Tijuana Ricks

After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis where she received her degree in psychology and performing arts, she attended the Yale School of Drama and received her MFA in acting.

Ricks's most prominent roles have been recurring parts on Showtime's Billions as Tonelle “T” Burton, the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist as reporter Thembi Wallace,{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/luke-cage-president-obama-ellis/ |title=Luke Cage's President Obama References Explained |last=Shaw-Williams |first=Hannah |publisher=Screen Rant |date=October 2, 2016 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102204813/http://screenrant.com/luke-cage-president-obama-ellis/ |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |url-status=live }}{{cite tweet|user=TijuanaRicks|number=842852341246283777|title=You can see me as #ThembiWallace in @MarvelIronFist on @netflix out today, y'all! #crossover #Marvel #netflix #LukeCage #IronFist|date=March 17, 2017|access-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170621163746/https://www.webcitation.org/6rOEt9BfA?url=https://twitter.com/TijuanaRicks/status/842852341246283777|archive-date=June 21, 2017|url-status=live}} Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Marnie Aiken, OB/GYN, Law and Order as Sgt. Royce and Guiding Light as Nurse Maggie.

She had a small role in the film The Savages with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney and has starred in many television and radio commercials.

Onstage, she originated the role of Cora Lee in the musical version of The Women of Brewster Place and made her Broadway debut in A Time to Kill as a court reporter named Norma.

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Category:1978 births

Category:American soap opera actresses

Category:American television actresses

Category:Living people

Category:Washington University in St. Louis alumni

Category:David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni

Category:American film actresses

Category:African-American actresses

Category:People from Metairie, Louisiana

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