Tawny Newsome
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1983 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- Vacaville, California, USA
Biography
Tawny Newsome (born February 24, 1983) - (Height 5 feet 10 inches (1.77 meters) in height) is an American musician, comedian, and actress. She is known for her roles as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on the Comedy Central series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Nina on The Comedy Get Down, and Beckett Mariner on the animated Star Trek series Star Trek: Lower Decks. She is also a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? Newsome was born in Vacaville, California, and grew up on a ranch. She attended DePaul University in Chicago, where she studied theater. After graduating, she began her comedy career with the Second City improv troupe. Newsome's first major television role was as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. She also had a recurring role as Nina on The Comedy Get Down. In 2020, she began voicing the character of Beckett Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks. Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls. She is also a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? alongside Andrew Ti.
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Filmography
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bolio: Spirit of the Mustang
Movie
Grandpa's Haunted Planet: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Jedi Voice
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
TV · as Illa Dax · 1 ep
Strip Law
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Nuked
Movie · as Mo
The Paper
TV · as Harper Brewster · 1 ep
The Naboo Movie: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Movie · as Padme Amidala
After Midnight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Quiz Lady
Movie · as Mercedes
Strange Planet
TV · as Mismatched (voice) · 1 ep
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Movie · as Mayor Palmer
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV · as Ensign Beckett Mariner · 1 ep
Dirty Laundry
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
How It Ends
Movie · as Celine
Vacation Friends
Movie · as Brooke
True Story
TV · as Billie · 7 eps
Physical
TV · as Wanda · 5 eps
Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
TV · 2 eps
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
TV · as The Queen · 1 ep
Star Trek Day
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · as Beckett Mariner (voice) · 50 eps
Space Force
TV · as Captain Angela Ali · 17 eps
Spies in Disguise
Movie · as Agency Employee #1 (voice)
The Ready Room
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Perfect Harmony
TV · as Georgia · 3 eps
The Twilight Zone
TV · 1 ep
Sherman's Showcase
TV · as Laverne · 1 ep
Craig of the Creek
TV · as Jasmine (voice) · 3 eps
Brockmire
TV · as Gabby Taylor · 8 eps
The Comedy Get Down
TV · as Nina · 10 eps
Big Mouth
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Nobodies
TV · as Grace · 3 eps
It's All Good
Movie · as Angela West
Einstein's God Model
Movie · as Marcel Gutierrez
HarmonQuest
TV · as Donna · 1 ep
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
TV · as Chelsea Leight-Leigh · 34 eps
The Carmichael Show
TV · as Jessica · 1 ep
Superstore
TV · as Isabel · 1 ep
Sirens
TV · as Jami · 1 ep
2 Broke Girls
TV · as Chrissy · 1 ep