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Tanya Linette Smith

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Tanya Linette Smith is a Los Angeles based actress and writer. She is known for her role as Dr. Safran in the horror/thriller The Recurring. While acting in various films and television shows over the past 24 years, her main focus is coaching the professional actor. She teaches acting at her private studio in Hollywood, California.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    The Audition (2019)
    The Audition
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2019
    The Recurring (2018)
    The Recurring
    Short
    • Dr. Safran
    • 2018
    Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert, Matthew Fox, Taylor Porter, Scott Wolf, and Brandon Porter in Party of Five (1994)
    Party of Five
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Joy
    • Waitress
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Witch(segment "Curse")

    Credits

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    Actress

    • The Bev Moore Show (2022)
      The Bev Moore Show
      Podcast Series
      • 2023
    • The Recurring (2018)
      The Recurring
      Short
      • Dr. Safran
      • 2018
    • Say Goodbye in Anger (2017)
      Say Goodbye in Anger
      Short
      • Rita
      • 2017
    • Rosa Blasi, Chris Tallman, Audrey Whitby, Diego Velazquez, Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, and Addison Riecke in The Thundermans (2013)
      The Thundermans
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Sign In Lady
      • 2014
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Jennifer
      • 2007
    • "Leverage" Assoc. Producer Clinton H.Wallace with Amanda Scheer-Demme at The 2006 Sundance Film Festival
      Leverage
      6.2
      Short
      • Cashmoney
      • 2006
    • Marisa Tomei in Danika (2005)
      Danika
      5.5
      • Sales Lady
      • 2005
    • Amanda Peet, Ivan Sergei, Justin Kirk, Sarah Paulson, Jaime Pressly, and Simon Rex in Jack & Jill (1999)
      Jack & Jill
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Student
      • Medical Student
      • 1999–2001
    • Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)
      The West Wing
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Paramedic #5
      • 2000
    • Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert, Matthew Fox, Taylor Porter, Scott Wolf, and Brandon Porter in Party of Five (1994)
      Party of Five
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Joy
      • Waitress
      • 1998–2000
    • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
      Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Witch (segment "Curse")
      • 1999
    • Four Corners (1998)
      Four Corners
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Lourdes
      • 1998
    • Girl Crazy (1994)
      Girl Crazy
      4.9
      • Lindsay
      • 1994
    • Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, and Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
      Beverly Hills, 90210
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Girl (as Tanya-Linette Smith)
      • 1993
    • Almost There!
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Patrice Spencer #3 (1991)
      • 1988–1993

    Writer

    • The Audition (2019)
      The Audition
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • The Recurring (2018)
      The Recurring
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • The Donut Hole
      The Donut Hole
      Short
      • writer

    Producer

    • The Winter Fern (2022)
      The Winter Fern
      Short
      • assistant producer
      • 2022
    • The Audition (2019)
      The Audition
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Tanya-Linette Smith

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