Nakia Burrise is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 singer and actress known for her role as Tanya Sloan on the television series Power Rangers

Power Rangers

Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...

 from 1996-1997.

Burrise was born in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

, the daughter of Deborah and Cornell Burrise. She attended Thomas Alva Edison Senior High School in Stockton, California

Stockton, California

Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...

 (1989–1992) and UCLA's School of Theater. She does not keep in much contact with the rest of her 'Power Ranger' alumni.

Film

• This Space Between Us (2000) .... VeeJay
• Under Wraps
  Under Wraps
  Under Wraps is the 15th studio album by the band Jethro Tull, released in 1984. The songs' subject matter is heavily influenced by bandleader Ian Anderson's love of espionage fiction....
  
  (1997) (TV) .... Paige
• Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
  Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
  Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie is a 1997 American superhero action science fantasy film directed by David Winning and Shuki Levy. It is set in the Power Rangers universe, serving as a bridge between Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo...
  
  (1997) ....Tanya Sloan
  Tanya Sloan
  Tanya Sloan, originally named Kenya Sloan, is a fictional character and hero in the Power Rangers universe, appearing in the television series Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo. She is played by Nakia Burrise and is introduced as living with an African tribe...
  
  /Yellow Turbo Ranger
• Barbie: in A Mermaid Tale (2010) .... Fallon

TV work

• Melissa & Joey
  Melissa & Joey
  Melissa & Joey is an ABC Family original television series starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. It first aired on ABC Family on August 17, 2010...
  
  ... Erica (2011)
• Bones
  Bones (TV series)
  Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
  
  ...Wife Episode "Foot in the Foreclosure" (2009)
• Samantha Who?
  Samantha Who?
  Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...
  
  
  • "Pilot" (2007) .... Dr. Kerry Hall
• Boston Legal
  Boston Legal
  Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
  
  
  • "Legal Deficits" (2005) .... Liz
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a teenage fictional character named Sabrina Spellman. The character was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo. The comic's characters have also appeared in various other media...
  
  
  • "Finally!" (2001) .... Female Patron
• Moesha
  Moesha
  Moesha is an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May 14, 2001. The series stars R&B singer Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles.-Overview:The show...
  
  
  • "D-Money Loses His Patience" (2000) .... Joy
  • "The Robbing Hood" (2000) .... Joy
  • "Gimme a Break" (2000) .... Joy
• Nash Bridges
  Nash Bridges
  Nash Bridges is an American television police drama created by Carlton Cuse. The show starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit. The show ran for six seasons on CBS from March 29, 1996 to May 4, 2001 with a total of...
  
  
  • "Superstition" (1999) TV Episode .... Candace
  • "Lady Killer" (1998) TV Episode (as Nakia Ra'Shay Burrise) .... Clerk
  • "Born Free
    Born Free
    Born Free is a 1966 British drama film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, a real-life couple who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood, and released her into the wilds of Kenya. The movie was produced by Open Road Films Ltd. and Columbia...
    
    "
  • "Gift of Love" (1998) TV Episode .... Ngjensani
• Smart Guy
  Smart Guy
  Smart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...
  
  
  • "Book Smart" (1997) .... Sarina
• Power Rangers Turbo (1997) TV Series .... Tanya Sloan/Yellow Turbo Ranger #1
  • "Shadow Rangers" (1997) (voice) .... Yellow Shadow Ranger
• Power Rangers Zeo (1996) TV Series .... Tanya Sloan/Yellow Zeo Ranger
  • "It Came from Angel Grove" (1996) .... Bride of Hackensack
• Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
  • "Hogday Afternoon: Parts 1 and 2" (1996) .... Tanya Sloan

External links