Troy Byer
American actress
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Troy Byer is an American psychologist, author, director, screenwriter, and actress. For most of her acting career she was credited as Troy Beyer.
Troy Byer | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Troy Beyer |
| Occupations | Psychologist, author, actress, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Mark Burg (1994–2000) |
Early life and education
Byer was born in New York City to an African-American mother and Jewish father.[1][2]
Career
After landing a bit part in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984), Byer moved to Los Angeles, and became a regular on the ABC prime-time soap opera Dynasty in 1986, playing Jackie Deveraux, the daughter of Diahann Carroll's character Dominique Deveraux.
She then acted in features such as Disorderlies (1987), The Five Heartbeats (1991) as Baby Doll, Weekend at Bernie's II (1993), Eddie (1996), Robert Altman's The Gingerbread Man (1998), and John Q (2002).
In 1997, Byer made her screenwriting debut with B*A*P*S. In 1998, she made her directing debut with her screenplay Let's Talk About Sex (1998), which she also starred in. The film was picked up by Fine Line Features. In 2002, Byer wrote and directed Love Don't Cost a Thing, based on the 1987 movie Can't Buy Me Love.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Emmeline | TV movie |
| Disorderlies | Carla | ||
| 1989 | Rooftops | Elena | |
| 1990 | The White Girl | Kim | |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Baby Doll | |
| 1993 | Weekend at Bernie's II | Claudia | |
| 1994 | 3 Chains o' Gold | - | Video |
| 1996 | The Little Death | Defense Attorney | |
| Eddie | Beth Hastings | ||
| Alien Avengers | - | TV movie | |
| 1997 | B.A.P.S. | Tracy Shaw | |
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Konnie Dugan | |
| Let's Talk About Sex | Jasmine "Jazz" Hampton | ||
| 2001 | Good Advice | Nancy | |
| Surviving Gilligan's Island | Diner | ||
| 2002 | John Q. | Miriam Smith | |
| A Light in the Darkness | Kira Hansen | ||
| Malevolent | Kelly | ||
| 2003 | Recipe for Disaster | Welfare Officer | TV movie |
| 2012 | Mommy's Little Monster | Kira Hansen | |
| 2015 | Ex-Free | Tanya |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Sesame Street | herself | Recurring: seasons 1–6 |
| 1985 | Knots Landing | Whitney | Recurring cast: season 7 |
| 1986–87 | Dynasty | Jackie Deveraux | Recurring cast: season 7 |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Patty Blatcher | Episode: "The Worst Night of Your Life" |
| A Different World | Monica Walters | Episode: "The Gift of the Magi" | |
| 1988 | Sonny Spoon | Gwendolyn | Episode: "Semper Fi" |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Anna George | Episode: "Vendetta" |
| 1991 | The Cosby Show | Ellen | Episode: "No More Mr. Nice Guy" |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | Debra | Episode: "The Box" |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Catherine 'Cat' Prather | Episode: "End Run" | |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Brianna Jones | Episode: "Standing Eight Count" |
| 1995 | Red Shoe Diaries | Angel | Episode: "Billy Bar" |
| 1996–97 | Murder One | Carla Latrell | Recurring cast: season 2 |