Tasia Sherel

Tasia Sherel (born July 23, 1978 ) is an American actress and model, best known for starring as Francis in Showtime TV series Dexter and as Pam in Everybody Hates Chris.

Biography Sherel was born in 1978 and raised on the south side of Chicago, Illinois.

Career She then won the prestigious title of Miss Mahogany Chicago and went on to place in the Top 10 of a national pageant. Her biggest break came at the Maybelline Modeling Competition, hosted by the national make-up company of the same name. After winning the competition, she was approached and represented by agent Dee Simmons. She decided to take Simmons advice and began her acting career in New York City.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Retiring Tatiana Pretty Party Guest 2002 Love Relations Selena 2004 Billie's Dr. Simone Sutton 2006 Let's Talk Shelly Short 2007 A Stranger's Heart Tina TV movie 2008 Days of Wrath Tina 2009 The Good Neighbor Policy Tanys Ice Dreams Mom #1 TV movie Betrayal Frances Short 2013 CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Ava Thomas TV movie 2015 To Hell and Back Officer Berry TV movie 2017 Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland Auntie Gloria TV movie Burned Out Nurse Nurse Manager Barbara Short 2022 Sons 2 the Grave Karen Bishop Amaru Teresa Short

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Meet the Marks Bachelor Party Guest Episode: "Episode #1.1" 2003 CSI: Miami DNA Tech Episode: "Grave Young Men" Strong Medicine Woman Episode: "Rash Decisions" 2007 What About Brian Cashier Episode: "What About the Exes..." 2005–09 Everybody Hates Chris Pam Recurring cast: season 1-4 2007–10 Dexter Francis Guest: season 2, recurring cast: season 3-5 2015 The Haves and the Have Nots Jail Clerk Episode: "Candace Young Esquire" 2016 Conan Reporter Tamara Walsh Episode: "Norm Macdonald/Keke Palmer/ZZ Top" 2017 Bosch Patty Episode: "The Four Last Things" 2017–20 If Loving You Is Wrong D.A. Linda Singer Recurring cast: season 4 & 6, guest: season 5 2018 The Family Business Det. Keisha Anderson Episode: "We Are at War" 2021 Family Reunion Carolyn Episode: "Remember When Cocoa Found Her Calling?" 2022 Snowfall Henrietta Episode: "Comets"