborations with fellow comedian Harry Enfield. From 1999 to 2001, she starred as Linda La Hughes on the BBC sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme, for which she received a British Comedy Award and two BAFTA nominations.
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