# Erica Tazel
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{{short description|American theatre and television actor (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Erica Tazel
| image = Erica Tazel - April 2015 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Tazel at the Paley Center in 2015
| birth_date = 1977
| birth_place = [Dallas](/source/Dallas), [Texas](/source/Texas), U.S.[[http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/erica-tazel/bio/298233 Erica Tazel Biography] from TVGuide.com, retrieved 11 June 2014]
| known_for = ''[Justified](/source/Justified_(TV_series))''
| education = [Spelman College](/source/Spelman_College) {{small|([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))}}
[New York University](/source/New_York_University) {{small|([MFA](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts))}}
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2000–present
}}
'''Erica Tazel''' (born 1977) is an American theatre and television actress best known for the role of US Deputy Marshal Rachel Brooks in the [FX](/source/FX_(TV_channel)) television series ''[Justified](/source/Justified_(TV_series))'' (2010–2015).
==Life and career==
Tazel holds a B.A. from [Spelman College](/source/Spelman_College) and an M.F.A. from [New York University](/source/New_York_University)'s Graduate Acting Program.[http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/justified/cast.php, entry "Erica Tazel", accessed 3 December 2012]
She made her professional acting debut at the New York Shakespeare Festival’s ''[The Winter’s Tale](/source/The_Winter's_Tale)'' (2000);[ further roles include at the [Royal Shakespeare Company](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Company)'s ''[Cymbeline](/source/Cymbeline)'', and an off-Broadway appearance in Playwrights Horizons' ''Juvenilia''. Tazel was nominated for the L.A. Drama Critics Circle award for Lead Performance, for her work in ''I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given To Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda'' (role of Juliette, 2007) at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA, and received the NAACP Theatre Award for Best Lead Female (2007) for that same role.][
On screen, Tazel has made limited appearances, including a minor role in the [David Duchovny](/source/David_Duchovny) drama ''[House of D](/source/House_of_D)'' (2004, table below), starring [Anton Yelchin](/source/Anton_Yelchin), [Robin Williams](/source/Robin_Williams), [Téa Leoni](/source/T%C3%A9a_Leoni), and [Erykah Badu](/source/Erykah_Badu).
Tazel's television debut was as a dance teacher in an episode of ''[Sex and the City](/source/Sex_and_the_City)'' (2001);][ prior to her supporting role in ''[Justified](/source/Justified_(TV_series))'' she was a guest lead on ''[Without A Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)'', had recurring roles on ''[Jericho](/source/Jericho_(2006_TV_series))'' and ''[Third Watch](/source/Third_Watch)'', and guest roles on programs including ''[The Office](/source/The_Office_(American_TV_series))'', ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))'', ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)'' and ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'', ''[Life](/source/Life_(American_TV_series))'', ''[Heartland](/source/Heartland_(2007_U.S._TV_series))'', ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))'', and ''[Firefly](/source/Firefly_(TV_series))''.][
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[House of D](/source/House_of_D)''
| Reader
|
|-
| 2010
| ''As It Is''
| Lark
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''[Runaway Island](/source/Runaway_Island_(2015_film))''
| Vonda Hines
|
|-
| ''[Mr. Right](/source/Mr._Right_(2015_film))''
| Lisa
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Gubagude Ko''
| Dembe
| Short
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
| ''Lawman''
| Nellie Reeves
| Short
|-
| ''Odious''
| Evelyn
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019
| ''Cognitive''
| Nurse Alisse
| Short
|-
| ''The Summer People''
| Kim Nixon
| TV movie
|-
| 2020
| ''Always and Forever''
| Paige
|
|-
| 2021
| ''The Deadliest Lie''
| Sam
|
|-
| 2022
| ''The Devil You Know''
| Eva Dylan
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[Big George Foreman](/source/Big_George_Foreman)''
| Mary Foreman
|
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[Sex and the City](/source/Sex_and_the_City)''
| Dance Teacher Grace
| Episode: "Baby, Talk Is Cheap"
|-
| ''[Third Watch](/source/Third_Watch)''
| Shaquana Golden
| Episode: "He Said/She Said" & "Childhood Memories"
|-
| 2002
| ''[Firefly](/source/Firefly_(TV_series))''
| Doralee
| Episode: "[Safe](/source/Safe_(Firefly))"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003
| ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)''
| Lynn Hauser
| Episode: "Risk"
|-
| ''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''
| Receptionist
| Episode: "Suicide Box"
|-
| 2006
| ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))''
| Karen Merton
| Episode: "The Soldier on the Grave"
|-
|rowspan=4| 2007
| ''[Jericho](/source/Jericho_(2006_TV_series))''
| Jessica Williams
| Recurring Cast: Season 1
|-
| ''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)''
| Tess Pratt
| Episode: "Skin Deep"
|-
| ''[Heartland](/source/Heartland_(2007_U.S._TV_series))''
| Temple
| Episode: "A Beautiful Day"
|-
| ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))''
| Mrs. Birk
| Episode: "Blackout"
|-
| 2008
| ''[Life](/source/Life_(American_TV_series))''
| Mum at Park
| Episode: "Find Your Happy Place"
|-
| 2009
| ''[The Office](/source/The_Office_(American_TV_series))''
| Julia
| Episode: "[Lecture Circuit](/source/Lecture_Circuit): Part 1"
|-
| 2010–15
| ''[Justified](/source/Justified_(TV_series))''
| Rachel Brooks
| Main Cast
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''[Kroll Show](/source/Kroll_Show)''
| Detective Hall
| Recurring Cast: Season 3
|-
| ''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))''
| Coach Curry
| Episode: "Troll"
|-
| 2016
| ''[Roots](/source/Roots_(2016_miniseries))''
| Matilda
| Episode: "Part 3 & 4"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
| ''[The Night Shift](/source/The_Night_Shift_(TV_series))''
| Dr. Bella Cummings
| Recurring Cast: Season 4
|-
| ''[The Orville](/source/The_Orville)''
| Baleth
| Episode: "Mad Idolatry"
|-
| 2017–18
| ''[The Good Fight](/source/The_Good_Fight)''
| Barbara Kolstad
| Main Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
|-
| 2018
| ''[DC's Legends of Tomorrow](/source/DC's_Legends_of_Tomorrow)''
| Esi Jiwe
| Episode: "Guest Starring John Noble"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019
| ''[Queen Sugar](/source/Queen_Sugar)''
| Deesha Brown-Sonnier
| Recurring Cast: Season 4
|-
| ''[Raising Dion](/source/Raising_Dion)''
| Danielle
| Episode: "Issue #107: Why So Vomity?"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2020
| ''[God Friended Me](/source/God_Friended_Me)''
| Bonnie
| Episode: "The Fugitive"
|-
| ''[Lovecraft Country](/source/Lovecraft_Country_(TV_series))''
| Dora Freeman
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2021-23
| ''[Truth Be Told](/source/Truth_Be_Told_(2019_TV_series))''
| Charise Spivey
| Recurring Cast: Season 2-3
|-
| 2022
| ''[All American: Homecoming](/source/All_American%3A_Homecoming)''
| Veronica Skinner
| Episode: "Move On" & "Confessions"
|}
===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2016
| ''[Mafia 3](/source/Mafia_3)''
| Cassandra
| Voice & likeness
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1801624}}
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Category:African-American actresses
Category:Actresses from Dallas
Category:Spelman College alumni
Category:New York University Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American Shakespearean actresses
Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
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