Rose Rollins (born April 30, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Tasha Williams in the
Showtime
Showtime or Show Time may refer to:
Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global ...
drama series, ''
The L Word
''The L Word'' is a television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene ...
'' (2007–09) and as Valerie Anderson in the
ABC crime drama series, ''
The Catch'' (2016–17).
Early life
Rollins was born in
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...
. She moved to New York when she worked as model, appearing on numerous commercials and major advertising campaigns. She later moved to Los Angeles, and made her acting debut appearing as
C. J. Cregg's assistant in two episodes of NBC drama series, ''
The West Wing
''The West Wing'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the ...
'' in 1999.
Career
In early 2000s, Rollins has had supporting roles in films ''
13 Moons
''13 Moons'' is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Alexandre Rockwell. The title is a reference to the saying of a minor character's mother, who suggested that if nights of the full moon are strange, then "this must be the night of thirteen mo ...
'' (2002) opposite
Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and former teen model. She made her film debut in '' My Bodyguard'' (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her role in '' Flashdance'' (1983), for which she won NAACP Image ...
, ''
Undisputed'' (2002) starring
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), '' New Jack City'' (1991), ''White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' ...
, and ''
Something New'' (2006) starring
Sanaa Lathan
Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. Her career began after she appeared in the shows ''In the House'', '' Family Matters'', '' NYPD Bl ...
. She also appeared in ''
Mission: Impossible III'' in 2006. On television, she had the recurring role in the short-lived ABC legal drama ''
In Justice'' in 2006.
In 2007, Rollins joined the cast of the Showtime drama series ''
The L Word
''The L Word'' is a television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene ...
'' during the fourth season as Tasha Williams. She starred on the show through the finale in 2009. She also played Monique on the web series ''
Girltrash!'' in 2007, which was directed by
Angela Robinson. She later has appeared on ''
CSI: NY'' and ''
Miami Medical
''Miami Medical'' (formerly titled ''Miami Trauma'') is an American medical drama television series that aired on CBS from April 2 to July 2, 2010. It follows the professional and private lives of a team of trauma surgeons.
The series was create ...
'', before a regular role opposite
Kelli Giddish in the short-lived NBC police drama series, ''
Chase'' produced by
Jerry Bruckheimer during 2010–11 season. In 2014, Rollins played the leading role alongside
Julia Stiles in the TNT legal drama pilot ''Guilt by Association''.
In 2015, Rollins had a recurring role as Detective Kizmin Rider in the
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...
crime drama series, ''
Bosch
Bosch may refer to:
People
* Bosch (surname)
* Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450 – 1516), painter
* Van den Bosch, a Dutch toponymic surname
* Carl Bosch, a German chemical engineer and nephew of Robert Bosch
* Robert Bosch, founder of Robert Bosch Gm ...
''. Later that year, she was cast as Valerie Anderson in the ABC drama series ''
The Catch'' produced by
Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American television screenwriter, producer, and author. She is best known as the showrunner—creator, head writer, and executive producer—of the television medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'', it ...
. The series was canceled after two seasons. She later went to co-star on the second season of the
Audience Network thriller ''
Condor
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
They are:
* The Andean condor (''V ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
References
External links
*
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1981 births
Living people
Actresses from Los Angeles
American television actresses
Actresses from Berkeley, California
People from Yonkers, New York
African-American actresses
American film actresses
21st-century American actresses
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women