Tanedra Howard
{{short description|American actress (born 1980)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|08|15}}
| birth_place = Inglewood, California, USA
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| education = El Camino College
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2006–present
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Tanedra Howard (born August 15, 1980){{Cite web|url=http://www.absolutenow.com/features/birthday0815_4.html|title=Celebrity Birthday: August 15|work=AbsoluteNow.com|publisher=UGO Networks|accessdate=September 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20110728075235/http://www.absolutenow.com/features/birthday0815_4.html|archivedate=July 28, 2011}} is an American actress. She is best known for winning the reality show Scream Queens and playing Simone Bethson in Saw VI and Saw 3D.
Life and career
Howard was born and raised in Inglewood, California.{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/first-black-scream-queen-tanedra-howard/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20091025061101/http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/first-black-scream-queen-tanedra-howard/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2009|title=First Black Scream Queen: Tanedra Howard|work=What The Flick|publisher=BET.com|date=October 22, 2009|accessdate=September 28, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://clutchmagonline.com/lifeculture/feature/tanedra-howard-a-dream-deferred-no-more/|title=Tanedra Howard: A Dream Deferred No More|last=Clay|first=Zettler|work=Clutch|publisher=Sutton New Media|date=January 15, 2009|accessdate=September 28, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309230049/http://clutchmagonline.com/lifeculture/feature/tanedra-howard-a-dream-deferred-no-more/|url-status=live|archivedate=March 9, 2010}} She attended Santa Monica College, where she was a member of the cheer squad, as well as El Camino College. She used to work as an attractions hostess at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.{{Cite web |title=Tiktok post |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@tanedrahoward |access-date=2023-10-15 }}
In 2006, Howard was one out of 500 actors chosen to try out for the ABC reality show I Wanna Be a Soap Star 3, but did not make it on the show.{{Cite journal|last=Rhoshalle|first=Janice|title=500 Hopefuls Envision Chance at Soap Career - Winner of Soapnet's Reality Series Will Land 'One Live to Live Role|journal=The Charlotte Observer (From the Associated Press)|page=5A|date=June 2, 2006|quote=I'm doing this for my granny," said Tanedra Howard, a 25-year-old El Camino college student who arrived at the auditions less than 24 hours after burying her grandmother, a devoted "One Life to Live" watcher}} In 2008, Howard's roommate showed her an ad on Craigslist where Lionsgate was holding auditions for the VH1 acting competition reality TV show Scream Queens. She had no acting experience but auditioned and was cast. Howard spent five and half weeks competing in weekly challenges with nine other actors and won the competition, earning a role in Saw VI.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Saw-VI-s-Tanedra-Howard-15346.html|title=Interview: Saw VI's Tanedra Howard|last=Nemiroff|first=Perri|publisher=Cinema Blend|date=October 22, 2009|accessdate=January 2, 2011}} In the film she played Simone, a scheming money lender. She reprises her role in Saw 3D, released on October 29, 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13912 | title= Tanedra Howard Returning For Saw VII 3D | work=ShockTilYouDrop | publisher=CraveOnline | date=January 29, 2010 | accessdate=January 30, 2010 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131122320/http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=13912 | archivedate=January 31, 2010 |url-status=dead | quote=(Tanedra) was so good, that she's not only in this (opening) scene, and the anchor and victor of a very intense trap, but also has a nice emotional scene later, and has just been added into the mix for Saw VII.}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of films and roles |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2006
| Grand Night | Graduate |Uncredited |
| 2009
| Saw VI | Simone | Role earned by winning Scream Queens TV series |
| 2010
| Saw 3D | Simone | |
| 2011
| Love... Another Four Letter Word | Vanessa | |
| 2012
| Anita Ho | Tanya | |
| 2015
| Reggie Gaskins' Urban Love Story | Maryanne | |
| 2017
| Oscar | Michelle Grant | |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of television appearances and roles |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Herself | Winner |
| 2010
|Gang Customer |Episode: "Santa's Dead: A Love Story" |
| 2013
| {{ubl|Track runner #7|Howard}} | {{ubl|Episode: "Prey or Predator"|Episode: "Level Playing Field"}} |
| 2013
| Laugh Central | Kenya | Episode: "Basketball Wives Allstars" |
| 2014– 2015 | Black Boots | Tammy | 12 episodes |
| 2017
| Off the Track | Jasmine Hyde | Episode: "Lifeless Eyes'' |
| 2019
| Date 2 | Episode: "When it Rains, It Pours!" |
| 2020
| Stuck with You | Asia | Episode: "It Was All A Dream" |
| 2022
| Good Luck! | Roxy Carmichael | Television film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3187082}}
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Category:Participants in American reality television series
Category:Reality casting show winners
Category:El Camino College alumni
Category:Actresses from Inglewood, California
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:21st-century African-American actresses