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Tracie Thoms

Birth Place: Baltimore, MD, USA

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Thoms was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Mariana and Donald Thoms. She has a brother, Austin. She started studying acting when she was ten and later on attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. She now holds a BFA from Howard University and a postgraduate diploma in acting from the Juilliard School (Group 30), where she was a classmate of actors Lee Pace and Anthony Mackie. She is currently playing the role of Joanne in the musical RENT on Broadway.

Thoms is known for her role of Mahandra McGinty in the television show Wonderfalls. She also played the part of Sasha in the series "As If", which was cancelled after three episodes. Most recently she has been added to the cast of the CBS crime drama Cold Case, as the narcotics detective, Kat Miller. Thoms has also made guest appearances on Law & Order and The Shield.
Thoms has appeared in several movies, most notably in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Rent in which she plays Joanne Jefferson, lawyer and lover of Maureen Johnson (Idina Menzel). She took over the role from Fredi Walker, who played Joanne in the original Rent Broadway show and who decided not to reprise her role due to her age. Prior to being cast as Joanne, she had been a big RENThead herself and had seen it in Broadway several times. She had also been auditioning for the theatre production for years but had never gotten the part. On July 18, 2008, she announced on her Myspace she will be joining the final cast of RENT starting July 26, 2008, playing the character Joanne, replacing Merle Dandridge.

She was featured in the 2002 Comedy Central film Porn 'n Chicken and the 2004 films Brother to Brother and The Warrior Class. Thoms appeared in the 2006 release of the film version of The Devil Wears Prada as Lily. Thoms has completed filming on the City Lights Pictures movie Descent along with Rent co-stars Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Rosario Dawson and will soon begin filming Jimmie with co-stars Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight. Recently, she appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, again, alongside Rosario Dawson.
Thoms made her Broadway debut in Regina Taylor's Drowning Crow. She has also appeared in several off-Broadway and regional productions, including Up Against the Wind (New York Theater Workshop), The Oedipus Plays (The Shakespeare Theater), A Raisin in the Sun (Baltimore CenterStage) Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Missouri Rep), The Exonerated (Off Broadway's The Culture Project) and The Antigone Project (The Women's Project).

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Tracie Thoms STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Off-Center Revival, 2019
Performer [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2016
Dr. Charlotte

[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club World Premiere Production, 2014
Veronica

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Taylor

[Off-Broadway]
2009
Nina

[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2007
Maggie

[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2005
Grace

[Off-Broadway]
2004
Performer

[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2004
Pantene

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2004
Mary Bow

[Off-Broadway]
2002
Performer [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
2001
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1996
Joanne Jefferson [Replacement]


Tracie Thoms Movies

[2004]Brother to Brother Mom on Subway

[2005]Sex and Breakfast Sarah

[2005]Rent Joanne Jefferson

[2006]The Devil Wears Prada Lily

[2007]Descent Denise

[2007]Death Proof Kim

[2009]Peter and Vandy Marissa

[2010]I Will Follow Tiffany

[2012]Looper Beatrix

[2012]Safe House CIA Analyst

[2012]Meeting Evil Latisha Rogers

[2013]Raze Teresa

[2013]McCanick Alice

[2014]Annie Annie's "Mom"

[2016]A Christmas in New York Katherine Taylor

[2016]Equity Melanie

[2016]9 Rides Fiancee

[2016]The Drowning Angela

[2016]The Watcher Amanda

[2017]The Concessionaires Must Die! Church Lady

[2018]The Basement Lauren

[2019]Straight Up Dr. Larson

[2019]Boy Genius Sandra

[2020]aTypical Wednesday Jason's Mom

[2020]California No Samantha

[2021]Yes Day Billie, Concert Coordinator

[2021]Bolivar Susan Woods

[2022]Back to Lyla Dr. Nolan

[2022]Jerry and Marge Go Large Maya

[2022]Paulie Go! Cheryl

[2022]Blood Relatives Ms Shelling


Tracie Thoms TV Shows

Porn 'n Chicken Andrea

America's Most Terrible Things Terri

As If Sasha

The Shield Bonnie

Wonderfalls Mahandra McGinty

Law & Order Linda Ziman

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Joanne Jefferson

This Can't Be My Life Rachel Brooks

Private Practice Colette

[ 2005-2010]Cold Case Kat Miller

Human Target Michelle

Bandwagon: The Series Tracie, Tracie Thoms

Wonder Woman Etta Candy

Harry's Law Katherine

Suits Becky

Gothica Mina

Person of Interest Monica Jacobs

Emily Owens M.D. Natalia Gorgia

The Good Wife Judy Bishop

Veep Alicia Bryce

Songbyrd Clara Frye

Send Me: An Original Web Series Gwen

Living with Models Hatch Girl

BrainDead Ashley Cook

[ 2015-2016]He's with Me Naomi

The Mindy Project Kathy

The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story Demetria

Wisdom of the Crowd Special Agent Lydia Driscoll

American Gods Buffer

Criminal Minds Monica Walker

UnREAL Fiona Berlin

[ 2016-2018]Love Susan Cheryl

Grey's Anatomy Roberta Gibbs

The First Nancy

[ 2017-2018]Gone FBI Agent Maya Kennedy

Mad About You Dean Calhoun

The Affair Joyce

The Good Doctor Patricia Reynolds

Abby's Emily

(home)Schooled Roberta

NCIS: Los Angeles Lt. Col. Lucilla Catro

Curb Your Enthusiasm Female Traveler

Blindspot Arla Grigoryan

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector Agent Cutter

Sidetracked Leigh

[ 2019-2021]Truth Be Told Desiree Scoville

[ 2020-2022]Station 19 Dr. Diane Lewis

Love, Victor Naomi

The Legend of Vox Machina Everlight

Queen Sugar Camille

[ 2021-2022]Family Guy Beautiful Woman, Pouncy

Tab Time Frieda Fraidy Cat

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Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of 9-1-1 on FOX - Monday, November 1, 2021

Get all the scoop on 9-1-1, airing on FOX on Monday, November 1, 2021! This episode guest-stars Tracie Thoms. Watch a preview of the new episode now!

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Joe Iconis, Tracie Thoms, Bonnie Milligan and More Join Rhinebeck Writers Retreat 10th Anniversary Fundraiser

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Tracie Thoms has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

Tracie Thoms has not appeared in the West End

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