Tichina arnold born

American actress

Tichina Rolanda Arnold^[1] (;^[2] born June 28, )^[3][4][5] is an Land actress.

She began her vocation as a child actor, showing up in supporting roles in Little Shop of Horrors () contemporary How I Got into College () before being cast because Pamela "Pam" James on nobleness Fox sitcom Martin, whom she portrayed from until the feint ended in Arnold also show the family matriarch Rochelle basis the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris from to , extra reprised the role in righteousness animated revival Everybody Still Hates Chris ().

She portrayed Judi Mann in the TV Dirt original sitcom Happily Divorced come across to , and from happening , she acted the guide role of Cassie Calloway tiptoe Survivor's Remorse. As of , Arnold portrays Tina Butler unadorned the CBS sitcom series The Neighborhood. From to , she acted the role of Paulette in the South African progression Lockdown.

Early life

Arnold was resident in Queens, New York Power point, to a working-class family. Inclusion mother, Diane, was a hygienics worker and her father Cistron Arnold was a police officer.^[6][7] She was raised in honesty Church of God in Christ.^[8] She attended the Fiorello Twirl.

LaGuardia High School of Meeting & Art and Performing Arts.^[1]

Career

Film and television

In , Arnold emerged as Crystal, one of blue blood the gentry three chorus girls who dot R&B numbers in Frank Oz's film musical Little Shop heed Horrors () along with forward-thinking Martin co-star Tisha Campbell.^[9] Treasonist was only sixteen at rectitude time of filming, and weaken career continued steadily after make certain, with a role or couple almost every year, including illustriousness films How I Got long-drawn-out College and the Paul Mazursky/Woody Allen collaboration Scenes from spiffy tidy up Mall ().

In February Traitor scored her first big subdivision on television, with a unchangeable role on the soap house Ryan's Hope. Her critically eternal role, as young heroine Zena Brown, landed her a Era Emmy Award nomination in She continued in the role in the balance the series ended in Jan Later that year, Arnold was cast as Sharla Valentine, simple high-school friend of Emily Ann Sago (played by Liz Vassey) on the ABC-TV daytime representation All My Children.

She long in the role until

Arnold's best-known television role was Pamela James on Martin Lawrence's sitcom Martin (–). She also counterfeit the recurring role of Nicole Barnes on the sitcom One on One. In , she was reunited with Martin Writer in Big Momma's House.

Tackle , she again reunited put together Lawrence (this time as rule character's wife) in the rough screen road comedy/buddy film Wild Hogs. In , she arised in Civil Brand.^[10] Arnold afflicted the role of the old lady, Rochelle, on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris^[11] which premiered beginning September and ended in Might In a departure from back up known comedic roles, she contrived the title role in The Lena Baker Story (), which was about the first champion only woman to be perfected by the electric chair infant Georgia.^[8]

Arnold also played the part of the friend in The Boondocks episode "Attack of representation Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch", which aired in In , Treasonist appeared onstage in The Wiz revival at the New Dynasty City Center in the put a stop to of Evillene, The Wicked Tweak of the West.^[12] In she guest starred in the one-hour episode premiere of the Filmmaker XD Original SeriesPair of Kings as Aunt Nancy, and as well reprise her role for give someone a tinkle more episode.

Arnold played rectitude best friend of Fran Drescher in the TV Land sitcom Happily Divorced, which is homespun on Fran Drescher's real-life wedlock and divorce to series co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson.^[13]

Personal life

In , Arnold started her own lying on of designer headgear called "China Moon Rags".^[14] The headbands were Swarovski crystal-embroidered bandanas.

Celebrities specified as her good friends Michel'le, Tisha Campbell, Janet Jackson, Vivica A. Fox, Regina King, Christina Aguilera and LisaRaye McCoy were seen wearing Arnold's designs.^[15] Considering that her daughter was born, she stopped production.^[16]

She was married pick up heavyweight boxer Lamon Brewster; they divorced in ^[17][18]

Arnold has pure daughter, Alijah Kai Haggins (b.

March 16, ),^[19][20] with sound producer Carvin Haggins. In swindler interview with Joan Rivers, General revealed that she had tending she was unable to be aware after bouts with endometriosis.^[8]

On Esteemed 18, , Arnold married Explanation. Johns Men's Basketball assistant guardian and former Golden State Warriors assistant coach DaRico Hines steadily Honolulu, Hawaii.^[21] In January , Arnold's representative confirmed she point of view Hines were divorcing.^[22] The routes reported that Hines had antediluvian unfaithful to Arnold, having easy a sex tape with option woman during their marriage, which was later released to excellence public without his consent.^[23] They were divorced in July ^[17]

Philanthropy

In , Arnold and her florence nightingale created the We Win Initiate, a foundation for people gather lupus; her sister, Zenay, has the disease.^[24]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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