Tawny Newsome
Newsome at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1983-02-24) February 24, 1983 (age 40)
Vacaville, California, U.S.
EducationDePaul University (BFA)
Occupation(s)Musician, actress, comedian, podcaster
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Nate Urbansky
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(m. 2013)​
Websitetawnynewsome.com

Tawny Newsome (born February 24, 1983) is an American musician, comedian, and actress best known for playing Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, co-starring in Space Force and the third season of Brockmire, and co-hosting the podcast Yo, Is This Racist?. She is also a singer in the band Four Lost Souls.[1] She voices one of the main characters, Beckett Mariner, on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Early life

Originally from Vacaville, California, where she grew up on a ranch. Newsome attended DePaul Theatre School in Chicago, then started her comedy career with Second City.[2]

Career

Newsome was a backup singer in a touring Talking Heads tribute band. This later led to her being cast in Documentary Now! in a similar role.[3]

Newsome's first major television roles were as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ and Nina on The Comedy Get Down.[2]

Newsome has been a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? alongside Andrew Ti since 2018.[1] She also appears as a frequent guest on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins.[4][5]

Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls alongside Jon Langford, Bethany Thomas, and John Szymanski.[6] The group released a debut self-titled album in 2017.[7]

Newsome was in the main cast of Brockmire in its third season.[8] She was also cast in the 2019 ABC pilot Woman Up.[9] She was cast as a lead voice in the CBS All Access series Star Trek: Lower Decks.[10]

She appears in a lead role as Maj. Angela Ali in the Netflix series Space Force starting in 2020.[11]

Since 2020, Newsome has co-hosted Star Trek: The Pod Directive, the official Star Trek podcast, along with comedian Paul F. Tompkins.[12]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Uncle John Cute Hipster Girl
2016 Einstein's God Model Marcel Gutierrez
2018 Canal Street Kai
2019 Spies in Disguise Agency Employee #1 Voice
2021 How It Ends Celine
Vacation Friends Brooke
2023 Quiz Lady Mercedes
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Chicago Fire Jen Episode: "A Problem House"
2014 Crisis EMT Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2015 Sirens Jami Episode: "Balls"
2016 2 Broke Girls Chrissy Episode: "And the Basketball Jones"
Comedy Bang! Bang! Worried Mom Episode: "Zach Galifianakis Wears Rolled Khakis and Shoes with Brown Laces"
Take My Wife Pam Episode: "Punchline"
Documentary Now! Backup Singer Episode: "Final Transmission"
2016–2019 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Chelsea Leight-Leigh 34 episodes
2017 Nobodies Grace 3 episodes
The Carmichael Show Jessica Episode: "Three Year Anniversary"
Do You Want to See a Dead Body? Marion Episode: "A Body and a High School Reunion (with Joe Lo Truglio)"
The Comedy Get Down Nina 10 episodes
2019 Brockmire Gabby Taylor 6 episodes
The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle Performer Episode: "Money"
HarmonQuest Donna (voice) / Herself Episode: "Ivory Quay"
Big Mouth (voice) Episode: "Duke"
Perfect Harmony Georgia 3 episodes
2019–2020 Craig of the Creek Jasmine Williams (voice) 3 episodes
2019–2022 Sherman's Showcase Various 5 episodes
2020 Superstore Isabel Episode: "Zephra Cares"
The Twilight Zone Zara Delancey Episode: "Ovation"
Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun The Queen Episode: "Dinner Party"
2020–2022 Space Force Angela Ali Main role
2020–present Star Trek: Lower Decks Ensign/LtJG Beckett Mariner (voice) Main role, 4 seasons
Nominated—Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series (2021)
2021 True Story Billie 6 episodes
2022 Physical Wanda 5 episodes
Tuca & Bertie (voice) Episode: "Leveling Up"
Murderville Mayor Palmer Episode: "Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery"
2023 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Ensign Beckett Mariner Episode: "Those Old Scientists"[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Stuart, Gwynedd (October 23, 2019). "When People Ask 'Yo, Is This Racist?' These Podcasters Find It Usually Is". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Kozell, Isaac (October 27, 2017). "The Two Worlds of Tawny Newsome". Vulture. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Adams, Erik (October 10, 2016). ""How did I get here?": Documentary Now!'s little Talking Heads tribute that could". AV Club.
  4. ^ Malin, Sean (May 13, 2019). "Want to Try Yo, Is This Racist? Start Here". Vulture. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Ruskin, Zack (January 10, 2018). "Bajillion Dollar Talent: Tawny Newsome – 01/10/2018". SF Weekly. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Miller, Joshua (October 9, 2017). "How Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls found a second home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Kaseko, Baraka; Eakin, Marah (November 20, 2017). "Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls open their session with the wandering "Fish Out Of Water"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Otterson, Joe (October 2, 2018). "'Brockmire' Season 3 Adds Tawny Newsome (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 26, 2019). "Mary Elizabeth Ellis & Tawny Newsome To Star In 'Woman Up' Comedy Pilot At ABC". Deadline. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  10. ^ Lincoln, Ross A.; Welk, Brian (July 20, 2019). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks': Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero to Star in Animated Series". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (September 26, 2019). "'Space Force': John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz Among 6 Cast In Greg Daniels-Steve Carell Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "Star Trek: The Pod Directive is the Official Star Trek Podcast".
  13. ^ Vary, Adam B. (August 26, 2022). "'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Star Jack Quaid Talks 'Strange New Worlds' Crossover and Taking the Cast of 'The Boys' Spinoff 'Gen V' to Brunch". Variety. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

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