Acting credits
38
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Tawny Newsome
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 9Series: 29Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1697336
IMDb ID: nm5634295
Known for: Acting
Born: February 24, 1983
Age: 43
Place of birth: Vacaville, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2011 - 2026
Years active: 16
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q56760687
Other jobs
Writer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Tawny Newsome.
as Mo
Nuked
2025 • Movie
as Mercedes
Quiz Lady
2023 • Movie
as Mayor Palmer
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
2022 • Movie
as Brooke
Vacation Friends
2021 • Movie
as Celine
How It Ends
2021 • Movie
as Agency Employee #1 (voice)
Spies in Disguise
2019 • Movie
as Angela West
It's All Good
2016 • Movie
as Marcel Gutierrez
Einstein's God Model
2016 • Movie
Bolio: Spirit of the Mustang
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tawny Newsome.
as (voice) • 1 eps
Strip Law
2026 • Series
as Illa Dax • 1 eps
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026 • Series
as Harper Brewster • 1 eps
The Paper
2025 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
After Midnight
2024 • Series
as Mismatched (voice) • 1 eps
Strange Planet
2023 • Series
as Ensign Beckett Mariner • 1 eps
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Dirty Laundry
2022 • Series
as Billie • 7 eps
True Story
2021 • Series
as Wanda • 5 eps
Physical
2021 • Series
as The Queen • 1 eps
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Star Trek Day
2020 • Series
as Beckett Mariner (voice) • 50 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020 • Series
as Captain Angela Ali • 17 eps
Space Force
2020 • Series
as Georgia • 3 eps
Perfect Harmony
2019 • Series
as Laverne • 1 eps
Sherman's Showcase
2019 • Series
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
2019 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The Ready Room
2019 • Series
as Jasmine (voice) • 3 eps
Craig of the Creek
2018 • Series
as Nina • 10 eps
The Comedy Get Down
2017 • Series
as (voice) • 1 eps
Big Mouth
2017 • Series
as Gabby Taylor • 8 eps
Brockmire
2017 • Series
as Grace • 12 eps
Nobodies
2017 • Series
as Donna • 1 eps
HarmonQuest
2016 • Series
as Chelsea Leight-Leigh • 34 eps
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016 • Series