Tanedra Howard

Tanedra Howard
Born (1980-08-15) August 15, 1980 (age 44)
Inglewood, California, USA
EducationEl Camino College
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Tanedra Howard (born August 15, 1980)[1] is an American actress. 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.[2][3] She attended Santa Monica College, where she was a member of the cheer squad, as well as El Camino College.[4] She used to work as an attractions hostess at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.[5]

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.[4] 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.[2][6] In the film she played Simone, a scheming money lender. She reprises her role in Saw 3D, released on October 29, 2010.[7]

Filmography

List of films and roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Grand Night Graduate Uncredited
2009 Saw VI Simone Role earned by winning Scream Queens TV series
Nominated–Scream Awards for Most Memorable Mutilation
2010 Saw 3D Simone
2011 Love... Another Four Letter Word Vanessa
2012 Anita Ho Tanya
2015 Reggie Gaskins' Urban Love Story Maryanne
2017 Oscar Michelle Grant
List of television appearances and roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Scream Queens Herself Winner
2010 Shane Dawson TV Gang Customer Episode: "Santa's Dead: A Love Story"
2013 Dairy of a Champion
  • Track runner #7
  • Howard
  • Episode: "Prey or Predator"
  • Episode: "Level Playing Field"
2013 Laugh Central Kenya Episode: "Basketball Wives Allstars"
2014–
2015 		Black Boots Tammy 12 episodes
2017 Off the Track Jasmine Hyde Episode: "Lifeless Eyes
2019 Station 19 Date 2 Episode: "When it Rains, It Pours!"
2020 Stuck with You Asia Episode: "It Was All A Dream"
2022 Good Luck! Roxy Carmichael Television film

References

  1. ^ "Celebrity Birthday: August 15". AbsoluteNow.com. UGO Networks. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "First Black Scream Queen: Tanedra Howard". What The Flick. BET.com. October 22, 2009. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  3. ^ Clay, Zettler (January 15, 2009). "Tanedra Howard: A Dream Deferred No More". Clutch. Sutton New Media. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Rhoshalle, Janice (June 2, 2006). "500 Hopefuls Envision Chance at Soap Career - Winner of Soapnet's Reality Series Will Land 'One Live to Live Role". The Charlotte Observer (From the Associated Press): 5A. I'm doing this for my granny," said Tanedra Howard, a 25-year-old El Camino college student who arrived at the auditions less than 24 hours after burying her grandmother, a devoted "One Life to Live" watcher
  5. ^ "Tiktok post". Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  6. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (October 22, 2009). "Interview: Saw VI's Tanedra Howard". Cinema Blend. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  7. ^ "Tanedra Howard Returning For Saw VII 3D". ShockTilYouDrop. CraveOnline. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010. (Tanedra) was so good, that she's not only in this (opening) scene, and the anchor and victor of a very intense trap, but also has a nice emotional scene later, and has just been added into the mix for Saw VII.