Tawny Newsome

Biography

Tawny Newsome (born February 24, 1983) - (Height 5 feet 10 inches (1.77 meters) in height) is an American musician, comedian, and actress. She is known for her roles as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on the Comedy Central series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Nina on The Comedy Get Down, and Beckett Mariner on the animated Star Trek series Star Trek: Lower Decks. She is also a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? Newsome was born in Vacaville, California, and grew up on a ranch. She attended DePaul University in Chicago, where she studied theater. After graduating, she began her comedy career with the Second City improv troupe. Newsome's first major television role was as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. She also had a recurring role as Nina on The Comedy Get Down. In 2020, she began voicing the character of Beckett Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks. Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls. She is also a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? alongside Andrew Ti.

Known For

2 Broke Girls

Superstore

Big Mouth

Craig of the Creek

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Lower Decks

After Midnight

The Twilight Zone

All Movies (10)

• Nuked2025 · as Mo
• Quiz Lady2023 · as Mercedes
• Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery2022 · as Mayor Palmer
• Vacation Friends2021 · as Brooke
• How It Ends2021 · as Celine
• Spies in Disguise2019 · as Agency Employee #1 (voice)
• It's All Good2016 · as Angela West
• Final Transmission2016 · as Backup Singer
• Einstein's God Model2016 · as Marcel Gutierrez
• Bolio: Spirit of the Mustang—

All TV Shows (30)

• Strip Law2026 · as (voice)
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy2026 · as Illa Dax
• The Paper2025 · as Harper Brewster
• After Midnight2024 · as Self
• Strange Planet2023 · as Mismatched (voice)
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds2022 · as Ensign Beckett Mariner
• Dirty Laundry2022 · as Self - Guest
• True Story2021 · as Billie
• Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins2021
• Physical2021 · as Wanda
• Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun2020 · as The Queen
• Star Trek Day2020 · as Self
• Star Trek: Lower Decks2020 · as Beckett Mariner (voice)
• Space Force2020 · as Captain Angela Ali
• Perfect Harmony2019 · as Georgia
• Sherman's Showcase2019 · as Laverne
• The Twilight Zone2019
• The Ready Room2019 · as Self
• Craig of the Creek2018 · as Jasmine (voice)
• The Comedy Get Down2017 · as Nina
• Big Mouth2017 · as (voice)
• Brockmire2017 · as Gabby Taylor
• Nobodies2017 · as Grace
• HarmonQuest2016 · as Donna
• Bajillion Dollar Propertie$2016 · as Chelsea Leight-Leigh
• Superstore2015 · as Isabel
• The Carmichael Show2015 · as Jessica
• Sirens2014 · as Jami
• 2 Broke Girls2011 · as Chrissy
• The George Lucas Talk Show: Live— · as Self