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Vacaville, California>Vacaville, California, U.S.DePaul University (Bachelor of Fine Arts>BFA)| occupation = Musician, actress, comedian, podcaster| years_active = 2008–presenttawnynewsome.com/}}Nate Urbansky|2013}}}}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. 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.WEB, The Two Worlds of Tawny Newsome,www.vulture.com/2017/10/the-two-worlds-of-tawny-newsome.html, Kozell, Isaac, 2017-10-27, Vulture, en-us, 2019-12-08,

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.NEWS, Adams, Erik, 10 October 2016, “How did I get here?”: Documentary Now!’s little Talking Heads tribute that could, AV Club,www.avclub.com/how-did-i-get-here-documentary-now-s-little-talkin-1798252937, Newsome’s first major television roles were as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ and Nina on The Comedy Get Down.Newsome has been a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? alongside Andrew Ti since 2018.WEB,www.lamag.com/culturefiles/yo-is-this-racist-podcast/, When People Ask ‘Yo, Is This Racist?’ These Podcasters Find It Usually Is, Stuart, Gwynedd, 2019-10-23, Los Angeles Magazine, en-US, 2019-12-08, She also appears as a frequent guest on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins.WEB,www.vulture.com/2019/05/yo-is-this-racist-podcast-best-episode.html, Want to Try Yo, Is This Racist? Start Here., Malin, Sean, 2019-05-13, Vulture, en-us, 2019-12-08, WEB,www.sfweekly.com/topstories/bajillion-dollar-talent-tawny-newsome/, Bajillion Dollar Talent: Tawny Newsome – 01/10/2018, Ruskin, Zack, 2018-01-10, SF Weekly, en-US, 2019-12-08, Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls alongside Jon Langford, Bethany Thomas, and John Szymanski.WEB,www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/10/09/how-jon-langfords-four-lost-souls-found-a-second-home-in-muscle-shoals-alabama, How Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls found a second home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Miller, Joshua, 2017-10-09, Chicago Reader, en, 2019-12-08, The group released a debut self-titled album in 2017.WEB,www.avclub.com/jon-langford-s-four-lost-souls-open-their-session-with-1820612765, Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls open their session with the wandering “Fish Out Of Water”, Kaseko, Baraka, Eakin, Marah, 2017-11-20, The A.V. Club, en-us, 2019-12-08, Newsome was in the main cast of Brockmire in its third season.WEB,variety.com/2018/tv/news/brockmire-season-3-tawny-newsome-1202956867/, ‘Brockmire’ Season 3 Adds Tawny Newsome (EXCLUSIVE), Otterson, Joe, 2018-10-02, Variety, en, 2019-12-08, She was also cast in the 2019 ABC pilot Woman Up.WEB,deadline.com/2019/02/woman-up-pilot-mary-elizabeth-ellis-tawny-newsome-leads-abc-zoe-lister-jones-1202565816/, Mary Elizabeth Ellis & Tawny Newsome To Star In ‘Woman Up’ Comedy Pilot At ABC, Hipes, Patrick, 2019-02-26, Deadline, en, 2019-12-08, She was cast as a lead voice in the CBS All Access series (Star Trek: Lower Decks).WEB,www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-trek-lower-decks-tawny-191226571.html, ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’: Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero to Star in Animated Series, Lincoln, Ross A., Welk, Brian, 2019-07-20, www.yahoo.com, en-US, 2019-12-08, She appears in a lead role as Maj. Angela Ali in the Netflix series Space Force starting in 2020.WEB,deadline.com/2019/09/space-force-john-malkovich-ben-schwartz-cast-netflix-comedy-series-steve-carell-greg-daniels-1202745828/, ‘Space Force’: John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz Among 6 Cast In Greg Daniels-Steve Carell Netflix Comedy Series, Andreeva, Nellie, Petski, Denise, 2019-09-26, Deadline, en, 2019-12-08, Since 2020, Newsome has co-hosted Star Trek: The Pod Directive, the official Star Trek podcast, along with comedian Paul F. Tompkins.WEB,www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-the-pod-directive-is-the-official-star-trek-podcast, Star Trek: The Pod Directive is the Official Star Trek Podcast,

Filmography{| class“wikitable sortable“|+ Film roles

! Year! Title! Role! class=“unsortable” | Notes| 2015Uncle John (film)>Uncle John| Cute Hipster Girl|| 2016Einstein’s God Model (film)>Einstein’s God Model| Marcel Gutierrez|| 2018Canal Street (film)>Canal Street| Kai|| 2019| Spies in Disguise| Agency Employee #1| Voice 2021How It Ends (2021 film)>How It Ends|Celine|| Vacation Friends| Brooke|| 2023| Quiz Lady| Mercedes|{| class=“wikitable sortable“|+ Television roles! Year! Title! Role! class=“unsortable” | Notes| 2013Chicago Fire (TV series)>Chicago Fire| Jen| Episode: “A Problem House”| 2014Crisis (TV series)>Crisis| EMT| Episode: “Best Laid Plans”| 2015Sirens (2014 TV series)>Sirens| Jami| Episode: “Balls” 2016| 2 Broke Girls| Chrissy| Episode: “And the Basketball Jones”Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)>Comedy Bang! Bang!| Worried Mom| Episode: “Zach Galifianakis Wears Rolled Khakis and Shoes with Brown Laces”Take My Wife (2016 TV series)>Take My Wife| Pam| Episode: “Punchline”| Documentary Now!| Backup Singer| Episode: “Final Transmission”| 2016–2019| Bajillion Dollar Propertie$| Chelsea Leight-Leigh| 34 episodes 2017Nobodies (TV series)>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 (American TV series)>Big Mouth| (voice)| Episode: “Duke”Perfect Harmony (TV series)>Perfect Harmony| Georgia| 3 episodes| 2019–2020| Craig of the Creek| Jasmine Williams (voice)| 3 episodes| 2019–2022| Sherman’s Showcase| Various| 5 episodes2020Superstore (TV series)>Superstore| Isabel| Episode: “Zephra Cares”The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)>The Twilight Zone| Zara Delancey| Episode: “Ovation”| Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun| The Queen| Episode: “Dinner Party”| 2020–2022Space Force (TV series)>Space Force| Angela Ali| Main role| 2020–present| (Star Trek: Lower Decks)| Ensign/LtJG Beckett Mariner (voice)Critics’ Choice Super Awards>Critics’ Choice Super Award for Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series (2021)| 2021True Story (miniseries)>True Story| Billie| 6 episodes 2022Physical (TV series)>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 MarinerWEBSITE=VARIETY (MAGAZINE)>FIRST=ADAM B.DATE=AUGUST 26, 2022, June 14, 2023,

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