Tanedra Howard (born August 15, 1980)
is an American
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
. She is best known for winning the reality show ''
Scream Queens'' and playing
Simone Bethson in ''
Saw VI'' and ''
Saw 3D''.
Life and career
Howard was born and raised in
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 107,762. ...
.
She attended
Santa Monica College, where she was a member of the cheer squad, as well as
El Camino College.
She used to work as an attractions hostess at the
Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is an entertainment resort in Anaheim, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Disney Experiences, Experiences division and is home to two theme parks (Disneyland and Dis ...
in Anaheim, California.
In 2006, Howard was one out of 500 actors chosen to try out for the
ABC reality show ''
I Wanna Be a Soap Star 3'', but did not make it on the show.
In 2008, Howard's roommate showed her an ad on
Craigslist where Lionsgate was holding auditions for the
VH1 acting competition reality TV show ''
Scream Queens''. She had no acting experience but auditioned and was cast. Howard spent five and half weeks competing in weekly challenges with nine other actors and won the competition, earning a role in ''
Saw VI''.
In the film she played
Simone, a scheming
money lender. She reprises her role in ''
Saw 3D'', released on October 29, 2010.
Filmography
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Participants in American reality television series
Reality casting show winners
El Camino College alumni
Actresses from Inglewood, California
21st-century American actresses
American television actresses
American film actresses
21st-century African-American actresses
20th-century African-American actresses
20th-century American actresses