Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the role of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama Bones. She also appeared in season seven of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., in which she played Sibyl, one of the two main antagonists. She also starred in the first two seasons of Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Early life and career Taylor was born in Toronto to a Bajan father and a Scottish mother. She dropped out of high school to try modeling and see the world, with her mother supportive of her decision: "School will always be there, she told me."

She has appeared in the CBS medical drama 3 lbs as Della and the UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets She portrayed Debrah Simmons in the 2005 romantic-comedy Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Halle Berry's best friend in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, She will appear in Season 3 of Wild Cards as Vivienne, the long-lost mother of the series' female protagonist.

Personal life Taylor married attorney Miles Cooley in 2007.

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1991 A Different World Roast Attendee UncreditedEpisode: "Never Can Say Goodbye" 1992 Freshman Dorm Carla Episode: "The Scarlett Letter" 1996–1997 Party of Five Grace Wilcox 16 episodes 1998 Dawson's Creek Laura Weston 2 episodes 1999 Early Edition Meredith Armstrong Episode: "Blowing Up is Hard to Do" Providence Tracy Doyle Episode: "The Phantom Menace" Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Geri Nicholas Television film 2000 City of Angels Dr. Ana Syphax 14 episodes 2002–2003 Hidden Hills Sarah Timmerman 18 episodes 2003 Miracles Dr. Linda Qualey Episode: "The Ferguson Syndrome" Everwood Dr. Lence Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl" Becker Dana McCall Episode: "The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking" Without a Trace Tracy McAllister Episode: "Trip Box"2004 The District Agent Midge Halpern Episode: "A.K.A." Six Feet Under Inez Episode: "Bomb Shelter" CSI: Miami Dr. Leslie Harrison Episode: "Crime Wave" One on One Judy Episode: "Who Brought the Jive Turkey?"2005 Lost Susan Porter 2 episodes Sex, Love & Secrets Nina 8 episodes 2005–2006 NCIS Special Agent Cassie Yates Episode: S2 "SWAK” & S3 “Jeopardy”2006 Numbers Olivia Rawlings Episode: "The O.G." 3 lbs Della Episode: "Lost for Words" 2006–2017 Bones Dr. Camille Saroyan Main role (seasons 2-12); 223 episodes 2015 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "4 Chefs Compete" Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles Bekka / Wonder Woman VoiceEpisode: "Big" 2018 Altered Carbon Oumou Prescott 5 episodes 2019 The L Word: Generation Q Maya Episode: "Lapse in Judgement"2020 October Faction Deloris Allen 10 episodes Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Sibyl 5 episodes 2021–2022 Law & Order: Organized Crime Angela Wheatley 15 episodes 2021 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Angela Wheatley Episode: "The People v. Richard Wheatley" 2023 Snowfall Cassandra Turner 5 episodes 2025 All's Fair Det. Camila Monroe Episode: "This Is Me Trying" 2026 Wild Cards Vivienne