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Theresa Randle
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Randle in 2013
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.

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
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
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
1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Supporting Actress - Horror Spawn Nominated

See also

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