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Tina Lifford
★ Acting

Tina Lifford

Evanston, Illinois · Active 1979–2025

Tina Lifford, born in 1960, made her mark in the 1980s with her role in The Ladies Club (1986), where she navigates the complexities of female relationships. Emerging as an actress in 1994, she has since built a diverse career, but her early work in cult cinema remains significant. Lifford's performance in The Ladies Club adds depth to the film's exploration of friendship and societal expectations, reflecting the era's cultural shifts. Her continued focus on inner fitness complements her artistic endeavors, making her a multifaceted presence in both film and life.

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The Ladies Club

The Ladies Club

1986 ★ 5.6
as Patty

Joan Taylor is a Los Angeles policewoman who gets gang-raped by a trio of burglars in her own house. When the three rapists get caught, go to trial and get away with through a legal technicality, Joan takes up going to women's support meetings. There, she forms an alliance with a resident doctor Constance Lewis, whose daughter was raped and killed by a sex offender, as well as a few other rape victims. Joan takes charge of the group and leads them out to abduct and surgically castrate various men whom have committed rape and got away with it. But each of the ladies personal problems soon get in the way.

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Filmography

79 credits
2020s 6 credits
2025
We Strangers as Willie Martin
Movie ★ 6.0
2023
Movie ★ 7.7
2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Moody O'Neil
TV ★ 7.0
2022
Sherri as Self - Guest
TV ★ 2.7
2021
A Holiday in Harlem as Mama Belle
Movie ★ 4.6
2010s 10 credits
2019
Movie ★ 5.4
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
TV ★ 4.7
2018
The Rookie as Warden Miller
TV ★ 8.5
2017
A Gift to Remember as Mrs. Henley / Landlord
Movie ★ 6.0
2016
Worry Dolls as Della DeGracie
Movie ★ 5.3
2016
Queen Sugar as Violet Bordelon
TV ★ 7.6
2015
Minority Report as Lily Vega
TV ★ 5.9
2012
Scandal as CIA Director Lowry
TV ★ 7.2
2011
TV ★ 6.5
2010
Parenthood as Renee Trussell
TV ★ 7.5
2000s 22 credits
2009
Drop Dead Diva as Judge Nora Lafford
TV ★ 7.7
2008
In Plain Sight as Denise McBride / Denise Morris
TV ★ 7.1
2006
Movie ★ 5.9
2006
Movie ★ 6.7
2006
Heroes as Paulette Hawkins
TV ★ 7.4
2005
Movie ★ 4.9
2005
Hostage as Laura Shoemaker
Movie ★ 6.4
2005
Movie ★ 5.8
2005
TV ★ 8.3
2003
NCIS as Pamela Fox
TV ★ 7.6
2003
Threat Matrix as The female pathologist
TV ★ 6.1
2003
Nip/Tuck as Warden DeMarco
TV ★ 7.2
2002
Blood Work as Detective Jaye Winston
Movie ★ 6.2
2002
TV ★ 10.0
2001
Joe Somebody as Cassandra Taylor
Movie ★ 5.7
2001
Amy's Orgasm as Irene Barris
Movie ★ 4.8
2000
Panic as Dr. Leavitt
Movie ★ 6.2
2000
Pay It Forward as Principal
Movie ★ 7.4
2000
The '70s as Aunt Olavee
Movie ★ 5.0
2000
Movie ★ 6.0
2000
TV ★ 7.6
2000
Strong Medicine as Brenda Babson
TV ★ 7.4
1990s 29 credits
1999
Family Law as Judge Alice Kingston
TV ★ 8.1
1998
Movie ★ 5.4
1998
TV ★ 8.0
1998
Martial Law as Halle Winship
TV ★ 7.1
1997
Mandela and de Klerk as Winnie Mandela
Movie ★ 7.0
1997
Cloned as Claire Barnes
Movie ★ 5.3
1997
The Practice as Mrs. Johnson
TV ★ 7.7
1996
Movie ★ 8.0
1996
After Jimmy as Susan Johnson
Movie ★ 3.5
1996
America's Dream as Sarah (segment "Long Black Song")
Movie ★ 6.7
1995
Babe as Sheep (voice)
Movie ★ 6.3
1995
Divas as Geraldine
Movie ★ 9.5
1995
JAG as Juanita Ressler
TV ★ 7.3
1994
ER as Evelyn Pratt
TV ★ 7.8
1994
TV ★ 7.2
1993
Movie ★ 7.1
1993
Born Too Soon as Latanya
Movie ★ 6.0
1993
TV ★ 7.9
1992
Bebe's Kids as Additional Voices (voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
1992
TV ★ 6.4
1991
Paris Trout as Mary Sayers
Movie ★ 5.5
1991
Grand Canyon as Deborah
Movie ★ 6.4
1991
Movie ★ 6.3
1991
New Jack City as Recovering Addict
Movie ★ 6.7
1991
Wedlock as Policewoman
Movie ★ 5.8
1990
Movie ★ 9.0
1990
TV ★ 7.9
1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 as Felicity Ashe
TV ★ 7.3
1980s 9 credits
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys as Background Voice (voice)
Movie ★ 6.6
1988
Colors as Mrs. Craig
Movie ★ 6.5
1987
Nuts as Lawyer #2
Movie ★ 6.3
1986
Movie ★ 5.8
1986
TV ★ 7.1
1984
Hunter as Frankie Mason
TV ★ 7.1
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Leora Cargill
TV ★ 7.5
1982
T. J. Hooker as Lorraine
TV ★ 6.5
1982
TV ★ 6.5
1970s 3 credits
1979
Knots Landing as Washroom Attendant
TV ★ 6.9
1979
Knots Landing as Floor manager
TV ★ 6.9
1979
TV ★ 6.9