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Theresa Randle
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1987–2010, 2020 |
Theresa Randle is an American actress. She is known for her roles in popular movies. These include Malcolm X (1992) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994). She also starred in Space Jam (1996) and Spawn (1997). Many people know her from the Bad Boys movie series. She was in these films from 1995 to 2020.
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Life and Career Highlights
Theresa Randle started her career in 1983. She appeared in a music video for George Clinton. Her first movie role was in Maid to Order in 1987. For the next few years, she had small parts in films. These included Heart Condition (1990) with Denzel Washington.
She continued to work with famous directors. She was in King of New York (1990) by Abel Ferrara. She also worked with Spike Lee in Jungle Fever (1991) and Malcolm X (1992). Randle starred with Wesley Snipes in Sugar Hill (1994). That same year, she appeared with Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop III.
Big Roles in Movies
Theresa Randle co-starred in CB4 (1993) with Chris Rock. A big role for her was in Bad Boys (1995). In this movie, she acted alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. She played the role of Theresa Burnett. She returned for the sequels, Bad Boys II and Bad Boys for Life.
In 1996, she appeared in Space Jam with basketball legend Michael Jordan. The next year, she was in the movie Spawn. This film was based on the popular comic book.
Later Career and Television
After 1997, Theresa Randle took on fewer movie roles. She started appearing more in television projects. In 2000, she played singer Natalie Cole in the TV movie Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story. She also appeared in action films like The Hunt for Eagle One (2006).
Her main movie roles after 1997 were the Bad Boys sequels. These were Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020). Bad Boys for Life was her first project in ten years. In 2023, it was announced that another actress, Tasha Smith, would take over her role in the fourth Bad Boys film.
Besides movies, Randle also made guest appearances on TV shows. In 1989, she was in A Different World. Two years later, she had a small role in an episode of Seinfeld. In 2006, she appeared in two episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In 2007, she was a regular cast member on the Lifetime show State of Mind. She played Dr. Cordelia Banks in this series.
Filmography
Film Roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Maid to Order | Doni | |
Near Dark | Lady in Car | ||
1989 | Easy Wheels | Ace | |
1990 | Heart Condition | Ciao Chow Club Maitre D' | |
The Guardian | Arlene Russell | ||
King of New York | Raye | ||
1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Brenda Williams | |
Jungle Fever | Inez | ||
1992 | Malcolm X | Laura | |
1993 | CB4 | Eve | |
1994 | Sugar Hill | Melissa | |
Beverly Hills Cop III | Janice Perkins | ||
1995 | Bad Boys | Theresa Burnett | |
1996 | Girl 6 | Girl 6 | |
Space Jam | Juanita Jordan | ||
1997 | Spawn | Wanda Blake | |
2000 | Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Natalie Cole | TV movie |
2003 | Partners and Crime | TV movie | |
Bad Boys II | Theresa Burnett | ||
2006 | The Hunt for Eagle One | Capt. Amy Jennings | Video |
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point | Capt. Amy Jennings | Video | |
2010 | Ink | Nagi | Short |
... Year | Marion | ||
2020 | Bad Boys for Life | Theresa Burnett |
Television Roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | A Different World | Elizabeth James | Episode: "Delusions of Daddyhood" |
1991 | Seinfeld | Janice | Episode: "The Apartment" |
1997 | Duckman | Sassy | Voice, episode: "With Friends Like These" |
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Fairly Mother / Voices | Episode: "Comicalamities/Super Felix/Dueling Whiskers" | |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | A.D.A. Patricia Kent | 2 episodes |
2007 | State of Mind | Cordelia Banks, PhD | Main cast, 8 episodes |
Awards and Nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
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1998 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress - Horror | Spawn | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Theresa Randle para niños