Tamala Jones

Acting

Tamala Jones

Born November 12, 1974Pasadena, California, USA73 credits

Tamala Reneé Jones (born November 12, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as medical examiner Lanie Parish on the ABC drama Castle, and for appearing in the movies Booty Call, The Wood, Kingdom Come, The Brothers, and Two Can Play That Game.

Known For

#WorstChristmasEver
5.0

#WorstChristmasEver

Movie

2025

Ordinary Angels
7.7

Ordinary Angels

Movie

2024

Every Breath She Takes
6.7

Every Breath She Takes

Movie

2023

Young. Wild. Free.
2.0

Young. Wild. Free.

Movie

2023

The Holiday Stocking
6.4

The Holiday Stocking

Movie

2022

Sherri
2.7

Sherri

TV

2022

Filmography

#WorstChristmasEver
2025#WorstChristmasEveras CynthiaMovie
Ordinary Angels
2024Ordinary Angelsas RoseMovie
Every Breath She Takes
2023Every Breath She Takesas JulesMovie
Young. Wild. Free.
2023Young. Wild. Free.as Mrs. McClearyMovie
The Holiday Stocking
2022The Holiday Stockingas MarlowMovie
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
Lola 2
2022Lola 2as CoachMovie
Uncoupled
2022Uncoupledas MiaTV
Rebel
2021Rebelas LonaTV
9-1-1: Lone Star
20209-1-1: Lone Staras Sarina WashingtonTV
Holiday Rush
2019Holiday Rushas Jocelyn 'Joss' HawkingsMovie
Deadly Dispatch
2019Deadly Dispatchas TiffanyMovie
L.A.'s Finest
2019L.A.'s Finestas Katherine MillerTV
What Men Want
2019What Men Wantas MariMovie
The Rookie
2018The Rookieas Yvonne ThorsenTV
American Nightmares
2018American Nightmaresas ShanickaMovie
Speechless
2016Speechlessas RobinTV
Megachurch Murder
2015Megachurch Murderas Martha SpearsMovie
Act of Faith
2014Act of Faithas JacquelineMovie
Things Never Said
2013Things Never Saidas DaphneMovie
The Soul Man
2012The Soul Manas YvetteTV
35 and Ticking
201135 and Tickingas VictoriaMovie
Up in the Air
2009Up in the Airas Karen BarnesMovie
Janky Promoters
2009Janky Promotersas ReginaMovie
Party Down
2009Party Downas Mary EllisonTV
Castle
2009Castleas Lanie ParishTV
The Wendy Williams Show
2008The Wendy Williams ShowTV
The Hustle
2008The Hustleas NikkiMovie
Show Stoppers
2008Show Stoppersas Chapter Leader ReneeMovie
American Dream
2008American Dreamas KeishaMovie
Katt Williams: American Hustle
2007Katt Williams: American Hustleas Tamala JonesMovie
Daddy Day Camp
2007Daddy Day Campas Kim HintonMovie
Who's Your Caddy?
2007Who's Your Caddy?as Shannon WilliamsMovie
P
2007Protect and Serveas Sharon HarveyMovie
What Love Is
2007What Love Isas KatherineMovie
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006Studio 60 on the Sunset Stripas ClaireTV
Confessions
2006Confessionsas Tory AdamsMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Amy WrightTV
L
2005Love, Inc.as TerriTV
My Name Is Earl
2005My Name Is Earlas Liberty WashingtonTV
Nadine in Dateland
2005Nadine in Datelandas StarMovie
Long Distance
2005Long Distanceas Margaret WrightMovie
Nora's Hair Salon
2004Nora's Hair Salonas ChloeMovie
The Tracy Morgan Show
2003The Tracy Morgan Showas AliciaTV
Head of State
2003Head of Stateas Lisa ClarkMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Katie WatsonTV
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dogas Laura LeetonMovie
On the Line
2001On the Lineas JackieMovie
Two Can Play That Game
2001Two Can Play That Gameas Tracey JohnsonMovie
One on One
2001One on Oneas TonyaTV
Kingdom Come
2001Kingdom Comeas NadineMovie
The Brothers
2001The Brothersas Sheila WestMovie
The Ladies Man
2000The Ladies Manas TheresaMovie
Turn It Up
2000Turn It Upas KiaMovie
Little Richard
2000Little Richardas LucilleMovie
Next Friday
2000Next Fridayas D'wanaMovie
Blue Streak
1999Blue Streakas JanieceMovie
The Wood
1999The Woodas TanyaMovie
Can't Hardly Wait
1998Can't Hardly Waitas CindiMovie
For Your Love
1998For Your Loveas Bobbi SeawrightTV
Veronica's Closet
1997Veronica's Closetas TinaTV
Booty Call
1997Booty Callas NikkiMovie
Dangerous Minds
1996Dangerous Mindsas Callie TimmonsTV
Malcolm & Eddie
1996Malcolm & EddieTV
How to Make an American Quilt
1995How to Make an American Quiltas Anna's Great GrandmotherMovie
JAG
1995JAGas NiaTV
The Parent 'Hood
1995The Parent 'HoodTV
The Wayans Bros.
1995The Wayans Bros.as WandaTV
ER
1994ERas Joanie RobbinsTV
Duckman
1994DuckmanTV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas TiffanyTV
S
—Something HereMovie
D
—Divine Directionas Cora MoorerMovie