Tami Roman
Born: 1970-04-17 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Tamisha Akbar (born April 17, 1970) professionally known as Tami Roman, is an American actress, reality television personality, model, and businesswoman. She first gained fame on The Real World: Los Angeles in 1993. During her time on The Real World: Los Angeles, Roman formed her own R&B girl group quartet called Reality. Roman herself was one of the four members and the rapper of the group as well. During the same time, the group signed a record contract with Mercury Records. In 1994, while still under contract with Mercury Records, Roman changed the group's name from Reality to Female. Also in 1994, she married NBA player Kenny Anderson and they have 2 children. They divorced by February 2001. Roman gained more fame as she appeared as the dealer on the 2001 revival of Card Sharks, and on several other shows, including an episode of One on One (season 3, episode 4) and BET’s original tv series, “the Parker’s”, as Dina (season 1, episode 14). After making cameo appearances and starring in supporting roles in various TV shows and films in the 1990s and 2000s, Roman became one of the main cast members and breakout stars of the reality series VH1's Basketball Wives in 2010. She was then cast on the Basketball Wives spinoff Basketball Wives: LA, starting with the fourth season in 2015. Roman appeared on two episodes of the CBS show Extant. Roman could also be heard on Tami Roman's Love Talk & Hot Jamz with advice columnist and rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys and Reggie Youngblood. Roman and her then-boyfriend Reggie Youngblood appeared on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars for its 3rd season in May 2015; they later married in 2018. In 2022, she hosts the new VH1 reality series Caught in the Act: Unfaithful.
Filmography
2024
- Dying to be Famous as Darlene
2023
- Whatever It Takes as Tracy
- Girl in the Closet as Mia
- So Fly Christmas as Dione
2022
- Caught in the Act: Unfaithful as Self - Host
- Bid for Love as Dr. Simone
- Haus of Vicious as Chantel Vivian
2021
- The Ms. Pat Show as Denise
- For Real: The Story of Reality TV as Self
- The Real World Homecoming as Self
2020
- Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race as Miss Shenita Cocktail - Contestant
- Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison as Sharea Jackson
2019
- Truth Be Told as Lillian Scoville
2018
- Carl Weber's The Family Business as London Duncan
- District as Tasha
2017
- When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story as Stacey
- Tales as Silk
2014
- Extant as Cass Hendy
- Beyond the Game as Reality Presenter
2013
- Belle's as Loreta Cooper
2012
- Life, Love, Soul as Renee Jackson
2011
- Basketball Wives LA as Self
2010
- Basketball Wives as Self
2007
- Moonlight as Maureen
2006
- The Last Stand as DeDe Calvin
2005
- Sex, Love & Secrets as Angela
2004
- Summerland as Leslie Sloan
- Hair Show as Zora
2003
- Hot Parts as Midnight
2001
- One on One as Elizabeth
- Hood Rat as Judge Bankhead
- MacArthur Park as Rose
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Saleslady #1
- The Real World Reunion: Inside Out as Herself
1995
- The Drew Carey Show as Susan
1992
- The Real World as Herself
1987
- Married... with Children as Meg