Home > Actresses > J > Jones, Tamala > Biography

Actress Tamala Jones launched her career as a model, appearing in magazine ads and television commercials, before landing her first acting job on an episode of the preteen sitcom California_Dreams, but her interest in the craft goes back to early childhood, when Jones and her cousin would stage backyard shows. Los Angeles-born and raised, Jones first studied drama in the sixth grade. As a young woman, she guest starred on series ranging from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to E.R. to The Wayans Brothers. She had her first regular television role playing a student in the ABC network's short-lived drama Dangerous Minds. Jones entered feature films with a small role in How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and had her first starring film role in Booty_Call (1997). In 1998, Jones starred in the short-lived NBC summer replacement sitcom For_Your_Love. After appearing in Blue_Streak and The_Wood the following year, Jones began to gain even more momentum in 2000 with roles in Ice_Cube's Next_Friday and the Tim_Meadows SNL vehicle The_Ladies_Man. Jones would later share the limelight with a talented cast in Kingdom_Come in 2001. Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Browse More Actresses:
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z