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Tarra Riggs

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Tarra Riggs
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Tarra Riggs is known for Ballast (2008), The Help (2011) and DeKalb Elementary (2017).
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ballast (2008)
    Ballast
    6.9
    • Marlee
    • 2008
    Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
    The Help
    8.1
    • Gretchen
    • 2011
    DeKalb Elementary (2017)
    DeKalb Elementary
    7.5
    Short
    • Cassandra Rice
    • 2017
    Treme (2010)
    Treme
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Lula Prichett

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Yolanda Sipes (as Tarra McGowan Riggs)
      • 2024
    • Young King (2024)
      Young King
      9.0
      • Zoe Howell
      • 2024
    • Tarra Riggs and Regina Williams in Every Grain of Sand (2019)
      Every Grain of Sand
      9.6
      Short
      • Mae
      • 2019
    • DeKalb Elementary (2017)
      DeKalb Elementary
      7.5
      Short
      • Cassandra Rice
      • 2017
    • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
      The Butler
      7.2
      • Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
      The Last Exorcism Part II
      4.0
      • Cecile
      • 2013
    • The Companion (2012)
      The Companion
      Short
      • Sheran Kilmore
      • 2012
    • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)
      The Help
      8.1
      • Gretchen
      • 2011
    • Treme (2010)
      Treme
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Lula Prichett
      • 2010
    • Forest Whitaker in Hurricane Season (2009)
      Hurricane Season
      6.6
      • Leslee, Raymond's Cousin (as Tarra M. Riggs)
      • 2009
    • Michael O'Keefe, Will Patton, Alfre Woodard, and Nicole Beharie in American Violet (2008)
      American Violet
      6.9
      • Lavosha
      • 2008
    • Ballast (2008)
      Ballast
      6.9
      • Marlee
      • 2008
    • Witness
      Witness
      Short
      • Shauna Sutherlin

    Producer

    • The Companion (2012)
      The Companion
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2012

    Videos8

    Clip: I Want My Girls
    Clip 1:25
    Clip: I Want My Girls
    U.S. Version #2
    Trailer 1:11
    U.S. Version #2
    U.S. Version #2
    Trailer 1:11
    U.S. Version #2
    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:33
    Theatrical Version
    Ballast: Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 1:48
    Ballast: Theatrical Trailer
    The Butler
    Trailer 2:32
    The Butler
    Every Grain of Sand Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:56
    Every Grain of Sand Official Trailer

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Tarra M. Riggs
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Spouse
      • ?? - present (1 child)

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    • Trivia
      As of February 14, 2018 she is married for nearly 20 years and has a daughter.

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