Xosha Roquemore

Xosha Roquemore Biography

Xosha Kai Roquemore (pronounced Zo-sha) (born December 11, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jo Ann in Precious and Tamra in The Mindy Project.

Early life and education

Roquemore was born in Los Angeles in 1984 and is named after the Xhosa people of South Africa. She started acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory, in ninth grade. After graduating high school, she moved to New York City and graduated from the Tisch program of the New York University.

Roquemore starred in her first major film as Jo Ann in Precious. In 2013 she was cast in a recurring role on Kirstie based on her work in the series' pilot. Her role, however, was recast after she was added as a series regular to The Mindy Project as a result of a three episode guest star stint.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Shades of Brooklyn Vol. 1	Allison	Short film
2009	Precious	Jo Ann	Nominated - Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2009	Rivers Wash Over Me	Racine Buchanan
2011	I Can Smoke?	Shirley	Short film
2012	Price Check	Donna
2013	G.B.F.	Caprice Winters
2013	The Butler	Foxy	Uncredited
2014	Human Code: Emotions/Society		Video short film
2014	Patton Oswalt Confronts His Haters		Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Viralcom	Showgirl #1	1 episode: "You Got Yourself 30 Seconds"
2010	Nurse Jackie	City Island Clerk	1 episode: "Comfort Food"
2010	10 Things I Hate About You	Baby	1 episode: "Don't Trust Me"
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Trina Smith	1 episode: "Inhumane Society"
2010	My Boys	Tracee	1 episode: "The NTO"
2010	Playing With Guns	Cinnamon	TV Movie
2011	Rescue Me	Jayne	2 episodes: "Jeter", "Vows"
2012	Southland	Drea	1 episode: "Community"
2013	Kirstie	Tanya	1 episode: "Pilot"
2013 - present	The Mindy Project	Tamra Webb	Recurring cast (season 1) Main cast (season 2-present)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2009	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award	Best Ensemble Shared with Mo'Nique, Lenny Kravitz, Paula Patton, Gabourey Sidibe, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, and Amina Robinson	Precious

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