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Tammy Townsend
Born (1970-08-17) August 17, 1970 (age 54)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1984–present

Tammy Townsend, born on August 17, 1970, is a talented American actress and singer. She is well-known for her roles in popular TV shows. Many people remember her as Wendy Reardon on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. She also played Greta McClure, Eddie's girlfriend, on the sitcom Family Matters. From 2015 to 2018, Tammy starred as Kira Cooper, the mom of K.C. Cooper, in the fun Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover.

Early Life of Tammy Townsend

Tammy Townsend was born in the sunny city of Los Angeles, California. Her mother is Black, and her father has English and Yugoslavian family roots.

Tammy Townsend's Acting Career

Tammy Townsend started her acting journey in 1984. One of her first appearances was in a video called Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!. She quickly began appearing in episodes of popular TV sitcoms. These included shows like Diff'rent Strokes and Charles in Charge.

Early TV Roles

From 1994 to 1996, Tammy had a regular role on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. She played the character Wendy Reardon. Then, from 1995 to 1998, she became a familiar face on the ABC sitcom Family Matters. In this show, she played Greta McClure, a recurring character.

Movies and Guest Appearances

In 1997, Tammy took on a main role in the comedy movie The Pest. She starred alongside actor John Leguizamo. Over the years, she also made guest appearances in many other well-known TV shows. These included Quantum Leap, Living Single, Friends, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She even reunited with her Family Matters co-star Jaleel White in the sitcom Grown Ups.

Later TV Series Roles

Tammy continued to be a regular cast member in other sitcoms. She was in Rock Me, Baby from 2003 to 2004 and Sherri in 2009. She also had recurring roles in shows like Lincoln Heights, Switched at Birth, and The Client List.

Starring on Disney Channel

A big role for Tammy came in 2015 when she joined the Disney Channel sitcom K.C. Undercover. She played Kira Cooper, the mother of the main character, K.C. Cooper, who was played by Zendaya. This show was very popular with young audiences.

Recent Work

Tammy Townsend continues to act in various television series. From 2021 to 2022, she was a main cast member on Queen Sugar. Since 2023, she has been starring as Angela Washington in the series Average Joe. She is also set to appear in The Chi in 2025.

Filmography

Film Roles

Year Film Role
1991 The Five Heartbeats Matthew's Kids
1995 The Brady Bunch Movie Danielle
1995 Divas Lynette
1997 The Pest Xantha Kent
2000 Playing Mona Lisa Alice
2001 Semper Fi Maria Velez
2002 Simone Janitor
2002 Home of the Brave -
2003 Love Chronicles -
2005 The Fabric of a Man Domunique Majors
2005 Good Vibrations Tiffany
2005 Hollywood Horror Robyn
2010 Preacher's Kid Desiree
2010 Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed Asia
2010 Love Me or Leave Me Dominique Adams
2010 My Girlfriend's Back Vanessa
2012 To Love and to Cherish Jasmine
2012 Love Overboard Patrice
2012 The Mistle-Tones Grace
2014 Daddy's Home -
2015 If Not for His Grace Ruth Randolph
2015 Zodiac Sign Victoria
2016 Boy Bye Beverly
2018 It's a Date Anastasia Reese
2018 One Crazy Christmas Sabrina
2019 The Workout Room Xena
2021 A Jenkins Family Christmas Brianna

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Diff'rent Strokes Sara Episode: "Beauty Is in the Eye of Arnold"
1987 Charles in Charge Tammy Episode: "Baby Doll"
1988 The Bronx Zoo Aimee Episode: "Behind Closed Doors"
1989 TV 101 Student Episode: "Kangaroo Gate"
1991 Family Matters Jenny Episode: "The Love God"
1992 Quantum Leap Lynell Walters Episode: "A Song for the Soul - April 7, 1963"
1993 Where I Live Dontay Episodes: "Occupant" & "Dontay's Inferno"
1994 In the Heat of the Night Chelsea Clark Episode: "A Matter of Justice"
1994–96 Days of Our Lives Wendy Reardon Regular Cast
1995 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Patrice Episode: "The Ringer"
1995 On Our Own Loretta Episode: "The Easy Way"
1995 Living Single Melody Episode: "The Ex-File"
1995–98 Family Matters Greta McClure Guest: season 6, recurring cast: season 7-9
1996 The Wayans Bros. Amy Episode: "Getting It"
1997 The Practice Rachel Reynolds Episode: "Pilot"
1998 Guys Like Us Bridget Cole Recurring cast
1999 Felicity Tara Owens Episode: "Friends"
1999 Time of Your Life Casey House Episode: "The Time They Had Not"
1999–2000 Grown Ups Melissa Recurring cast
2000–01 Walker, Texas Ranger Erika Carter Guest: season 7, recurring cast: season 8
2001 Friends The Teacher Episode: "The One with Monica's Boots"
2002 For Your Love Vanessa Episodes: "The Friend in Need" & "The Green-Eyed Monster"
2002 Fastlane Rosaria Episode: "Things Done Changed"
2003–04 Rock Me, Baby Pam Gibson Main cast
2005–07 According to Jim Ms. Crawford Recurring cast: season 5, guest: season 6
2005 JAG Lt. Clarize Boyette Episode: "Fair Winds and Following Seas"
2005 Barbershop Lea Robinson Recurring cast
2006 Cuts Professor Duncan Episode: "Adult Education"
2007–09 Lincoln Heights Dana Taylor Recurring cast: season 1 & 4, guest: season 3
2008 Just Jordan Crystal Episodes: "Lord of the Pies" & "Boogie Toasties"
2009 Sherri Celia Main cast
2010 Ghost Whisperer Jacqueline Episode: "The Children's Parade"
2011 9ine Dolores Goodall Recurring cast
2011 Switched at Birth Denise Recurring cast: season 1
2013 The Client List Karina Lake Recurring cast: season 2
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Yolanda Campbell Episode: "The Livelong Day"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rhonda Briggs Episode: "Keep Calm and Carry-On"
2015–18 K.C. Undercover Kira Cooper Main cast
2016 We Bare Bears Additional Voices (voice) Episode: "Baby Bears on a Plane"
2018 Love Is Carol Recurring cast
2018 One Dollar Mary Bailey Episode: "Garrett Drimmer"
2018 The Cool Kids Felicia Episode: "Hank the Cradle Robber"
2018 Love Daily Dr. C Episode: "Group"
2019 Five Points Ms. Jones Episode: "You Actually Believe That?"
2020 The Wilds Angela Reid Episode: "Day Two"
2020–21 Stuck With You Candice Recurring cast
2021 Big Shot Mrs. Gibson Episode: "Great in the Living Room"
2021–22 Queen Sugar Billie Main cast: season 6-7
2023–present Average Joe Angela Washington Main cast
2025 The Chi Nora 2 episodes

See also

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