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Tawny Cypress

Tawny Cypress

Actor · Born August 8, 1976 (50) · Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Tawny Cypress (born August 8, 1976) is an American actress. She has appeared in various television and stage plays. She portrayed Simone Deveaux on the TV series Heroes. She previously starred on Fox's drama K-Ville as Ginger "Love Tap" LeBeau, a police officer who suffers the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Her father is of Hungarian and German extraction and her mother is of African-American and Native American ancestry. Cypress was born and raised in Point Pleasant, New Jersey and now lives in New York City. Her older brother Toby Cypress is a comic book artist.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1976 (50)
From
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Tawny Cypress' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
38%
Bonds
20%
Self
18%
Morality
14%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tawny Cypress' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tawny Cypress' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Yellowjackets(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · as Taissa Turner

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as Naia

  • Inez & Doug & Kira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Inez

  • The Code(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Edina Corpus

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Jillian Starls

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist: Redemption(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nez Rowan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Bull(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Brooke Ford

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Billions(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dean Walker

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Senator Miranda Crane

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Gun Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Andrea Login

  • Home(2013)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Nez Rowan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • House of Cards(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carly Heath

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Black Suit

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Cindy

  • Unforgettable(2011)

    Show 26 episodes · as Cherie Rollins-Murray

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrice

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn's Finest(2009)

    as Allisa

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Melinda

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Romana

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • K-Ville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Ginger 'Love Tap' LeBeau

  • Army Wives(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 23 episodes · as Simone Deveaux

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Bella(2006)

    as Frannie

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • World Trade Center(2006)

    as Bleeding Woman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Time Tunnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as J.D.

  • Jonny Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nina Calvo

  • Rescue Me(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · as Carla

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Rowe

  • Stalker Guilt Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Female Passerby

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Louisa Iberra

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • 100 Centre Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cassandra · as Cassandra Rodriguez

  • Autumn in New York(2000)

    as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sharon Burns

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Shauna

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Erin Grassley

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1990 to 2022; peak year 2011.

Highest rated

Yellowjackets (2021)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Unforgettable (2011)

Film career

19902022

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Who does Tawny Cypress work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tawny Cypress' MovieCove titles; Adrian Martinez shares the most, 2.