Tracie Thoms

Joined the Broadway cast of the long-running musical "Rent" reprising her role from the film as Joanne Jefferson

Collaborated with Dawson and Heredia, his "Rent" co-stars for the feature "Descent"

Co-starred in the adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s best-selling novel “The Devil Wears Prada”

Joined the cast of the CBS crime drama "Cold Case," as narcotics detective Kat Miller

Cast as lesbian lawyer Joanne Jefferson in Chris Columbus' feature adaptation of the Tony award winning musical "Rent"

Appeared as a series regular on the Fox series "Wonderfalls"

Appeared in the indie film, "Brother to Brother"

Made her Broadway debut opposite Alfre Woodard in Regina Taylor's "Drowning Crow"

Had a memorable guest role as CCH Pounder’s tortured daughter on the season finale of FX’s "The Shield"

Starrred as Georgia Hayes in the Off-Broadway play “The Exonerated”

Cast as a series regular on UPN's "As If"

Featured in the Comedy Central movie, "Porn 'N Chicken”

Cast in Center Stage’s production of “A Raisin in the Sun”

Cast in the Off-Broadway “Up Against the Wind” at the New York Theatre Workshop

Earned a Helen Hayes nomination for her performance in “Hair” at Studio Theatre Second Stage

Raised in Baltimore, Maryland

Studied acting at The Juilliard School in New York City