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Tawny Newsome
Vacaville, California, USA
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 Le…
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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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2026
Strip Law
TV show (voice)
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2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
TV show Illa Dax
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2025
The Paper
TV show Harper Brewster
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2025
Nuked
Movie Mo
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2024
After Midnight
TV show Self
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2023
Quiz Lady
Movie Mercedes
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2023
Strange Planet
TV show Mismatched (voice)
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2022
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Movie Mayor Palmer
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2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV show Ensign Beckett Mariner
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2022
Dirty Laundry
TV show Self - Guest
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2021
True Story
TV show Billie
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2021
Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
TV show
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2021
Vacation Friends
Movie Brooke
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2021
How It Ends
Movie Celine
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2021
Physical
TV show Wanda
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2020
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
TV show The Queen
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2020
Star Trek Day
TV show Self
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2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV show Beckett Mariner (voice)
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2020
Space Force
TV show Captain Angela Ali
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2019
Spies in Disguise
Movie Agency Employee #1 (voice)
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2019
Perfect Harmony
TV show Georgia
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2019
Sherman's Showcase
TV show Laverne
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2019
The Twilight Zone
TV show
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2019
The Ready Room
TV show Self
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2018
Craig of the Creek
TV show Jasmine (voice)
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2017
The Comedy Get Down
TV show Nina
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2017
Big Mouth
TV show (voice)
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2017
Brockmire
TV show Gabby Taylor
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2017
Nobodies
TV show Grace
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2016
It's All Good
Movie Angela West
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2016
Einstein's God Model
Movie Marcel Gutierrez
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2016
HarmonQuest
TV show Donna
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2016
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
TV show Chelsea Leight-Leigh
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2015
Superstore
TV show Isabel
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2015
The Carmichael Show
TV show Jessica
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2014
Sirens
TV show Jami
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2011
2 Broke Girls
TV show Chrissy
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The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
TV show Self
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Untitled Star Trek Live-Action Comedy
TV show Executive Producer
