Tami Roman

Tami Roman

Born 1970-04-17 (age 56) Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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Biography

Tamisha Akbar (born April 17, 1970) professionally known as Tami Roman, is an American actress, reality television personality, model, and businesswoman. She first gained fame on The Real World: Los Angeles in 1993.

During her time on The Real World: Los Angeles, Roman formed her own R&B girl group quartet called Reality. Roman herself was one of the four members and the rapper of the group as well. During the same time, the group signed a record contract with Mercury Records. In 1994, while still under contract with Mercury Records, Roman changed the group's name from Reality to Female. Also in 1994, she married NBA player Kenny Anderson and they have 2 children. They divorced by February 2001.

Roman gained more fame as she appeared as the dealer on the 2001 revival of Card Sharks, and on several other shows, including an episode of One on One (season 3, episode 4) and BET’s original tv series, “the Parker’s”, as Dina (season 1, episode 14).

After making cameo appearances and starring in supporting roles in various TV shows and films in the 1990s and 2000s, Roman became one of the main cast members and breakout stars of the reality series VH1's Basketball Wives in 2010. She was then cast on the Basketball Wives spinoff Basketball Wives: LA, starting with the fourth season in 2015.

Roman appeared on two episodes of the CBS show Extant. Roman could also be heard on Tami Roman's Love Talk & Hot Jamz with advice columnist and rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys and Reggie Youngblood. Roman and her then-boyfriend Reggie Youngblood appeared on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars for its 3rd season in May 2015; they later married in 2018.

In 2022, she hosts the new VH1 reality series Caught in the Act: Unfaithful.

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Known For

Double Double Trouble
Double Double Trouble

2026

as Ali, Drea

Hair Show
Hair Show

2004

as Zora

Beyond the Game
Beyond the Game

2014

as Reality Presenter

Girl in the Closet
Hot Parts
Hot Parts

2003

as Midnight

Hood Rat
Hood Rat

2001

as Judge Bankhead

MacArthur Park
MacArthur Park

2001

as Rose

The Last Stand
The Last Stand

2006

as DeDe Calvin

Life, Love, Soul
Life, Love, Soul

2012

as Renee Jackson

Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison
District
District

2018

as Tasha

Bid for Love
Bid for Love

2022

as Dr. Simone

Dying to be Famous
Dying to be Famous

2024

as Darlene

Whatever It Takes
Whatever It Takes

2023

as Tracy

So Fly Christmas
So Fly Christmas

2023

as Dione