Tawny Newsome
Tawny Newsome is an American musician, comedian and actress best known for playing Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, co-starring in Space Force and the third season of Brockmire, and co-hosting the podcast Yo, Is This Racist?. She is also a singer in the band Four Lost Souls.
Early life and education
Originally from Vacaville, California, Newsome attended theater school in Chicago, where she started her comedy career with Second City.Career
Newsome's first major television roles were as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ and Nina on The Comedy Get Down. She was in the main cast of Brockmire in its third season. She was also cast in the 2019 ABC pilot Woman Up. She was cast as a lead voice in the CBS All Access series and appeared in a lead role in the Netflix series Space Force in 2020.Newsome has been a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist alongside Andrew Ti since 2018. She also appears as a frequent guest on podcasts such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins.
Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls alongside Jon Langford, Bethany Thomas, and John Szymanski. The group released a debut self-titled album in 2017.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Jen | Episode: "A Problem House" |
| 2014 | Crisis | EMT | Episode: "Best Laid Plans" |
| 2015 | Sirens | Jami | Episode: "Balls" |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Chrissy | Episode: "And the Basketball Jones" |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Worried Mom | Episode: "Zach Galifianakis Wears Rolled Khakis and Shoes with Brown Laces" |
| 2016 | Take My Wife | Pam | Episode: "Punchline" |
| 2016 | Documentary Now! | Backup Singer | Episode: "Final Transmission" |
| 2016–2019 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Chelsea Leight-Leigh | 34 episodes |
| 2017 | Nobodies | Grace | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | The Carmichael Show | Jessica | Episode: "Three Year Anniversary" |
| 2017 | Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Marion | Episode: "A Body and a High School Reunion " |
| 2017 | The Comedy Get Down | Nina | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | Brockmire | Gabby Taylor | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle | Performer | Episode: "Money" |
| 2019 | Sherman's Showcase | Various | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Big Mouth | Episode: "Duke" | |
| 2019 | Perfect Harmony | Georgia | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Craig of the Creek | Jasmine | Episode: "Craig and the Kid's Table" |
| 2020 | Superstore | Isabel | Episode: "Zephra Cares" |
| 2020–present | Space Force | Angela Ali | Main role |
| 2020 | The Twilight Zone | Zara Delancey | Episode: "Ovation" |
| 2020 | Ensign Beckett Mariner | Main role; upcoming TV series |