Tanya Patrice Wright (May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur, actress, and author best known for Butterfly Rising (2011).
Her sister is Sheena Wright.
Filmography
- 1986: The Cosby Show as Tanya Simpson
- 1991: Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Girlfriend
- 1994: Beverly Hills, 90210 as Assistant
- 1995: Living Single as Tanya
- 1995: Family Matters as India
- 1995: Burke's Law as Scrub Nurse
- 1996: The Wayans Bros. as Toya
- 1996: Buddies as Phyllis Brooks
- 1996: The Jamie Foxx Show as Casey Coles
- 1998: Police Academy: The Series as Cassandra Cunningham
- 1998: Mama Floras Family as Ernestine
- 1999: Moesha as Andrea
- 2000-2001: The District as Annette Haywood/Laura Clayson (2 episodes)
- 2001: The Brothers as LaMuzindah
- 2001-2002: 24 as Patty Brooks (9 episodes)
- 2002: NYPD Blue as Officer Maya Anderson
- 2003-2004: The Handler as Marcy
- 2004: Strong Medicine as Lily's Mother
- 2005: Ralph And Stanley as Dr. Reynolds (short)
- 2006: Windfall as Dr. Bailey
- 2007: ER as Megan Strand
- 2007: Standoff as Diana Marsh
- 2008-2014: True Blood as Deputy Kenya Jones (18 episodes)
- 2011: Butterfly Rising as Rose (also producer, director, and writer)
- 2011: Aide De Camp as Anna (short)
- 2012: Why Not Now as Lisa
- 2013-2018: Orange Is the New Black as Crystal Burset (11 episodes)
- 2014: The Good Wife as Lina Depaul
- 2018: Im Dying Up Here as Nurse
- 2018: Madam Secretary as Dana Cook
- 2018: My Christmas Inn as Ellis
Books
- 2012: Butterfly Rising
