Acting credits
36
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Tawny Newsome
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.9
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Movies: 9Series: 27Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1697336
IMDb ID: nm5634295
Known for: Acting
Born: February 24, 1983
Age: 42
Place of birth: Vacaville, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2011 - 2026
Years active: 16
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
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.
3.3
Nuked
2025 Movie
6.7
Quiz Lady
as Mercedes
2023 Movie
5.9
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
as Mayor Palmer
2022 Movie
7.0
Vacation Friends
as Brooke
2021 Movie
4.8
How It Ends
as Celine
2021 Movie
7.6
Spies in Disguise
as Agency Employee #1 (voice)
2019 Movie
6.5
It's All Good
as Angela West
2016 Movie
5.4
Einstein's God Model
as Marcel Gutierrez
2016 Movie
Bolio: Spirit of the Mustang
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tawny Newsome.
4.7
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
as Illa Dax • 1 eps
2026 Series
7.1
The Paper
as Harper Brewster • 1 eps
2025 Series
5.5
After Midnight
as Self • 2 eps
2024 Series
6.2
Strange Planet
as Mismatched (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
as Ensign Beckett Mariner • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.6
Dirty Laundry
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.1
True Story
as Billie • 7 eps
2021 Series
6.5
Physical
as Wanda • 5 eps
2021 Series
7.3
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
as The Queen • 1 eps
2020 Series
4.2
Star Trek Day
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Beckett Mariner (voice) • 50 eps
2020 Series
6.5
Space Force
as Captain Angela Ali • 17 eps
2020 Series
6.1
Perfect Harmony
as Georgia • 3 eps
2019 Series
10.0
Sherman's Showcase
as Laverne • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.7
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
2019 Series
4.0
The Ready Room
as Self • 3 eps
2019 Series
8.1
Craig of the Creek
as Jasmine (voice) • 3 eps
2018 Series
4.0
The Comedy Get Down
as Nina • 10 eps
2017 Series
7.6
Big Mouth
as (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.8
Brockmire
as Gabby Taylor • 8 eps
2017 Series
4.1
Nobodies
as Grace • 12 eps
2017 Series
7.8
HarmonQuest
as Donna • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.0
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
as Chelsea Leight-Leigh • 34 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Superstore
as Isabel • 1 eps
2015 Series