Tina Fabrique
Known For: Acting
Biography
Tina Fabrique is a singer and actress. She is best known for being the vocalist for the theme song for the children's television show, Reading Rainbow, which aired on PBS from 1983 until 2009. Her version of the theme ran until 1999, when it was replaced by a newer version by Chaka Khan. The original theme song was written by Steve Horelick, Dennis Neil Kleinman, and Janet Weir, and featured one of the first uses of the Buchla synthesizer in a TV theme song.
Filmography
2026
- Treasure of the Lost Reel as Grandma
2024
- Butterfly in the Sky as Self - Vocalist, Reading Rainbow Theme Song (archive footage)
2021
- The Equalizer as Grandma
2020
- The Boys in the Band as Knitting Woman
2019
- Mrs. Fletcher as Senior Center Woman
- Black Magic for White Boys as Tina
2018
- New Amsterdam as Louise Conway
- The Last O.G. as Elderly Woman
2011
- Person of Interest as Nurse
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Mama Louise
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Grand Juror #1
1990
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel as New Shovel (voice)