Ta-Tanisha
Encyclopedia
Ta-Tanisha is an American
character actress, best known for her role as Pam on the television series Room 222
, which she played from 1970 to 1972.
She later appeared in the 1973 film The Sting
, and played Lamont Sanford's love interest, Janet Lawson, on Sanford and Son
for two episodes before Marlene Clark assumed the role. Ta-Tanisha also appeared on Good Times
three times (in three separate roles) as well as on What's Happening!!
. Her husband is veteran actor Lee Weaver
. She and Weaver reside in her hometown Bronx, New York
area.
United States
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character actress, best known for her role as Pam on the television series Room 222
Room 222
Room 222 is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series aired on ABC from September 17, 1969, to January 11, 1974, for 112 episodes...
, which she played from 1970 to 1972.
She later appeared in the 1973 film The Sting
The Sting
The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936 that involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters to con a mob boss . The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who previously directed Newman and Redford in the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.Created by...
, and played Lamont Sanford's love interest, Janet Lawson, on Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son is an American sitcom, based on the BBC's Steptoe and Son, that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977....
for two episodes before Marlene Clark assumed the role. Ta-Tanisha also appeared on Good Times
Good Times
Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer...
three times (in three separate roles) as well as on What's Happening!!
What's Happening!!
What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer series. With good ratings and reviews, and after the failure of several other shows on the network, What's Happening!! returned in November 1976 as a weekly...
. Her husband is veteran actor Lee Weaver
Lee Weaver
Lee Weaver is an African-American film and television actor.-Career:Weaver's first screen appearance was in 1955 and according to the Internet Movie Database, he has appeared in more than 120 film and television productions, including 45 single-episode appearances on various television...
. She and Weaver reside in her hometown Bronx, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
area.