Tina Lifford

Q: Has Tina Lifford won any awards?

Tina Lifford has received various nominations for her performances, particularly for her work in television, but she has not won an Oscar.

Q: What was Tina Lifford's first film?

Tina Lifford made her film debut in 'The Long Walk Home' in 1990, where she played a supporting role that helped launch her career.

Q: How many children does Tina Lifford have?

Tina Lifford has one child, whose name is not publicly known, as she keeps her family life private.

Q: What is Tina Lifford's estimated net worth?

Tina Lifford's estimated net worth is approximately $1 million, reflecting her successful acting career and other creative ventures.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Tina Lifford's acting style?

Tina Lifford is known for her emotional depth and ability to portray strong, complex characters, which has become a hallmark of her performances.

Q: What other projects has Tina Lifford been involved in?

In addition to acting, Tina Lifford is a playwright and has been involved in various theatrical productions, showcasing her diverse talents.

Q: What are some of Tina Lifford's notable television roles?

Tina Lifford is particularly noted for her role as Violet Bordelon in 'Queen Sugar', which has received widespread acclaim for its storytelling and character development.

Known for

Blood Work (2002)

IMDb 6.4 / 10

2002 / Action, Crime / 110 min

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of...

Name

Tina Lifford

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Born

1 January 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA

Spouses

N/A

Children

1 child, name not publicly known

Parents

Lillian Lifford, W.T. Lifford

Estimated Net Worth

$1 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie We Strangers Rayelle Martin works as a commercial cleaner in Gary, Indiana. She's mischievous, playful, and skilled at adapting to her surroundings....	Willie Martin	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2023	Movie Heaven Down Here Inspired by Mickey Guyton’s song of the same name, “Heaven Down Here” tells the story of four disparate people who...	Clara	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2023	TV Lawmen: Bass Reeves The story of Bass Reeves, the legendary lawman of the wild West, is brought to life. Reeves worked in the...	Moody O'Neil	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2022	TV Sherri Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily...	Self - Guest	TMDB 2.6 / 10
2021	Movie A Holiday in Harlem Business executive Jazmin Carter is known for two things: turning fledgling businesses into profit producers and avoiding Christmas in Harlem,...	Mama Belle	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2020	Movie Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort "Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort" is a fundraiser event co-hosted by Anthony Anderson, Terrence Jenkins, Regina Hall and Kelly...	Self	Not rated
2019	Movie Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 As Darcy and Aiden prepare to celebrate their second Christmas together, an unexpected guest and a fight to save the...	Mrs. Henley	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2018	TV The Rookie Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of...	Warden Miller	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2017	Movie A Gift to Remember After colliding with a pedestrian on her bicycle who loses his memory following the accident, Darcy Archer becomes determined to...	Mrs. Henley / Landlord	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2016	TV Queen Sugar Two sisters, Nova Bordelon and Charley Bordelon, with her teenage son Micah moves to the heart of Louisiana to claim...	Violet Bordelon	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2016	Movie Worry Dolls A brutal serial killer is finally gunned down in the middle of carrying out one last heinous act of bloody...	Della DeGracie	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2015	TV Minority Report Ten years after the demise of Precrime, crime-solving is different and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than...	Lily Vega	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2012	TV Scandal Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite...	CIA Director Lowry	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2011	TV Friends with Benefits Revolving around a group of twentysomething singles as they navigate the difficult, sometimes rewarding, often confusing world of dating. Loyal...	Marsha	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2010	TV Parenthood The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.	Renee Trussell	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2009	TV Drop Dead Diva A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant,...	Judge Nora Lafford	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2008	TV In Plain Sight U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a...	Denise McBride / Denise Morris	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2006	Movie Mystery Woman: Redemption Samantha Kinsey is the owner of the Mystery Woman bookstore and an expert in criminology. This time she will have...	Bonnie	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2006	Movie Catch and Release For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends.	Eve	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2006	TV Heroes Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.	Paulette Hawkins	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2005	TV Criminal Minds An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike...	Nora	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2005	Movie Urban Legends: Bloody Mary On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past...	Grace Taylor	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2005	Movie Hostage When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior...	Laura Shoemaker	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2005	Movie Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder Murder is something to sing about when Mystery Woman Samantha Kinsey-an expert in pulp fiction, and increasingly proficient when it...	Bonnie	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2003	TV NCIS From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any...	Pamela Fox	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2003	TV Threat Matrix Against the rising threat, the Homeland Security Agency has created a highly specialized, elite task force trained and equipped to...	The female pathologist	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2003	TV Nip/Tuck Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and...	Warden DeMarco	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2002	Movie Blood Work Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues...	Detective Jaye Winston	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2002	TV For the People For the People is an American Legal drama that aired from July 21, 2002 until February 16, 2003.	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2001	Movie Joe Somebody When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe...	Cassandra Taylor	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2001	Movie Amy's Orgasm Amy is a single 29 year old Jewish woman. She wrote a successful self-help book about how women can't truly...	Irene Barris	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2000	Movie Panic Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is...	Dr. Leavitt	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2000	Movie Pay It Forward Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was...	Principal	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Judge Witherspoon	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	TV Strong Medicine The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.	Brenda Babson	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2000	Movie The '70s Four friends, fresh from tragedy at Kent Sate, graduate from college and begin their adult lives during the turbulent 1970s....	Aunt Olavee	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2000	Movie The Loretta Claiborne Story A disabled young girl from a disadvantaged home setting develops self esteem and success in life through Special Olympics competition....	Rita Claiborne	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1999	TV Family Law Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since...	Judge Alice Kingston	TMDB 8.1 / 10
1998	TV The Temptations Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.	Haze	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1998	TV Martial Law Sammo Law spins, kicks, and chops his way through crime as a one-man police force in Los Angeles. He's a...	Halle Winship	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1998	Movie Letters from a Killer A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from...	Elizabeth	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1997	Movie Cloned In the year 2008, a married couple is distraught over losing their 8 year old son in a boating accident....	Claire Barnes	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1997	TV The Practice A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The...	Mrs. Johnson	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1997	Movie Mandela and de Klerk Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson...	Winnie Mandela	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1996	Movie After Jimmy This is a story of Jimmy, a high school senior, who is struggling with his school life, family pressures, future...	Susan Johnson	TMDB 3.0 / 10
1996	Movie Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story The true story of Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers (Charlayne Woodard) and her fight to combat Graves disease while becoming...	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1996	Movie America's Dream Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black...	Sarah (segment "Long Black Song")	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1995	TV JAG Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the...	Juanita Ressler	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1995	Movie Divas Members of an all-female black singing group learn about the industry and themselves in their rise to success.	Geraldine	TMDB 9.5 / 10
1995	Movie Babe Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends,...	Sheep (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1994	TV Touched by an Angel Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads...	Sis	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1994	TV ER ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and...	Evelyn Pratt	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1994	Movie In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance A criminal gang commits a string of violent robberies and murders, culminating in the assassination of the police detective on...	Jean	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1993	Movie Born Too Soon American television film about the life of Emily Butterfield, a baby girl who was born prematurely and died 53 days...	Latanya	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1993	Movie The Ernest Green Story Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into...	Mrs. Green	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1993	TV Star Trek: Deep Space Nine At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of...	Lee	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1992	TV Love & War A woman running a bar in New York City while trying to maintain a romance with an egotistical opinionated columnist.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1992	Movie Bebe's Kids When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom...	Additional Voices (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1991	Movie Grand Canyon Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of...	Deborah	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1991	Movie The Rape of Doctor Willis A drama directed by Lou Antonio.	Rollins	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1991	Movie Wedlock A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot, electronically attached to a female prisoner.	Policewoman	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1991	Movie Paris Trout Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and...	Mary Sayers	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1991	Movie New Jack City A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty,...	Recovering Addict	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1990	TV Beverly Hills, 90210 Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending...	Felicity Ashe	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1990	TV The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle...	Mrs. Hoover	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1990	Movie Moe's World The spirit of a deceased 11-year-old boy acts as the guardian of his family and friends in the working-class neighborhood...	Unknown character	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1989	Movie The Fabulous Baker Boys The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful,...	Background Voice (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1988	Movie Colors A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles,...	Mrs. Craig	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1987	Movie Nuts A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.	Lawyer #2	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1986	TV It's Garry Shandling's Show Garry Shandling stars as himself, a neurotic, sardonic stand-up comedian who just happens to be aware he is a sitcom...	Nurse Helen	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1986	Movie The Ladies Club A policewoman who was raped forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men who have...	Patty	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1984	TV Murder, She Wrote An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.	Leora Cargill	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1984	TV Hunter Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter...	Frankie Mason	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1982	TV T. J. Hooker Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold...	Lorraine	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1982	TV T. J. Hooker Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold...	Nurse	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1979	TV Knots Landing The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.	Washroom Attendant	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1979	TV Knots Landing The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.	Floor manager	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1979	TV Knots Landing The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.	Tina	TMDB 7.0 / 10

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Heaven Down Here

2023 / TMDB 7.7

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2021 / TMDB 4.6

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2019 / TMDB 5.4

A Gift to Remember

2017 / TMDB 6.0

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What are Tina Lifford's most successful films?

Tina Lifford is best known for her roles in 'Queen Sugar' and 'Angelina 2023'. Her work in these projects has garnered critical acclaim and a strong fan following.

Has Tina Lifford won any awards?

What was Tina Lifford's first film?

How many children does Tina Lifford have?

What is Tina Lifford's estimated net worth?

What is a defining characteristic of Tina Lifford's acting style?

What other projects has Tina Lifford been involved in?

What are some of Tina Lifford's notable television roles?

Known for

Blood Work (2002)

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