About Tyra Hughes
Tyra Hughes is a phenomenal American award winning actress, writer, poet, comedian, to name a few. She has a rare, vital, and important theatrical voice. With her strongly seasoned acting skills and remarkable resemblance to Eartha Kitt, Tyra made history in 2015 as Dillard University's first alum in the entire 80 year history of Dillard's theater program to return with her professional one woman show of the life and times of Eartha Kitt: UnAuthorized Confessions of a Sex Kitten.This United States Air Force Veteran, who achieved 'Outstanding Airmen' as well as 'Distinguished Airmen' status, and New Orleans native, after several visits to Los Angeles, relocated with her 3 talented daughters to take their gifts and talents to the next level.Tyra hit the ground running and over the years she was named one of Louisiana 'Gambit' weekly's '40 Under 40' Louisianians Worthy of Distinguish', Data News weekly's 'Trailblazer', and the United States 'Air Force' magazines 'Air Force Airman on the Rise' to name a few.Tyra's original comedy has been featured on BET's hit series 'Comic View', she starred in Comedy Central's hit tv series 'Chocolate News' alongside 'David Allen Grier' as his wife Anita. She's graced the stage of the Famed 'Ha Ha' Comedy club in Hollywood, also Chicago's 'Second City Theater with her stand up comedy, as well as New York's Famous and most coveted stage at the 'Nuyurican Poet Cafe' with her powerful original award winning conscious spoken word poetry.Tyra's voice has been heard across the nation on the syndicated radio show 'The Weekend Top 30 Countdown' (aka WT30) as the 'Celebrity Gossip' reporter in her own segment 'Tyra's Trash(Trash or Treats) which mostly reported ' good celebrity gossip). She has interviewed celebrities like JayZ, who spoke in a crowd saying of Tyra "Oh Yes, you are 'the Voice" long before the tv series 'The Voice' began. Also interviewing celebs like Adam Levine, Maroon 5, Rubin Studdard, Kevin Little, Yolanda Adams, Brandy, U2, Brittany Spears, Jessica Simpson, Wanda Sykes, and the entire legendary cast of 'Good Times', to name a few, at many star-studded and red carpet events.Tyra has appeared in several national commercial campaigns such as 'Big Lots', 'Secret Deodorant', 'A & P' Sav-A-Center stores, and a host of infomercials.Tyra's television credits include: ABC's 'In Justice'' tv series as 'Flora' alongside Erica Alexander and Jason O'mara, HBO's 'Treme' tv series as teacher 'Linda Phillips' alongside Wendell Pierce, Melissa Leo, and Khandi Alexander, BRAVO's 'Workout' tv series alongside fitness guru Jackie Warner. Also HGTV, E! tv, Showtime, and others.Tyra has appeared in several movies such as 20th Century Fox's 'Baggage Claim' alongside Jill Scott, Paula Patton, Jenifer Lewis, Taye Diggs, and Tia Mowry, Touchstone Pictures 'Mr. 3000' alongside The late great Bernie Mac, and Angela Bassett, the award winning hit film 'Kenya and Alton's Outrageous Wedding' as 'Aretha' alongside Mad TV's Debra Wilson and the legendary Freda Payne, the powerful drama, 'Nobody's Smiling' as 'Ms. Ward', alongside Mike Muscat, Darris Love, Teck Holmes, and 'Shay Roundtree'.Tyra was nominated 'Best International Actress' for the role of Felicia/Flame in the award winning film 'The Life Project' along with her daughter as her co-star Comedian/Actress Tamika 'Binkki' Firstley.DID YOU KNOW: Tyra Hughes was a 'costume design seamstress' for Taylor Hackford's Oscar Award winning Universal Pictures film 'Ray' alongsi...