Tembi Locke

Tembi Locke is an American actress who has appeared in television shows and film. She is best known as Dr. Grace Monroe on Syfy's series Eureka and as Dr. Diana Davis in Sliders. Locke is also the author of the bestselling memoir, From Scratch, which was later adapted into a limited series by Netflix.^[1]

Life and career

Locke and her husband, Rosario "Saro" Gullo, a Sicilian chef, lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. He died in 2012 from cancer.^[2] She married her partner Robert in 2020 whom she met in 2016.^[3]

Career

While in New York, Locke ^{[dubious – discuss]} and landed a role on the long-running soap opera As The World Turns.^{[citation needed]} Afterward, she moved to Los Angeles. Her prime-time television career began by playing one of Will Smith's love interests on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Locke has appeared in numerous television dramas, comedies, and films over the course of her career. She played Dr. Grace Monroe, a biotech specialist, on seasons four and five of Syfy's series EURKA (2010–2012). She also starred as Dr. Diana Davis on season five of the Fox/Syfy show Sliders (1999–2000).

Locke's television work includes shows such as Castle, Bones, The Mentalist, Windfall, ', and Beverly Hills, 90210. Her comedic turns include Friends, The Jamie Foxx Show, House of Payne, Like Family, and Raising Dad, among others. She has appeared in a number of movies made for television, including Black Widow, Final Approach and Born in the USA. In 2014, Locke appeared as Dr. Walcott in Dumb and Dumber To.

As of October 2018, her most recent work is in the second installment of Hulu original "Into the Dark" series. She plays the therapist in the episode Flesh & Blood.

Locke's memoir, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home (published April 30, 2019), is about her romance with her Italian husband and her grief after his untimely death. From Scratch was later adapted by producer Reese Witherspoon and writer Marguerite MacIntyre into a limited series starring Zoe Saldaña for Hello Sunshine, 3 Arts, Cinestar and Netflix.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

1. ^ Vognar, Chris (2022-10-20). "In ‘From Scratch,’ the Locke Sisters Tell a Story of Love, Loss and Food". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
2. ^ "Tembi Locke About". www.tembilocke.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
3. ^ Pullar, Jess & Bradney-George, Amy (April 16, 2024). "Where Is Tembi Locke, The Woman Who Inspired Netflix’s ‘From Scratch’, Now?". marie claire. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
4. ^ "Zoe Saldana to Star in Netflix Limited Series 'From Scratch' with Reese Witherspoon Producing (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
5. ^ Fleet Command Reference Manual. Electronic Arts. Retrieved 25 April 2026.