Theresa Randle

Theresa E. Randle (born December 27, 1964) is an American actress. She has appeared in films such as Malcolm X (1992), Sugar Hill (1994), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Bad Boys (1995), Girl 6 (1996), Space Jam (1996), Spawn (1997), and Bad Boys II (2003).
== Life and career ==
Randle was born in Gary, Indiana. She began her performing career by studying dance (traditional, modern, jazz) and comedy. She entered Beverly Hills High School with a special program for the exceptionally gifted. At the end of college, she earned her first role at the Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center and was seen in commercials. She was also involved in acting on the stage. Theatrical roles include In Command of the Children, Sonata, 6 Parts of Musical Broadway, and Fight the Good Fight.
In 1983 she appeared in a George Clinton video, "Last Dance". In 1987, she got her first big-screen break with Maid to Order. For the next three years, she appeared in small roles in films such as Easy Wheels (1989) and Heart Condition (1990), with Denzel Washington. She continued in small roles by directors like Abel Ferrara (King of New York (1990)) and Spike Lee (Jungle Fever (1991) and Malcolm X (1992)). Randle also starred with Wesley Snipes in the film Sugar Hill (1994) and also appeared with Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop III in the same year. She co-starred in CB4 (1993) with Chris Rock, Bad Boys (1995) with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, and its sequel Bad Boys II. In 1996, she earned her first starring role in Spike Lee's film Girl 6, playing a young out-of-work actress who gets caught up in the seductive yet dark world of phone sex.[1]She later appeared in Space Jam (1996) with Michael Jordan and the film adaptation of the comic book Spawn (1997). In 2006, Randle played Marine Capt. Amy Jennings in the two Eagle One movies. Her most recent credit, a role in Shit Year,[2] was released in 2010.
On television, Randle in 1991, played a minor role in "The Apartment", an episode of the hit television sitcom Seinfeld. In 2000, Randle portrayed singer Natalie Cole in Livin For Love: The Natalie Cole Story.[3] In 2006, Randle signed on to play Patricia Kent on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, replacing Courtney B. Vance as the assistant district attorney assigned to the Major Case Squad, but only appeared in two episodes. In 2007, Randle was a regular cast member of the Lifetime show State of Mind as Dr. Cordelia Banks.[4]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1987	Maid to Order 	Doni 	
1987	Near Dark 	Lady in Car 	
1989	Easy Wheels 	Ace 	
1990	Heart Condition 	Ciao Chow Club Maitre D'	
1990	The Guardian 	Arlene Russell 	
1990	King of New York 	Raye 	
1991	The Five Heartbeats 	Brenda 	
1991	Jungle Fever 	Inez 	
1992	Malcolm X 	Laura 	
1993	CB4 	Eve 	
1994	Sugar Hill 	Melissa 	
1994	Beverly Hills Cop III 	Janice Perkins 	
1995	Bad Boys 	Theresa Burnett 	
1996	Girl 6 	Girl 6 	
1996	Space Jam 	Juanita Jordan 	
1997	Spawn 	Wanda Blake 	Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress - Horror
2000	Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story	Natalie Cole 	Television film
2003	Bad Boys II 	Theresa 	
2006	The Hunt for Eagle One 	Capt. Amy Jennings 	
2006	The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point 	Capt. Amy Jennings 	
2010	Ink 	Nagi 	Short film
2010	Shit Year 	Marion 	
=== Television ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1989	A Different World 	Elizabeth James 	Episode: "Delusions of Daddyhood"
1991	Seinfeld 	Janice 	Episode: "The Apartment"
1996	The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat	Fairlymother / Voices	Episode: "Comicalamities/Super Felix/Dueling Whiskers"
1997	Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man 	Sassy (voice) 	Episode: "With Friends Like These"
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 	A.D.A. Patricia Kent 	Episodes: "Tru Love" and "Country Crossover"
2007	State of Mind 	Cordelia Banks 	Series regular, 8 episodes