Tina Lifford emerged as an actress in 1994 as series lead in the critically acclaimed FOX comedy-drama South Central. In a career of more than twenty-five years, notable credits include Grand Canyon (1991), Mandela and De Klerk (1997), Blood Work (2002), Hostage (2005), Parenthood (2011-2015) and Scandal (2015). Her humanitarian work focuses on the importance of inner fitness.

Filmography

• 2025We Strangers — Willie Martin
• 2023Heaven Down Here — Clara
• Lawmen: Bass Reeves — Moody O'Neil
• 2021A Holiday in Harlem — Mama Belle
• 2019Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 — Mrs. Henley
• The Rookie — Warden Miller
• 2017A Gift to Remember — Mrs. Henley / Landlord
• Queen Sugar — Violet Bordelon
• 2016Worry Dolls — Della DeGracie
• Minority Report — Lily Vega
• Scandal — CIA Director Lowry
• Friends with Benefits — Marsha
• Parenthood — Renee Trussell
• Drop Dead Diva — Judge Nora Lafford
• In Plain Sight — Denise McBride / Denise Morris
• 2006Catch and Release — Eve
• Heroes — Paulette Hawkins
• 2006Mystery Woman: Redemption — Bonnie
• Criminal Minds — Nora
• 2005Hostage — Laura Shoemaker
• 2005Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder — Bonnie
• 2005Urban Legends: Bloody Mary — Grace Taylor
• NCIS — Pamela Fox
• Nip/Tuck — Warden DeMarco
• Threat Matrix — The female pathologist
• 2002Blood Work — Detective Jaye Winston
• For the People
• 2001Amy's Orgasm — Irene Barris
• 2001Joe Somebody — Cassandra Taylor
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Judge Witherspoon
• 2000Panic — Dr. Leavitt
• 2000Pay It Forward — Principal
• Strong Medicine — Brenda Babson
• 2000The '70s — Aunt Olavee
• 2000The Loretta Claiborne Story — Rita Claiborne
• Family Law — Judge Alice Kingston
• 1998Letters from a Killer — Elizabeth
• Martial Law — Halle Winship
• The Temptations — Haze
• 1997Cloned — Claire Barnes
• Gun — Sally
• 1997Mandela and de Klerk — Winnie Mandela
• The Practice — Mrs. Johnson
• 1996After Jimmy — Susan Johnson
• 1996America's Dream — Sarah (segment "Long Black Song")
• 1996Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
• 1995Babe — Sheep (voice)
• 1995Divas — Geraldine
• JAG — Juanita Ressler
• ER — Evelyn Pratt
• 1994In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance — Jean
• Touched by an Angel — Sis
• 1993Born Too Soon — Latanya
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Lee
• 1993The Ernest Green Story — Mrs. Green
• 1992Bebe's Kids — Additional Voices (voice)
• Love & War
• 1991Grand Canyon — Deborah
• 1991New Jack City — Recovering Addict
• 1991Paris Trout — Mary Sayers
• 1991The Rape of Doctor Willis — Rollins
• 1991Wedlock — Policewoman
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Felicity Ashe
• 1990Moe's World
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — Mrs. Hoover
• 1989The Fabulous Baker Boys — Background Voice (voice)
• 1988Colors — Mrs. Craig
• 1987Nuts — Lawyer #2
• It's Garry Shandling's Show — Nurse Helen
• 1986The Ladies Club — Patty
• Hunter — Frankie Mason
• Murder, She Wrote — Leora Cargill
• T. J. Hooker — Lorraine, Nurse
• Knots Landing — Washroom Attendant, Floor manager, Tina

Appearances as themselves (3)

• Sherri — Self - Guest
• 2020Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest