A bright-eyed, smooth-skinned and poised African-American actress, Tamala Jones proved more than just a pretty face with a winning smile by creating a varied career based upon her versatile talent, working steadily in comedic and dramatic projects for both film and television. Jones made her feature film debut at age twenty, appearing in "How to Make an American Quilt" (1995) as the great-grandmother of Maya Angelou's character, injected into the storyline via a flashback cameo. That same year the actress racked up high-profile television roles in episodes of the sitcoms "The Wayans Bros." and
Began taking acting classes in the sixth grade (date approximate)
1990
Cast in first national commercial for IBM at age fifteen (date approximate)
Made TV debut on an episode of the NBC Saturday teen series "California Dreams"
1995
Feature film debut with a flashback cameo as the great-grandmother of Maya Angelou's character in "How to Make an American Quilt"
1995
Had a recurring role as Peter Benton's niece Joanie on "ER" (NBC); also appeared on episodes of "The Wayans Bros.", "The Parent 'Hood" (both The WB) and "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" (NBC)
